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coloration on the left posterior wing. Mr. Prout, typical Cnshidia psi 

 ixovii tht'Lonilon (^xsinci, dXso Eiipiihecia siiccentiiriata and £. subjulvata 

 from Sandown, I.W. Mr. Quail, a number of Australian Heterocera. 

 Mr. Smith, a variety of Argynriis aglaia from Blandford, Dorset, having 

 additional silver spots on the underside. Dr. Sequeira, series of Hyria 

 anroraria and Nouagria typhce. Mr. Bellamy, a number of species 

 taken on lamps in the North of London, including Ennomos angularia, 



E. iiliaria, and Orthosia lota. Mr. Milton, Sphinx convolvuli, Chccro- 

 campa porcellus^ Bombyx querciis var. calluncB, and a fine series of 

 Agriopis apnit?:a from Clevedon. Mr. Gates, a number of species taken 

 near Hammersmith, including Penthma salicella, Spilonoia negledana, 

 Dicrorhampha petivcrella, Gelechia popidella, Batrachedra prcBa?igi(s/a, 

 etc. Capt. Blaydes Thompson exhibited an example of Chcerocampa 

 celerio on behalf of Edward Halliday, Esq., of Halifax, and a specimen 

 oi Deilephila Ikwrnica on behalf of Peter Inchbald, Esq., F.L.S., F.Z.S., 

 of Hornsea, near Hull. An interesting discussion on the occasional 

 appearance of certain SphingiD/E in Great Britain then ensued. 

 Coleoptera : — Mr. Cripps exhibited a series of Cicitidela sylvatica and 

 Ilybius fenestratus from Aldershot. Mr. Heasler, series of Homolota 

 pagana and Monotona riifa from Hendon. 



Lancashire AND CHbSHiRE Entomological Society. — Odober loth, 

 1892. — Mr. S. L. Mosley, F.E.S., of Huddersfield, read a paper entitled 

 " Vegetable galls and their makers." The author referred to the 

 difficulty in breeding these insects, and spoke of the theory of the 

 ancients, who, because they could not understand how a caterpillar 

 could be inside a gall which had no opening, believed that the egg 

 must have been deposited in the seed of the plant. He remarked on 

 the scarcity of literature on the subject, and described and exhibited 

 specimens of many of the galls and their makers, including some 

 species new to Britain. The president exhibited a rich variety of Epione 

 apidaria ; Mr. Newstead an interesting case of Steucus sacer and 

 Egyptian ScarabidcB, which were beautifully carved with hieroglyphics ; 

 Mr. Arkle, Heliothis armigera, bred from imported tomatoes ; and Mr. 

 Collins some nice forms of Acronyda leporina. Mr. Gregson, a series 

 of Agrotis ash7vorthii, Folia nigrocinda, and Dianthxda cccsia, bred and 

 captured by himself this year. Mr. Harker, two specimens of Hadena 

 satura from Aberdeen. Mr. Jones, Lepidoptera captured in Ireland, 

 including some nice Irish forms. Dr. Ellis, series of Cassida sangid^i- 

 olenta and Bembidimn saxaiile. Mr. Newstead drew attention to a 

 record of Polyo/ittnaius bcvtica captured at Heswall, Cheshire, by Master 

 McFee, in 1886 or 1887, which had lately come under his notice. — 



F. N. Pierce, Hon. Sec, 143, Smithdown Lane, Liverpool. 

 Birmingham Entomological Society. — Odober loth, 1892. — Mr. 



P. ^V. Abbott exhibited Colias edusa from Wyre Forest, Triphana 

 subsequa from Freshwater, Isle of Wight, and T. orbona to compare 

 with them. Mr. G. W. Wynn, a bred series of Vanessa io, and Grapta 

 c-album from Wyre Forest, two bred Notodonta chaonia, and a single 

 specimen of Sesia cynipiformis ; a bred series of V. cardui from 

 Cannock Chase ; and one specimen of Colias edusa from Meridcn, 

 near Coventry. Mr. R. C. Bradley, nice series of Fhilo7iicus albiceps, 

 and Thereva annulata from Barmouth. Mr. W. Harrison, several species 

 taken at Frankley, near Harborne, including Cidaria tesiata, Thyatira 



