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former date were much more hrio-litly marked than those of the Latter year. 

 Mr. W. J. Ashdown, a xantliic abei-ration of Epineyhele jurtina, a very variable 

 series of Calymnia trnpezina, and a very fine I'ange of variation in Strenia clathrnta. 

 Mr. Stalhnan, Ariria medon from Margate, showing some white round the 

 discal spots ; a female Colias edusa, with only traces of spots in the marginal 

 bands ; a Cosmotriche potatoria, with a semi-circular siniis in the hind wing, 

 bred from a Wicken cocoon ; and a Hypocrita jacohsese, with some of the red 

 markings yellowish. Dr. G. L. Robertson, a dark banded C. trapezina, three 

 confluent forms of Anthrocera trifolii, blue females of Agriades thetis, the two 

 last from near Dorking; bred specimens of A. meliloti from the N. Forest; 

 Cymatophora octogesima from a fence in Dulwich, etc. The Rev. Gr. H. Raynor, 

 two new forms of A. gross^dariata : (1) a dark and radiated form of ab. lacti- 

 color, and (2) an orange coloured form of ab. flavipalliata. Mr. Stanley 

 Edwards, examples of the grotips of the genus Papilio from the Ethiopian 

 region, including P. antimachus, P. zalmoxis, P. ridleyanus, P. rynorta, 

 P. hesperus, P leonidas, P. demoleus, P. menestheus, P. policenes, P. fullen, 

 P. latreillanus, P. nireus, P. colonna, and P. phorcas. Mr. B. H. Crabtree, a 

 very long series of A grossulariata, most of the aberrations known and described 

 by Rev. G. Raynor; a long series of A. sylvata (lUmata) including many smoky 

 forms ; two Nemeophila plantaginis, with the black markings absent, the ground 

 colour being pale ochreous yellow ; and five aberrations of Enstroma reticulata (see 

 Entom., XLV, pi. I). Mr. H. W. Andrews, a collection of predaceous Diptera 

 illustrating the work of Prof. Poulton, including British species of the Asilidse, 

 the Empidse, the Dolichopodidse , the Cordylurid Scatophaga stercoraria, and the 

 Anthomyid Ccenosia tigrina. Mr. M. E. Moseley, movmts illustrating the 

 various stages in the metamorphoses of Sialis lutaria. Ephemera danica, 

 Brachyccntrus suhnuhihis, and DictyopAera microcepluila. — H. J. Turner, Hon. 

 Secretary. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society : Meeting held at 

 the Royal Institution, Colquit Street, Liverpool, Monday, October 21st, 1912. — 

 Mr. Wm. Webster, Vice-President, in the Chair. This being the opening 

 Meeting of the Session was devoted to exhiljits of the past season's work. 



Mr. F. N. Pierce showed a box of Lepidoptera from Silverdale, Lanes., whicli 

 included Nemeohius hicina, Argynnis euphrosyne and Euclidia mi. From Tansor, 

 Huntingdonshii'e, Schosnohius mucronellus, S. forficellus, Acentropxis niveus, 

 Hydrocampa nympliseaia, H. stagnata, and Paraponyx stratiotata ; also Scop^da 

 ferrugalis . from Oxfordshire. Mr. L. West exhibited his recently published 

 work, " The Natural Trout Fly and its Imitations," containing a fine series of 

 coloured illustrations of the flies used by the angler for trout, together with a 

 set of the artificial flies inserted on special pages. Mr. B. H. Crabtree, two 

 drawers containing his very fine series of variations of Abraxas grossidariata, 

 including many striking forms. Mr. R. Tait, Jun., a long bred series of Agrofis 

 ashworthii with vars. sxdistriata and virgata, very fine set of A. agathina, 

 including var. rosea, and a melanic form of Boarmia repandata from N. 

 Wales; Leucophasia sinapis, Colias edusa, Ligdia adustata, Bapta temerata, 

 Melanippe galiata, irom S. Devon; Tephrosia luridata irom Wyre Forest, and 



