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Mr. G. n. Keiirick exhibited a few insects collected by himself in the North of 

 Scotland last year in the intervals of shooting ; he said that the most interesting 

 perhaps were some silvery specimens of Larentia autumnata, Blch. They also 

 included Calocampa soUdaginis, \\h., which was not nncommon, Anaifis paludata, 

 ,Thnb., var. imbutata, Hb., &c. Mr. J. T. Fountain, Adopsea thaumas, Hufn. 

 {linea, F.) and A. Uneola, Ochs., taken at the same time in the Wye Valley ; also 

 bred Actias nelene, Hb., reared in this country from Indian ova. Mr. A. H. 

 Martineau, a small spray of oak upon which were the galls of three different species 

 all close together ; they were probably made by Neuroterus lenticular is, 01., 

 Andricus: fecundatrix, Hart., and Dryophanta divisa, Hart. He also showed 

 Pemphredon lethifer, kSchuck., bred from bramble stems gathered at Mai'ston Green, 

 together with its parasites, the Chrysid Ellampu-i auratua, L., and the Ichneumon, 

 Perithous divinator, Rossi. Mr. W. Harrison showed series of Eriogastev 

 lanentris, L., bred from a brood of larvae found at Ti'ench Woods, some of which 

 had emerged in 1902 and others in 1904. 



March 20tk, 1905.— The President in the Chair. 



Sir George Hampson was elected an Honorary Member of the Society. 



Mr. A. H. Martineau exhibited Zeuzera pyrrina, L., taken at light at Solihull, 

 also an entirely black specimen of Formica rufa, L., from Hay Woods. Mr. G. II. 

 Kenrick, a fine lot of Pyralidse from New Guinea, including some new and many 

 rare species. Mr. H. W. Ellis, a specimen of the rare beetle Platydema dytis- 

 coides, L., from the New Forest. Mr. Colbran J. Wainwright, four specimens of 

 Ptilops nigrita. Fall., a species of the Tachinidm new to the British List, found by 

 Dr. J. H. Wood in Herefordshire in various localities. He said that since 

 receiving Dr. Wood's specimens he had seen one taken by the late Rev. T. A. 

 Marshall, near Teignmouth. Mr. H. W. Ellis, a number of the late John Sang's 

 exquisite colour drawings of insects. Mr. Gilbert Smith, a specimen of Callidium 

 violaceuni, with two tibiae and two tarsi on the left hind-leg, also the rare Longi- 

 corn, Mesosa nubila, from the New Forest. Also a number of an Ichneumon found 

 amongst the refuse stuff of an old stump, badly infested by Rhagium bifasciatum , 

 upon which it had most likely lived, and huddled together for hibernating. — 

 Colbran J. Wainwright. Son. Secretary. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society :— The First Ordinai'y 

 Meeting of the Session was held in the Royal Institution, Liverpool, on Monday, 

 January 16th, Mr. Wm. Webster, M.R.S.A.I., in the Chair. 



The Rev. Chas. E. G. Kendall, B.A., Ripon Street, Preston ; and Mr. Albert 

 Wade, F.E.S., French wood Street, Preston ; were elected Members of the Society. 



Donations to the Library were reported by the Secretary from Messrs. H. St. 

 J, K. Donisthorpe, F.Z.S., G. R. Charnley, F.Z.S., and H. B. Score, F.R.G.S. 



A paper was communicated by Mr. E. J. Sopp, F.R. Met. S., F.E.S., on the 

 Orthoptera of Lancashire and Cheshire. Mr. H. B. Score, F.R.G.S., F.K. Hist. S., 

 then read a paper on " Ants, and their ways," which was copiously illustrated by 

 lantern slides. The lecturer treated of the general external anatomy of ants, and 

 on the uses of their various organs ; he then reviewed the habits of some of the 



