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Liparis auriflua ; the dark form of Miselia Oxyacanthae ; a 

 very pretty and curious Polia Chi (?) ; and an Agrotis aquilina, 

 with the stigmata joined by a distinct brown line. 



Plusia Tnterrogationis in Sussex. — Mr. Verrall exhibited 

 a specimen of Plusia Interrogationis, captured by Mr. Jenner 

 at Battle, Sussex, — a new locality for the insect. 



Anthrax parasitic on Agrotis. — Prof. Westwood called 

 attention to the fact, that in the continuation of Sepp's 

 Nederlandsche Insecten (Ser. 2, vol. ii. pi. xlii.), Dr. Snellen 

 van Vollenhoven has recently figured an Agrotis with a 

 Dipterous parasitic of the genus Anthrax. Though familiar 

 as a parasite on Coleoptera and Hymenoptera, Anthrax had 

 not hitherto been kuown to attack Lepidoptera. 



Neiccastle-07i-Tyne Entoniological Society. — The first 

 Exhibition was held on the 17th inst., in the Curator's room 

 of the Natural History Society's Museum, which has been 

 kindly lent to the Society to hold its meetings in. Amongst 

 the exhibitors were Messrs. Hedworth, Crossling and W. M. 

 Hamilton, who showed cases representing the British butler- 

 flies ; Messrs. D. P. Morrison and F. Barkas, several cabinet 

 drawers of butterflies and moths; Messrs. Hedworth, 

 Richardson and Bulman, several cases of butterflies and 

 moths ; Messrs. Johnston and J. Hamilton, two cases of 

 large silk-moths, many of which had been reared by them- 

 selves; Mr. Maling, a case containing Swiss butterflies and 

 moths ; Mr. Johnston, a case of continental types of rare 

 and reputed British Lepidoptera, also several fine varieties of 

 Betularia and A. caja ; Messrs. Johnston and Henderson, 

 cases of Coleoptera and Diptera ; Mr. C. Eales, a very 

 fine case of Tineina, amongst which, were several new 

 species discovered by him during the past year ; Messrs. 

 the Llev. W. L. Kay, Skelton and Hamilton, cases of Orna- 

 mental Entomology. This is the first exhibition the Society 

 has held, and it was quite a success, being largely patronized 

 by vi^sitors, although the meeting had not been publicly 

 announced. During the course of the evening the Rev. 

 W. L. Kay delivered a very interesting address. 



