CONTENTS. 



Mr. Sturt's Forcing Apparatus (with illustration), H. Guard Knaggs, 201. New 

 Experiments on the Seasonal Dimorphisni of Lepidoptera, Dr. A2igust 

 Weismanii, 202. Silk-producing Lepidoptera, Alfred Wailly, 208. Enemies 

 of Humble-bees in New Zealand, W. W. Smith, 210. A Catalogue of the 

 Lepidoptera of Ireland, W. F. de Vismes Kane, 212. 



Notes and Observations. — " Fungi parasitic on Butterflies,"!). S., S.H. Scudder, 

 215. Gynandrous Ino (Procris) geryon, Henry H. Slater, 215. 



Captures and Field Eeports. — Notes on the Season from the Chester District, 

 /. Arkle, 215. Anosia plexippus in Hampshire, F. W. Frohawh, 216. Notes 

 from Wales, T. B. Jefferys, 217. Plusia moneta at Watford, G. E. Fry, 217. 



Societies. — Entomological Society of London, W. W. Fowler, 217. South London 

 Entomological and Natural History Society, Hy. J. Turner, 219. Birmingham 

 Entomological Society, Colbran J. Wainwright, 221. Cambridge Entomolo- 

 gical and Natural History Society, C. J. Wilkinson, 222. 



Kecent Literature. — ' Our Country's Butterflies and Moths, and how to know 

 them : A Guide to the Lepidoptera of Great Britain,' 223. ' The Hyme- 

 noptera-Aculeata of the British Islands,' 224. 



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