62 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



513, New Oxford Street. — S. T. C. ; Cambridge, March 8, 

 1870. 



[1 have no knowledge whatever of the American moth- 

 trap, and amongst my entomological friends I cannot find 

 any one who has : perhaps some of my juvenile corre- 

 spondents can furnish a reply ; if so 1 shall consider it a 

 favour. — E. Newman.] 



Newcastle-oii-Tyne Entomological Society. — On the 1st 

 of last month a few gentlemen interested in Entomology met 

 at Mr. W. Johnston's, 48, Dean Street, when a Society, to 

 be called the Newcastle-on-Tyne Entomological Society, 

 was formed, and twenty members were enrolled. As many 

 of the members are beginners in this branch of Natural 

 History, we should be happy to receive larvae or eggs of 

 southern Lepidoptera from gentlemen having any to spare at 

 any time. — J. Hamilton^ Sec; 13, Union Street, Newcastle- 

 on-Tyne, March, 1870. 



Ahfitract of the Proceedings of the Entomological Society, 

 February 1 and 21, 1870. 



Prize Essays. — It was announced that the Council offered 

 two Prizes, of the value of Five Guineas each, to the Authors 

 (whether Members of the Society or not) of Essays, of 

 sufficient merit and drawn up from personal observation, on 

 the Anatomy or Economy of any insect or group of insects. 

 The Essays must be sent to the Secretary, at 12, Bedford 

 Row, indorsed with mottoes, on or before the 30th of 

 November, 1870, when they will be referred to a Committee 

 to decide upon their merits : each must be accompanied by 

 a sealed letter indorsed with the motto adopted by its author, 

 and inclosing his name and address. The Prize Essays shall 

 become the property of, and will be published by, the 

 Society. 



Abnormal Specimens of Satyrus Semele. — Mr. Bond 

 exhibited four specimens of Satyrus Semele, in each of 

 which the marking and coloration of the wings were partly 

 of th*e male and partly of the female character. 



