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Epping; J. C. Dale, Esq., Glanville’s 
Wootton; S. Carter, Esq., Manchester; 
H. T. Stainton, Esq., Lewisham; and 
J. W. Douglas, Esq., Lee, were elected 
Honorary Members of the Society. 
Mr. N. Cooke exhibited a whitethorn- 
stick, on which were the eggs of Orgyia 
fascelina, beautifully arranged in con- 
centric circles. They were obtained on 
the 1st of January last, and hatched in 
a few days afterwards. It was remarked 
that the eggs of this species are often 
hatched in the autumn. 
Several photographic portraits of ento- 
mologists, by Maull and Polyblank, of 
London, forming part of the series of 
the Literary and Scientific Portrait Club, 
were laid on the table ; those of S. Stevens 
and J. W. Douglas were much admired. 
Mr. N. Greening exhibited a box of 
Lepidoptera from Mr. Buxton, amongst 
which was a beautiful variety of Dosithea 
virgularia, on which a most interesting 
discussion took place, and Mr. Gregson 
expatiated on the value of varieties, and 
the necessity of keeping them in collec- 
tions, as they facilitate decisions as to 
what are or are not species. 
Mr. Gregson exhibited a magnificent 
series of varieties of Arctia Caja, varying 
from nearly white to brown and quite 
black; a most beautiful variety of Cara- 
drina cubicularis, which might have been 
considered a distinct species if Mr. G. bad 
not seen intermediate varieties ; a speci- 
men of Lamprosetia Verhuellella, taken 
at Llanferis, North Wales, in July; a 
specimen of Incurvaria tenuicornis J , 
taken from sallows at Wharncliffe, York- 
shire ; and a specimen of Eudorea ato- 
malis, Doubl., taken in Wales last July, 
of a much lighter colour than the Scotch 
examples. He afterwards exhibited 
specimens of the genus Eupithecia re- 
arranged, on which an animated discus- 
sion took place, and Mr. Gregson read 
notes on the synonymy of the genus, 
commenting thereon, and contending that 
E. Callunaria, Staint., E. Faginaria, 
Greene, E. albipunctaria, Haw., and E. 
sylvaria, Hub. (fig. 439), were identical, 
and that all these varieties could be taken 
on the Lancashire Mosses ; that E.plum- 
beolaria and E. Begrandaria were one 
species, for which the former name must 
be retained ; and that E. Succenturiata, 
Lin., E. subfulvata, Haw., and E. cog- 
nata, St., were all referable to one species. 
He remarked that, in reply to a question, 
Mr. Doubleday says, “ The name E. lan- 
ceolaria in my catalogue must sink, as 
the insect on which it was introduced into 
our list is unquestionably an abnormal 
form of E. exiguaria, Hub. and ob- 
served that all the specimens which he 
had seen in British cabinets as lanceo- 
laria were only large forms of innolaria, 
Hub. ; and that E . pumilaria, Hiib., and 
E. rufifasciaria, Haw., are one species, 
which is double-brooded, appearing com- 
monly among gorse in April and August. 
The paper of the evening, “ On the 
Pleasures and Pains of Entomology,” was 
read by the author ; and a vote of thanks 
to those friends who had contributed to 
the pleasures of the evening was put and 
heartily responded to. — C. S. G. 
We are requested to announce that the 
Rev. Hamlet Clark is leaving England 
for a few months, and that the ‘ Nomen- 
clature of British Coleoptera’ may be 
obtained of Roger E. Clark, Esq., Trinity 
College, Cambridge. 
Lists of British Lepidoptera. — 
Mr. J. J. Reeve, Newliaven, Sussex, 
wishes us to state that he has had printed 
a number of ‘ Lists of British Lepi- 
doptera, except Tineina (for Synonyms 
see Doubleday’s List),’ which he will be 
happy to supply at 3d. each, or 2s. 6d. 
per dozen, and that stamps can be for- 
warded for them. 
