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eposition of that of Lop. and Serv. Dr. Puton, however, says that when I can 
quote a work of Latreille, prior to 1825, in which he established the genus Pachy- 
merus in Coleoptera he will be of my opinion. It rests on Dr. Puton’s inference 
that such a priority does not exist, that the name Pachymerus, Lep. and Serv., 
must be revived in Hemiptera and Pachymerus , Latr., be suppressed in Coleoptera. 
J. W. Douglas, 8, Beaufort Gardens, Lewisham : May 22nd, 1880. 
IU'uu'uj. 
The Geological Antiquity oe Insects, twelve papers on Fossil Entomology : 
by Herbert Goss, F.L.S. London : John Van Voorst, 1880, 50 pp. 8vo. 
Mi. Goss, with a view (as we believe) to rendering them known amongst 
Geologists as well as amongst Entomologists, has reprinted and published (in a cheap 
separate form) the series of papers by him that appeared in Vols. xv and xvi of this 
Magazine, with such additions and corrections as appeared necessary. Tlie combined 
papers constitute a very useful outline sketch of what is known, and of what has 
been done, in a special branch of palaeontology, and cannot fail to be useful, especially 
for the copious bibliographical references. 
©Inhutrg. 
P) ofessor Kirschhauvn. — On the 2nd March last, Dr. Carl Ludwig Xirschbaum, 
Professor at the Gymnasium at Wiesbaden since 1848, died at the age of 68 years. 
In the Entomologische Nackrickten ” of the 15th April is a long biographical notice 
extracted from the “ Niederrlieiniscken Zeitung,” by which it appears that he was 
for 25 years Inspector of the Natural History Museum at Wiesbaden, and that he 
was highly esteemed in his own country and honoured in others. To Entomologists 
in general he is known by his “ Die Rhynckoten der Gegend von Wiesbaden, Die 
Capsinen,” 1855 ; “ Die Atbysanus-Arten der Gegend von Wiesbaden,” 1858; and 
“ Die Cicadinen der Gegend von Wiesbaden und Frankfurt a.M.,” 1868. These 
works have their merits and demerits ; the errors of identification, re-description of 
known species as new, &c., being due in a great degree to want of research and 
communication with contemporary "workers. 
Entomological Society op London, April 1th, 1880.— H. T. Stainton, Esq., 
F.R.S., &c., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The following were elected ordinary Members, viz. : — Messrs. C. G. Bignell, of 
Stonehouse, Plymouth ; W. D. Cansdale, of Witham, Essex ; Frank Crisp, LL.B., 
Secretary Royal Microscopical Society, and the Rev. W. W. Fowler, M.A., F.L.S. , of 
Repton, Burton-on-Trent. Mons. E. Andre, of Beaune, was elected a Foreign 
Member. 
Mr. Carrington exhibited a pale variety of Arctia caja, bred by an experimenter 
as to the effects of coloured glass with reference to variation ; there was no reason 
to believe in any correlation between the variety exhibited and the conditions under 
which it was bred. 
Mr. Rothney communicated “ Notes on the attraction the Dahlia causes to 
insects in North India,” as opposed to remarks by Mr. J. W. Slater, at the meeting 
