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otlier families to wliich they bore a striking and unmistakeable resemblance. The 

 other mollis were very various, both in relationship and pattern, and they were very 

 conspicuous species, so that the resemblance was a striking fact, and pointed to either 

 Batesian or Miillerian mimicry of a decided character. Mr. .J. T. Fountain, a very 

 fine exhibition case, which he had made and filled with an excellent representative 

 series of Lepidopfern, with the idea of lending it to the Council Schools in order to 

 interest the children in Entomology. Mr. Gr. T. Bethune-Baker, a long series of 

 L}icwna nrion, L., from many localities and in all its forms, and pointed out how 

 dark many of the high Alpine forms wore, and also that Cornish specimens were 

 the brightest coloured of all. Mr. A. II. Martineau read a letter from the Rev. E. 

 N. Bloomfield referring to his (Mr. Martineau's) exhibit of Xestophanes potentillse 

 on November 19th last, and pointing out that he was not quite correct in saying 

 that it occurred in Devonshire oidy, as he had taken it at Battle, and near Guest- 

 ling, in Sussex. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Secre/ari/. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society: The usual Monthly 

 Meeting of this Society was held in the Eoyal Institution, Colquitt Street, Liverpool, 

 March 18th, Mr. W. Mansbridge, F.E.S,, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Members heard with regret of the death of Mr. John Eobson, of Hartle- 

 pool, an Honorary Member of the Society, and one who had taken considerable 

 interest in its welfare. 



Dr. W. Bell, J. P., gave a most interesting demonstration of his methods of 

 larva preserving, and exhibited numerous beautiful examples of the art, some species 

 being mounted upon preserved plants, others upon artificial foliage, many of the 

 larvffi being accompanied by their respective imagines set in their characteristic 

 resting attitudes. He also exhibited a specimen of Plusia aurifera, one of three 

 captured in Cornwall by Mr. Moore ; the insects remained unrecognised until 

 recently ; there are only two other records of this rai-e insect in Britain, viz., one 

 now in the British Museum collection, and another in a Liverpool collection, formed 

 by the late Mr. Eobertson, of Limehouse, which is still in the possession of his 

 family. Other exhibits were : — Fine varieties of Arctia caja by Mr. B. H. Crab- 

 tree, (1) with yellow hind-wings, (2) a chocolate form with nearly unicolorous fore- 

 wings, (3) had all the dark markings of a dull ochreous buff colour, (l) a specimen 

 with white fringes to the fore-wings, and reduced dark markings. Mr. Sopp, 

 the cockroach, Phoraspis leucogramma, Perty, taken in the Liverpool docks, this 

 being a Brazilian species not previously recorded as having occurred in Europe. 

 Mr. W. A. Tyerman, a long and variable series of Tasniocampa opima, bred from 

 Wallasey ova; some very dark forms were included. Mr. W. Mansbridge showed 

 a short series of Zygsena minos from Argyllshire, together with the Welsh form for 

 comparison. A papei-, by Mr. Robert Newstead, on the genus Qlossina (Tsetse flies) 

 and -S^o^noxj/*, was announced for the next meeting on April 15th. — H. R. Sweeting 

 and Wm. Mansbridge, Hon. Sees. 



