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variation of naevana. Selenia bilunaria var. — Mr. Wm. Mansbridge 

 exhibited a long series of Selenia bilunaria comprising very dark 

 speckled forms and a new variation of a uniform dark ferruginous 

 brown colour, for which he proposed the varietal name brtmnearia. 

 Exotic cockroach. — -Mr. C. E. Stott shewed a specimen of Panchlora 

 nivea, L., an exotic cockroach, taken on the wing at Trentham, N. 

 Staffs., in October, 1910. 



The Birmingham Natural History and Philosopical Society, 

 Entomological Section. — Jamiary 16f/(.— Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker 

 referred to the great loss to entomological science by the death of Mr. 

 J. W. Tutt. A vote of condolence with his family was passed, all 

 members standing in their places. Lepidoptera from Wicken Fen. 

 — Mr. Lloyd Chadwick exhibited many species, including Meliana 

 fiawniea, Leucania imptidens, L. straminea, L. jiallens ab. riifescens, 

 Apainea ge)iiina ab. reinissa, Herminia cribralis, Tapinostola helliiianni, 

 Collix sparsata, Nascia cilialis, Aplecta advena, and Pliisia festncae. 

 Lepidoptera from Cornwall and Devon. — Dr. Beckworth White- 

 house, numerous species, including Polia niffrocincta, Dianthoecia 

 barrettii, Heliothis pelti;icra, Epiinda liclienea, E. nigra, and Charidea 

 umbra. Lepidoptera from Henley-in-Arden. — Mr. G. B. Manl^', 

 many species, including Trochilium crabroniformis (bfiuibeciformis), 

 Drejjana havinla, Apauiea of)hiogr annua, Notodunta dromedarius, Cymato- 

 phora dii]ilaris, Ort/iosia fiiispecta, Eptinda Intidenta, and Aplecta 

 herbida. Teratological specimens.^ — ^Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker exhibited 

 the following : — Krebia vielampua, with left hind wing short ; Melitaea 

 athalia, with right hindwing short ; Erebia ligea var. adgte, with right 

 hindwing about half size ; Flrebia ceto, without a head. The last 

 specimen was swept off a flower, and possibly the head had been seized 

 by a spider. The insect fluttered quite briskly nine hours afterwards. 

 Scarce coleopteron.- — Mr. H. Willoughby Ellis, specimens of the 

 scarce beetle (Jathonniocerus sociim, from the Isle of Wight, May, 1910. 

 Eebruary 30th. — Hybrids. — Mr. W. Bowater exhibited hybrids between 

 A^. zonaria x B. hirtaria bred from Yorkshire larvae sent by Mr. J. W. 

 Harrison. Those bred from Zonaria ^ and hirtaria 5 were fertile 

 and those from Zonaria J and hirtaria $ were infertile. The hybrid 

 $ s were semi-apterous. Pierine Butterflies.— Sir G. H. Kenrick 

 gave a lecture on the I'ierinae group of butterflies and explained their 

 classification. He described the various types of ova, larvcie, pupte and 

 imagines, and also discussed the food plants and the structure of the 

 antennae, as well as the special scales which occur in certain species. 

 The peculiarities of Pierine distribution and migration were explained at 

 considerable length. The lecture was illustrated by a long series of 

 specimens. 



The Entomological Society of London. — March 15th. — The Rev. 

 F. D. Morice, President, in the Chair. — Queen Ants in Nests of 

 OTHER Species. — Mr. H. Donisthorpe exhibited a nest of Lasius 

 iDiibratus, Nyl., which had accepted a ? L.ftdiginosns. On December 

 13th a deillated J L.fiiUginositK was put into a small plaster nest with 

 a dozen of the tniibratii^: ^ s ; she was slightly attacked, but not in any 

 way injured, and tried to conciliate the ^ s by stroking them with her 

 antennae ; she protected her waist by crossing the back legs over it, 

 and her neck by pressing the head back against the thorax. The 

 lunbratus ^ s were increased to over twenty, and on December 20th 

 the ftdiginosiis $ and all the ^ s were introduced into the big nest. 



