30 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



" persona grata " to those who come into contact with him in the 

 course of their studies, and of one whose skill and ability are worthy 

 of the work he will have to cany out, superintend, or initiate. 



.SOCIETIES. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Xoveinber 18th, 

 1912. — Elections. — Mr. S. C. Burne and Miss Dorith Ida Burne, of 

 New Brio:ht()n, were elected Members of the Society. — Paper. — Mr. Wm. 

 Mansbridge read a paper entitled " Moorland Collecting," which dealt 

 with the Lepidoptera to be found on the high moorland of Lancashire 

 and Yorkshire ; a discussion ensued in which many of the members 

 took part. Exhibitions. — Exhibits were as follows : — Mr. W. A. 

 Tyerman, a beautiful series of Kpnmla nu/ra bred from Devonshire 

 ova ; Mr. F. N. Pierce, a short series of Mellinia ocellaris from the 

 Thames valley ; Dr. P. F. Tinne, a small collection of Splniuiidae from 

 British Guiana, and Mr. Wm. Mansbridge, Thera variata from 

 Bournemouth, with notes. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society. — Noreinber litJi. — Mr. H. W. Martin and Mr. Ronald 

 Marshall, of Bexley, were elected members. Donation. — Mr. B. H. 

 Smith, B.A., F.E.S., presented a large collection of British Mosses to 

 the Society's reference collections. The specimens were mounted and 

 <;ontained in 31 volumes. Myxomycetes. — Mr. Sich exhibited a species 

 of Mi/xoiin/cetes, which he had found on an ivy stem. Mr. Step said it 

 was Mucila<i<) spongiom and described the habit of this species at some 

 length. Destruction by Birds. Comparative series of M. aurinia. — 

 Mr. Newman, twigs of sallows extensively attacked by Tits for the 

 larvte of beetles and the mites in the nodules caused by the last ; long 

 and variable series of Polia chi from Sheffield, mostly dark ; and 

 several series of Melitaea aurinia, including a very variable series bred 

 at Birmingham and a very uniform series bred at Bexley, both series 

 originating from the same localities. Arctic Brenthids and Satyrids. — 

 Mr. Sheldon, series of the Brenthids taken by him in Lapland this 

 year, viz., B.frifiga, B. freija, B. polaris, and B. poles var. lapponica with 

 series of Oeneis jntta and 0. noma, pointing out the extreme variability 

 of the last named. Abundance of B, perla. — Mr. F. H. Grosvenor, a 

 long series of B. perla from Deal, where it occurred in abundance in 

 late August. B. muralis ab. impar.^ — -Mr. Tonge, the same species and 

 a short series of B. muralis from the same place, including an ab. 

 iiiipar and a specimen as small as B. perla. A mimetic Acridian from 

 West Africa. — Mr. Bacot, a curious mimetic Acridian from Portugese 

 West Africa which rested on the charred stumps of vegetation burnt 

 annually and showed very perfect protective resemblance. Local 

 Variation in British Lepidoptera. — Mr. Gardner, long and varied 

 series of British Lepidoptera including Boaruria repandata froi\i North 

 Devon with var. conversaria and many intermediates, Hiipsipetes furcata 

 {sordidata) from Forres, probably bilberry forms, many being very 

 extreme, Larentia didi/inata from many localities indicative of local 

 races, and Melanippe Jiuctuata including varied London forms 

 and aberrations with dark Scotch and Shetland forms. Hoot 

 Galls. — Mr. H. Main, the galls of Biorhiza aptera on the root- 

 lets of the oak, some cut open to show the workings, the larvae 



