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puncia as the " army worm " of that country. Messrs. C. Fenn, 

 R. South, and H. McArthur exhibited series of vars. of various Tri- 

 phcen(2 to illustrate Mr. Adkin's paper on the genus. A most inieresiing 

 paper was then read by Mr. R. Adkin " On the Genus Triphaena." 

 In opening, Mr. Adkin made some remarks on the nomenclature of the 

 genus dealing especially with the species orbona {comes) and subsequa 

 [orbofui). The six British species were then dealt with separately, the 

 geographical range and degree of variation being dealt with. 7\ orbona 

 was exhaustively dealt with, and some specially beautiful varieties were 

 exhibited. Attention was directed to the allied continental species, 

 Mr. Adkin exhibiting specimens of lithogriseata Schiff., from B^^rlin. 

 Reference was then made to the distribution in the British Isles of 

 T. orbona var. curtisii, and drew the attention of members to the fine 

 banded forms from Aberdeen, exhibited by Mr. Fenn, and to the splen- 

 did series exhibited recently by Mr. J. \V. Tutt, and captured by Mr. VV. 

 Reid, of Pitcaple. Mr. Adkin illustrated his remarks by a large number 

 of specimens of the s|)ecies in this genus, comprising individuals from 

 Asia Minor, Dalmatia, Saxony, and various parts of the British Isles. 

 Mr. R. Soutli called attention to the specimens in his own exhibit as 

 illustrating various points in Mr. Adkin's paper. Mr. Tugwell refeired 

 to the difference in the width and intensity of the black border of tlie 

 hind wings in subsequa and orbona. Mr. Fenn remarked upon the 

 comparative absence of pigment in the hind wings of some bred speci- 

 mens. It was then announced that the Annual Report would be in 

 members' hands by the first week in March. Mr. C. G. Barrett, F.P^.S. 

 was unanimously elected Vice-President. — A. J. Hodges. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society.— 7^(7n7z 9///, 

 1891. — A paper by Mr. J. Herbert Stott was read on "A parasitic 

 fungus forming its base in the larva of a New Zealand Lepidopteron." 

 The Hon. Secretary, Mr. F. N. Pierce, read a paper entitled " Notes on 

 the genital ai mature of the genus Aliana" in which he referred to the 

 recent controversy respecting the distinctiveness of the two species M, 

 st/igi/is and J/, fasciuncula, and showed by the examination of the 

 structure of the genital armature that they were probably specifically 

 different. The paper was illustrated by the author's preparations thrown 

 on a screen by the aid of the oxy-hydrogen micro-lantern and exhibits 

 of specimens from various parts of the country by the President and 

 members.F. N. Pierce, Hon. Sec. 



