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from Eynsford, including Lithocaris fuscida, Pseudopsis sulcata, 

 Otiorhynchus ienebricosus and Platytarstis echinatus. He remarked 

 that the last was exceedingly local, all the nine examples exhibited 

 being taken in one sweep, and that subsequent work had failed to 

 produce more. Mr. Quail mentioned that he had been working for 

 pupse of Cossus Ugniperda but found that the woodpeckers had fore- 

 stalled him, leaving nothing but empty cocoons. — A. U. Battley and 

 J. A. SiMES, Hofi. Sees. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — June \th to ^th. — A three 

 days' excursion was made to Sherwood Forest. A party of ten made 

 Edwin's Dome their head-quarters, from which they worked Thoresby 

 Park, and that part of the Forest more specially called Sherwood. 

 They were mainly lepidopterists, who were not rewarded by anything 

 new ; many larvae of Euperia fulvago were taken ; a few Notodonta 

 trepida, Euryinene dolobraria and many commoner species were found 

 on tree trunks, etc., but nothing of special note. A few Dipterists who 

 were of the party were rather more fortunate, taking some nice 

 Syrphidae on the Hawthorn bloom, including such species as Criorhina 

 ^occosa, C. berberina, etc. ; they also took commonly on the furze 

 flowers the fine "Daddy" Pachyrrhina crocata. Glorious weather was 

 enjoyed, and considering that fact, the number of insects met with, was 

 disappointingly small. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



The Cambridge Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — Friday, May i2>th. — Mr. Moss exhibited a very pale ochreous variety 

 of Amphidasys prodromaria, also specimens of Noctua dahlii, N. 

 brimnea, and iimbrosa, Hyppa rectilinea, Pachnobia rubricosa and 

 leucographa, Tceniocampa gracilis, etc. Mr. Farren his collection of 

 the " Thorns " and other Geometrse. Mr. Powell a box of aquatic 

 insects collected in the district ; Mr. Bull a very pale and also a very 

 dark variety of Saturnia carpi7ii. Mr. Farren, having attended the 

 South London Entomological Society's Annual Exhibition on the 5th 

 and 6th inst. described and remarked on some of the exhibits, making 

 especial mention of Mr. Merrifield's cases illustrating the effects of 

 temperature (during the pupal stage) on the colouring of certain species 

 of Lepidoptera, and Mr. J. Jenner Weir's Papilio vierope and the 

 various forms of its female, with the different species of Danaidce they 

 mimic for protection. The subject of mimicry was discussed at some 

 length, Messrs. Langdon, Bryan, Jones and Moss taking part. 



Friday, May 21th. — The Right Hon. Lord Walsingham, F.R.S. was 

 elected an honorary member of the Society. Mr. Freeman exhibited a 

 very fine Amphidasys betularia var. doubledayaria taken at Cambridge, 

 a beech leaf found in Norfolk with a cocoon each of Halias prasifiana 

 and Dasychira pudibunda spun on it, and the two specimens 

 bred from them, Hypsipetes ruberata from Norfolk, and a large 

 box of Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, etc. Mr. Bryan a box of 

 Hymenoptera, Diptera, etc. to show instances of mimicry. Mr, Bull 

 Xylina semibrimnea, Eupithecia indigata and Hypsipetes ruberata. Mr. 

 Farren a series of Argynnis paphia var. valezina and other butterflies. 

 Mr. Moss read some notes on different species of Lepidoptera which 

 had come under his notice, chiefly at Liverpool and Windermere, the 

 notes relating to the habits of Charocampa porcellns and Cossus 

 Ugniperda, etc. being especially interesting. — Wm. Farren, Hon. Sec. 



