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bred outdoors on January 9th, the first of the brood emerged on 

 December 20th. He also showed sprays of alder and buckthorn in 

 leaf. Aegekia andren.^formis (?) in elder, — Mr. Rayward, the 

 working of Aojeria andrenaefurwis in Vibwniviii and a similar working 

 in elder, which had all the characteristics of that of A. andrenaefonnis. 

 Californian Butterflies. — Mr. Tonge, several species of butterflies from 

 Redlands, California. Mr. Gahan read a paper on "Mimicry in Coleop- 

 tera " and illustrated it with a large number of particularly mimetic 

 species. Janiiary 23(v/. — Annual Meeting. — The Reports of the Council 

 and Officers for the past year were read and adopted, and the President 

 read the Annual Address in which, after discussing the affairs of the 

 Society and reviewing the entomological happenings for the year, he 

 summarised his own work in the study of the ova and early stages of 

 the Lepidoptera. The following is a list of the Officers and Council 

 elected to serve for the ensuing year: — President. — A. E. Tonge, F.E.S. 

 Vice-Presidents.— W. J. Kaye, F.E.S. , and B. H. Smith, B.A., F.E.S. 

 Treasurer.— T. W. Hall, F.E.S. Librarian.— A. W. Dods. Curator. 

 — W. West. Hon. Secretaries. — Stanley Edwards, F.L.S., and H. J. 

 Turner, F.E.S. Council.— R. Adkin, F.E.S., C. W. Colthrup, F. W. 

 Cowham, A. E. Gibbs, F.L.S., A. Russell, F.E.S., W. G. Sheldon, 

 F.E.S., and A. Sich, F.E.S. Votes of thanks were passed to the 

 President and other Officers. Special Meeting. — It was unanimously 

 agreed to appoint an Editor of Proceeding as an additional Officer and 

 to increase the number of the Council from seven to nine. The new 

 rules to take effect as from January 1st, 1913. Ordinary Meeting. — 

 Second and third brood of P. fuliginosa. — Mr. Buckstone exhibited 

 several short series of bred I'hraj/iiiatobia Jidiijinosa representing second 

 and third broods from Aberdeen, first brood from Horsley, and second 

 brood from Wendover. The Plague Flea. — Mr. Bacot, an enlarged 

 photograph of an Indian flea, reputed to be one of the carriers 

 of plague. Records. — Mr. Dunster, specimens of Dici/cla oo, MeUinia 

 oceilaris a,nd Miselia oxijacantliae from Winchmore Hill. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Annual 

 Meeting. — December 16tli, 1912, Dr. P. F. Tinne, Vice-President, in 

 the chair. New Member. — Mr. Chas. Percy Rimmer, Liverpool, was 

 elected a member. Elections. — The following members were elected 

 officers and council of the Society for 1913. President : — ^F. N. Pierce, 

 F.E.S. Vice-Presidents.— B.. Wilding, Wm. Webster, and Hugh Main, 

 B.Sc, F.E.S. Treasurer. — J. Cotton. Librarian. — F. N. Pierce, F.E.S. 

 Hon. Secretari/. — Wm. Mansbridge, F.E.S. Council. — C.B.Williams, 

 R. T. Cassall, F.E.S.,. L. West, H. S. Leigh, F.E.S., A. E. Gibbs, 

 F.L.S., F.E.S., A. W. Boyd, M.A., F.E.S., C. E. Stott, and P. F. 

 Tinne, M.A. Annual Address. ^ — The Vice-Presidential address by 

 Mr. Claude Morley, F.E.S., entitled " Ichneumons," was read, and a 

 vote of thanks to the author was unanimously carried. Exhibits. — 

 Mr. F. N. Pierce: — Dianthoecia lutca^o and var, harrettii, and 

 H. aniillacea : Mr. Rimmer, a small collection of Macro- and 

 Micro-lepidoptera including Binnicia phlaeas ab. sc/niiidtri, from 

 Anglesea and a specimen of Aiufihijo/ra jii/rauiidea from Carnarvon. 

 Januari/ 20t/i, 1913. — Ant Associations.— A paper by Mr. H. St. J. K. 

 Donisthorpe, F.E.S., was read by the Hon. Sec, the subject being 

 " Some Associations between Ants of different Species." The paper 

 fully described all that is known of these associations, and specially 



