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of slides cif various larva^ and pupa', in illustration of his paper, read at 

 the Octolter meeting, entitled, " Further experiments \ipon the eolour- 

 relation l)etween eertain lepidojiterous larva^ and their surroundings." 

 He stated tliat he ))elieved that nineteen out of twenty larv;\' of Geome- 

 tri'dce possessed the power of eolour adjustment. Mr. F. Merrifield, the 

 Rev. J. Seymour St. John and Mr. Jaeol)y took part in the discussion 

 which ensued. Mr. F. Merritield read a i)aper entitled " The effects of 

 tem}»erature on the colouring of Ficris luipi, Vanessa atalanta, Chryso- 

 j>hanns phlceas, and Ephyra imiiftarla" and exhiliited many s})ecimens 

 thus affected. In the cases of P. napi, ('. pliheas, and E. pnnetaria, he 

 remarked that they corresponded with natural variations of these species 

 in regions or seasons associated with similar temperatures ; and some 

 curious effects produced by severe temjieratures on V. atalanta seemed 

 likely to thro\\- light on the evolutit)n of the ct)niplex markings of the 

 Vanessas. Mr. Poulton, Dr. F. A. Dixey. Mr. Elwes, Mr. Jenner Weir, 

 Mr. Tutt and Mr. Frohawk took part in the discussion which ensued. 

 Mr. Kenneth J. Morton communicated a [)aper entitled, " Notes on 

 Hydropiiliditf Ix'longing to the Euroitean Fauna. Avith descriptions of 

 new species." Mr. McLachlan made some remarks on the subject of 

 this pajjcr. Dr. T. Algernon Cha]iman read a paper entitled, "Chi some 

 neglected points in the structure of the pujta of Heterocerous Ijcpi- 

 doi>tera, and their probable value in classification ; with some associated 

 observations on larval prolegs." Messrs. Poulton, Tutt, Hampson and 

 Gahan took i)art in the discussion wliich ensued. Mr. J. C'osmo-Melvill 

 comnuniicated a paper entitled, " Description of a new species of 

 Butterfly of tlie genus Calma^ja, from Siam." Mr. W. L. Distant com- 

 municated a paper entitled, "• l)escri])tions of new genera and species of 

 Neotrojucal L'hynrJiofa.'' — H. Goss and W. W. Fowler, Eon. Sees. 



LANCASHntE AND CHESHIRE ExT03IOLO<;i( AL SoCIETY. BeCl'Vlhcr 



12th. — Mr. J. Lea, Canning Street, was elected a meinl)er of the Society. 

 The president referred to the deatli oi the veteran entomologist, H. T. 

 Stainton, and remarked that no one had done more to encourage the 

 study of entoni(dogy. Messrs. G. A. Harker and H. B. Jones gave a paper 

 entitled " Notes on a fortniglit's collecting in Galway," the princijial 

 insects taken lieing Zygcrna initios, Miaaa captlnncnJa, tAVo specimens of 

 Triphivna snbscqmi and Rhodaria sangninaiis, and exhiliited s])ccimens of, 

 and i)ointed out differences lietween, English and Irish forms; the 

 Miana capthincnla were especially interesting, lieing much more strongly 

 marked than the English forms, the female having two entire cream 

 coloured fascia*, the Lycoina kitrns females, from the same district, were 

 very bright with large and brilliant red spots. Mr. S. J. Caliper 

 exhil»ited large Irish Vanessa urtirce. Mr. Gregson, a remarkably tine 

 specimen of Prodenia testaceoldes (Gn. ), l)red from a larva taken in a 

 market at Barnsley. l)y Mr. George Eose. Mr. Stott (on behalf of 

 Mr. H. S. Clarke) Sphinx conrolrnli I'mm the Isle of Man, aiul some fine 

 varieties of Smerinthus tiJia'. Mr. Pearce, a sjtecimen of Ceratoranqni 

 regal is. Mr. J. Herbert Stott, Sirex gigas from a North Staffordshire 

 coal mine. — F. N. Pierce, Hon. Sec. [Prodenia testareoides is simi)ly a 

 synonym of P. lilioralis, Bdv. — " This s])ecies was first bred in Britain 

 by Mr. Boden from an imported tomato. Of this we read : — ' Mr. 

 Boden, at the City of London Ent. Society's Meeting of August Gth, 

 exhibited a specimen of a Noctia bred from a larva found feeding on 

 a tomato. He stated that the larva A\as l)rown and had a curious pig- 



