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were very abundant, Urcllia clutn and stellnta, Tcphritis tessMata, Ensina sonchi, 

 Rivellin sywjenesiw, Spilograjjh.a altcrnata, &c., all tVoni West Runton, T. tesscllata 

 being absent from Mr. Verrall's list, and U. eluta only in italics ; Cernxys 

 crasxipennis, and Platystoma gerninationis, nice series of each from near Stroud, 

 Gloucester, &c., &c. — Colbkan J. Wainwkight, Hon. Sec. 



Lancasuikk and Cheshire Entomological Society : December ivih, 1900. 

 — Mr. E. J. Burgess Sopp, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Dr. Herbert Dobie, of Chester, contributed a paper entitled " Two and a half 

 Years' Observations of the Maaro-Lepidoptera at the Chester Electric Lights," which 

 was read bj the Secretary. In it Dr. Dobio states tliat he has been able to add to 

 the local list some sixteen species not hitherto recorded for Chester. This he attri- 

 butes almost entirely to the attraction of the electric light, as several keenly 

 enthusiastic entomologists have lived in Chester and have never had the good 

 fortune even to see any of these species until this light came into use. The species 

 are: — Sphinx ligustri, Zeuzera cvscidi (four), Litlio.^ia quadra, Drepana kamula, Agrutis 

 luniijera, Tethea retiisa, Cosmia affiinis, Phurodesma bajularia, Cheimatobia horeala 



Coremia fluviata, Eupithecia .'' Hypena crassaliv, Pyralis glaucinalis, Acenh-opus 



niveus, and Ephestia splendidella. Amongst the oc(!asional captures were Acronycta 

 alni, Neuria. saponariw, Hydrmcia petasitis, and Eurymene dolobraria. The paper 

 was partly devoted to an endeavour to solve the problem of the appearance of 

 females only of Hepialus kumuli and Fidonia piniaria at the lights. The point was 

 afterwards discussed by Messrs. Pierce, Freeman, Webster, and Wilding. Dr. 

 Cotton proposed a vote of thanks to Dr. Dobie, which was seconded by Mr. Wilding 

 and carried unanimously. The following exhibits were made : — Triyonugenius 

 globulum, by E. J. Burgess Sopp. Carabus arvensis, Bembidium Clarki,and Corym- 

 betes quercus, by Mr. R. Wilding. A splendid series of Agrotis Ashworthii reared 

 from the egg in eight weeks, by Mr. R. Tait. Species of the genus Dianthcecia, 

 showing geographical variation, by Mr. F. N. Pierce. Astata stigma from North 

 Walea, Oxybeluamucronatus, Ceropalcs maculatus,Ccrceris arenaria, Crabru cribrarius 

 Sapyga 5-punctata, and Psammophila hirsuta, by Mr. Willoughby Gardner. Le- 

 pidoptcra, Coleoptera, and Ncurnptera from Delamere Forest, by Dr. Cotton. 

 Lepidoptern,^ including a fine black form of A', polyodon, taken in Liverpool by 

 Rev. T. B. Eddrup. Varieties of Abraxas yrossulariata, the two best being (A) a 

 specimen having the blackish markings almost covering the insect, very little 

 white, and no trace of yellow, and (B) a specimen with ground colour yellow 

 instead of white, by Mr. Tipping. — Frederick Birch, Hon. Sec. 



Entomological Society of London: December bth, 1900. — Mr. G. H. 

 Verrall, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Jacoby exhibited specimens of Hypocephalus arniatus from Bahia and 

 Chrysomela salishuriensis, a new species, from Maslionaland. Mr. Bower, a speci- 

 men of Spilosoma niontumim, an Asiatic species, bred from a larva found at the 

 beginning of September, 1897, feeding on birch on a moor near Paisley. The larva 

 hibernated and spun a cocoon the following spring, not feeding after hibernation. 



