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King, Gainsbmy and Lorimer. Some beautiful varieties of 

 A. Caja, A. Cardamines, V. Atalanta, L. Alexis, H. Leuco- 

 pbearia, B. pilosaria, A. belnlaria, C. ferrugata and S. Tiliae, 

 had been exhibited at the weekly Meetings. As regarded 

 the Society's library, that had not been forgotten, several 

 additions having been made thereto ; and a brother member, 

 Mr. E. Newman, had presented the Society with a copy of 

 his ' British Moths,' and had given each member a copy of 

 his * Insect-Hunter's Year-Book' for 1868. Amongst the 

 many rare specimens of British Lepidoptera exhibited by the 

 various members during the past half-year, the following 

 deserve especial mention : — Colias Hyale, Erebia Cassiope, 

 Lycaena Artaxerxes, Acherontia Atropos, Sphinx Convolvuli, 

 Sesia chrvsidiformis and ichneumoniformis, Lithosia aureola 

 andhelveola,CheloniaPlantaginis, Bombyxcastrensis,Selenia 

 illustraria, Psodos trepidaria, Fidonia carbonaria, Eupithecia 

 pusillata, Lobophora polycommata, Cidaria picata, Pla- 

 typteryx hamula, Stauropus Fagi, Ptilophora plumigera, 

 Notodonta dictaeoides and dodonsea, Cymatophora ridens, 

 Acronycta leporina, Cirroedia xerau)pelina, Dianthoecia Bar- 

 rettii, Dasypolia Templi, Cucullia ChamomillEE, Heliothis 

 dipsaceus, Anarla melanopa and cordigera, Plusia inteno- 

 gationis, Scoparia paralis (alpina, Dale), and Hypercallia 

 christiernella. In conclusion, he congratulated the members 

 on the great success of the Society's Exhibition which took 

 place on the evenings of the 18th and 19th of November 

 last, several leading entomologists having honoured the 

 Society by their attendance, the Society's meeting-room 

 being crowded each evening with entomological friends and 

 visitors, many of the latter expressing the great pleasure 

 they had derived from an inspection of the many beautiful 

 ol»jects that had been submitted to their notice. 



Entomological Notes, Captures, 8$c. 



Argynnis Nlohe. — A short time since a gentleman called 

 at the British Museum with a specimen of Argynnis Niobe 

 which he said had been taken in the New Forest : is this 

 the specimen mentioned in the * Entomologist' ? if so, it 



