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including Urapteryx samlmcatd^ Crocallis elinguaria and Amphidasvs 

 bciiilaria. Dr. Buckell incidentally called attention to the need that 

 existed for the compilation of a list of the fauna of the London district. 

 He expressed an opinion that the task was one that might very properly 

 be accomplished by the Society, and urged the Council to take the 

 matter in hand. 



Messrs. Tutt, Sequeira, Battley, Prout, HoUis, Gates, Southey, Riches, 

 Milton and Clark continued the discussion on the subject, many 

 interesting records being given, and, on the motion of Mr. Tutt and 

 Dr. Sequeira, a vote of thanks was accorded to Dr. Buckell for his 

 kindness in bringing the subject forward. 



Mr. Bellamy asked for some information respecting the hour at 

 which Nocture came to sugar and ivy in the autumn. Mr. Battley 

 stated that during the last few weeks he had rarely noticed any insects 

 on sugar after 6 p.m., from 5 o'clock to 5.45 being the best time, but 

 they came to ivy considerably after that time, some of them being 

 observed settling at 8 p.m. Mr. Tutt thought it was owing to the fact 

 that some species preferred sugar to ivy, while others came more 

 freely to the latter, and that the ivy insects had their natural time of 

 flight at a later hour than those that came to sugar. 



Mr. Prout stated that his series of Atichocelis plstacina were taken on 

 sugar, immediately after dark. — A. U. Battley and G. A. Lewcock, 

 Hon. Sees. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — October 

 12///, i8qi. — ^Mr. C. E. Stott read a paper entitled " Notes on Cehvna 

 hazvorthii," in which he described the haunts of this species, cautioning 

 the would-be captor of the necessity of very gently approaching the 

 heather on which the insect rests, otherwise it would take fright and 

 drop to the roots, from which it is almost impossible to extricate it. 

 The author then gave a short history of its earlier stages, and concluded 

 by describing the different local varieties. The paper was illustrated 

 by specimens of the species. Mr. J. Collins read " A few remarks 

 on Apleda 7iebulosa" stating \\t ha \. bred five melanic forms from 

 Delamere, for which he proposed We varietal name of robsoni, in 

 honour of the well-known entomologist Mr. J. E. Robson of Hartle- 

 pool. Mr. Collins exhibited the five specimens, with others bred at the 

 same time. The secretary read a communication from Mr. J. W. 

 Tutt, who wrote that the specimens of Tortrix donclana exhibited at 

 the last meeting had, at the South London Entomological Society, 

 been stated to be T. sieinen'a?ia var. dohrniafia, and that the name of 

 doiielana would therefore fall to the ground. But it was pointed out 

 that donelana had already been referred to steiiieriana, but incorrectly 

 so. Mr. Townsing showed a remarkable gynandromorphous specimen 

 of Orgyia autiqua, the head of which possessed the male structure, 

 while the body was that of the female. Mr. Harker, a variety of 

 Vanessa io., the ground colour of which was fulvous brown, apparently 

 owing to the thinness of the scales. Mr. Gregson, a very variable 

 series of Diaiithcecia conspersa, including the melanic form. Messrs. 

 Townsing and Prince, dark forms of Abraxas grossulariata ; and Mr. 

 Pierce (the secretary), Retinia resinana and their resinous nodules from 

 the fir trees. — F. N. Pierce, Hon. Sec, 143, Smithdown Lane, 

 Liverpool. 



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