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Acidalia marginepunctata. Mr. R. Adkin, specimens of Retinea resinella, with pupae and 

 cocoons, and read notes on the life history of the species. Mr. W.West, Gordius aqua- 

 ticus, and contributed notes. Other exhibits were made by Messrs. Tugwell, J. J. Weir, 

 Ince, Adye, Moore, Fremlin, Auld, Mera, Manger, and by Mr. Billopson behalf of the 

 Rev. W. F. Johnson and Mr. G. G. Grapes. r: 



The Annual Exhibition was held at the Bridge House, London Bridge. S.E., on 

 Wednesday and Thursday, the 30th and 31st October. Besides the class Insecta, the 

 exhibits comprised Birds, Birds' Eggs and Nests, Fish, Reptiles, Mollusca and Crus- 

 tacea ; Geological and Botanical Specimens, Paintings, Engravings, &c, of Natural 

 History subjects. There was a good display of Microscopic Objects and Apparatus, 

 no less than thirty exhibitors shewing in the room set apart for them. 



Among the principal exhibitors of Insecta were Mr. H. Burns with nests of 

 living British Ants taken, among other localities, from Lambeth and Conway Castle, 

 the species being Formica fusca, Lasius flavus (with queen), and L. niger. There was 

 also a nest from Boulogne. Mr. R. McLachlan with European Neuroptera ; Ascala- 

 phus, Nemoptera, and Pevlidce ; also a specimen of Orthoptera, from Burmah, Megalddon 

 ensifer, Brulle. Mr. Eland Shaw also exhibited Orthoptera, Hymenoptera. Hemip- 

 tera and Diptera were shewn bv Messrs. T. R. Billups, S. Robinson, and Miss M 

 Kimber ; the latter an interesting case of Sirex gigas and S. juvcncits, with lead piping, 

 shewing the ravages of the larvae of these species. Mr. T. R. Billups put in his fine 

 collection of Coieoptera. Messrs. Goodman, W. West, and Rev. W. F. Johnson also 

 exhibited in this order, the latter with rare and local Irish forms. The chief exhi- 

 bitors among the Lepidoptera were Mr. J. H. Leech with the whole of the Palaearctic 

 Catocalida, one of the most attractive features of the Exihbition. Mr. Murray, series 

 of Polia xanthomista, Cidaria reticulata, and dark forms of Emmelesia taniata, bred during 

 the year. Mr, iVustin, varieties of A rgyimis ajlaia, and Lycana icams ; also series of 

 Angerona prunaria and Gnophos obscuraria, both shewing a wide range of variation. 

 Mr. A. C. Vine, specimens of Deilephila livornica and Charocampa cclerio, Coccyx scopar- 

 iana Lita leucomenanclla, Ncpticula fulgens, and an undetermined Geleshia bred from 

 Genista tinctoria. Mr. R. Adkin Rhopalocera from his collection, together with long 

 and variable series of Pirns napi, Lycana icarus, Epunda luiulenta, and many other 

 species taken in the N. of Ireland and N. Wales; also a long series of Acidalia margini- 

 punctata, from Sussex shewing great variation. Mr. J. R. Willman four drawers from 

 his collection, including Sesiidae, and fine and variable series of the Acidalia and 

 Eupithecia. Mr. J. A. Clark a series of cases illustaating the life history of Cossus 

 ligniperda, with sections of various trees, shewing the destructive powers of the larva. 

 Mr. J. Elisha, the whole of his collection of the British Tineae. Mr. G. J. Grapes, 

 larvae of Hepialus virescens, from New Zealand, attacked by fungi. Mr. Machin, Bom- 

 byces, amongst which were a fine variety of Bombyx trifolii, and a series of Lasiocampa 

 ilicifolia, full series of the Drepanulidce and Dicranura bicuspis, aad black specimens of 

 Stauropus fagi. Mr. Schooling, yellow specimens of Zygcena filipendula , and varieties of 

 Triphana fimbria. Mr. R. South, British Tortrices comprising amongst others long and 

 variable series of Leptogramma literana, Peronea cristana, P. hastana, and Teras contaminana 

 Mr. C. B. Smith, Eugenia autumnaria, taken this year. Mr. Vaughan, fine varieties of 

 Rhopalocera and of Arctia caja. Mr. Tutt, series of all the British species of the genus 



