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Achillea millefoliiini, and also larvae feeding on mignonette seeds, 

 probably those of Borkhausenia pscudo^in-etella. Spking lepidopteea : 

 Mr. R. Adkin, series of Taeniocampa (jothica and ab. (jothicina, selected 

 from a large number of bred and captured specimen?. Captain Cardew. 

 a bred series of Faclmohia Icncoiirapha, very dark in colour, a series of 

 typical T. ii«tMca bred from 'lothicina parents, and specimens of 

 Pliifialia jicdaria from Wimbledon, one taken on January 2nd, worn, 

 two on March 18th, in good condition. Mr. -J. P. Barrett reported 

 having recentlj- observed iirt'iilmx /lart/miias and (ianf/iti-rt/.r r/uninii in 

 woods near London. 



The BiRJiiNGHAji Naturai- History and Philosophical Society 

 (Entomological Section). — January 11th, 1910. — Elkction of 

 Ppesident and Secretary : Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker was re-elected 

 President of the section, and Mr. H. Willoughby Ellis was elected to 

 the vacant office of Hon. Secretary. Aberration of Geometra papilio- 

 naria, etc. — Mr. Fountain, <Teumetia papilicmaria, L., from Moseley, 

 with wings pinkish-brown, which from its condition must have recently 

 emerged. Knnonios autuiniiaria, Wernb., Elswood. Warwickshire. 

 ('heiniatohia horeata, Hb., and Uporabia dilntata. Bork., Elswood. 

 Collembola abundant: Dr. W. T. Elliott, a species of CoUembola 

 which occurred in enormous numbers on the gravel walks round the 

 filter-beds at Stratford-on-Avon waterwoi'ks. Agriades coridon and 

 A. THETIS : Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, forms of these species from Asia 

 Minor, Spain, Greece, Algeria. February 21.'<^ 1910.-— j\fr. P. H. 

 Harvey, a fine specimen of Abraxas yrossidariata ab. lacticolor, taken 

 at Warwick. Abnormal cocoons of Lachneis lanestris : Mr. Lloj'^d 

 Chadwick, curious cocoons of Lachneis lanestris: some were double, 

 and some contained more than two pupje, the cocoons being joined 

 together laterally with an outer envelope to cover the group. 

 Stylopised hymenoptera, etc : Mr. A. H. Martineau, Andraena 

 iriltsella, Kirby, and another specimen of the same species attacked by 

 Stylops. The parasite alters the whole appearance of its host, and led 

 to Kirby describing stylopised specimens as another species, A. 

 rore.riuscida. Also a nest of Odynerns, sp., in the hole of a cotton-reel 

 which was filled with cells and sealed up at both ends. The Bradley 

 COLLECTION : Several drawers of the Bradley collection of Diptera and 

 Odonata (which the Society is holding in trust for the Birmingham 

 Corporation pending the completion of the Municipal Natural History 

 Museum) were examined by the members. March 2lst, 1910. — 

 Spilodes palealis from Jersey : Mr. G. T. Fountain exhibited a 

 specimen of Spilodes palealis from Jersey. Bryophilid.t: and Bomby- 

 coid.e : i\Ir. Lloyd Chadwick, Bryophila perla (Warwick), Triaena 

 psi (Warwick), Acnmicta Icjiurina (W^ye Valley and Denstone, West 

 Staffs), Apatrla aceris (Brockenhurst), Pharetra uieyacejdiala (Prince- 

 thorpe and Snitterfield), P. nonicis (Long Itchington), Craniophnra 

 lii/nstri (Snitterfield), Dilnba caeriileocephala (Warwick). He also 

 stated that a larva of Jocheaera alni had been sent to him from Loek 

 Wootton, Warwickshire. Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, species of Zallissa 

 and Pseiidozallissa from New Guinea ; species of Diphthera, Diptcryyia 

 and Eitple.ria from New Guinea ; species of Acmnycta, New Guinea 

 and Europe, and Bryophila, Europe. Mr. H. Willoughby Ellis 

 exhibited aberrations of Bryophila perla from Knowle, Triaena tridens, 

 2\ psi, Pharetra meyacephala, P. riimicis, and Diloba caeruleocephala, 



