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exhibited two living examples of Moma orion, Esp. (forced) bred from 

 New Forest larvfe taken of 1 892. This exhibit was made in small metal 

 boxes, and a discussion on the latter ensued ; Mr. Tugwell considering 

 they would store heat, and so make the enclosed insects restless, but 

 Mr. Winkley said he had used this form of box for Argi/nnk papliia, L., 

 &c., without harmful results. In further illustration of the phenomenon 

 of mimicry, Mr. Jenner Weir exhibited Nehroda echaid var. jaeksoni, 

 which Avas closely mimicked by both a Nymphaline and Pa])ilionine 

 species, viz., Hypolmnas mima and Papilio cenea $ ; the latter sj)ecies 

 1 icing the southern form of Papi'h'o merope, which was remarkal)le for 

 the polymorpliic and polychromatic varieties of the female. Mr. Weir 

 also exhilnted two other similar instances, species from Western Africa 

 and Northern India ; being also mimicked by both Nynijihaline and 

 Papilionine species, and made some interesting comments tliereon. — 

 F. W. IIawes and H. Williams, Hon. Sees. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — March 13///, 

 1893. — Mr. W. E. Sharji read a paper entitled, " Notes on some Irish 

 and otlier Coleoptera." After describing the division of England and 

 Ireland from the Continent, he proved by the insect fauna that it was 

 ]")robable Ireland Avas the first to be separated, and enumerated many 

 species taken by himself, including Philonthus lucens, new to the 

 Irish fauna. He then read a list of additions to the local fauna. Mr. 

 Willoughby Gardner, F.E.G.S., read a paper, entitled, " Notes on some 

 of the rarer Aculeate Hymenoptora of our district." After presenting 

 a copy of his Hymenoptera Aculeata of Lancashire and Cheshire to the 

 Society's library, he described several species rare in the district, for 

 which he asked lepidopterists and others to keep a look out during tiieir 

 entomological rambles. Both pajiers were well illustrated by s})ecimens. 

 The President exhibited specimens of BoinJ>i/.c quercus, including- some 

 fine varieties. Mr. Green, a collecticMi of local Hymenoptera. Mi-. 

 Watson, Papilio machaon from England, Northern India, Japan, &c., 

 and its huge variety hippocrates from North-East China. Mr. Jones 

 on behalf of Mr. Bowler, a specimen of Sphinx convolrnli captured at 

 Broadgreen. — F. N. Pierce, Hon. Sec, 143, Smithdown Lane, 

 Liverpool. 



Nottinghabi Entomological Society. — At the Aveekly meeting of 

 this Society on February 27th, Mr. Pearson read a jDaj^er entitled " Col- 

 lecting in the Fens," illustrated by insects captured there last summer. 



At the following meeting, Mr. J. G. Clarke read a paper on " Ants." 



W. Ferris, Hon. Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — February 20th, 1893. — The 

 following exhibits were made : Mr. E. C. Bradley, a good series of 

 the genus Conops. taken at Wyre Forest last year, in company Avith 

 Mr. G. Verrall ; he found them in unusual numbers, and obtained the 

 folloAving four species — flavipes, cerio'formis, qnadrifasciafns and strigatus. 

 ]VIr. Baker, a box containing a number of rare and local insects 

 mainly Continental, including Plusia moneta, Arctia Inbricipeda A\ar. 

 zatima, etc. ; also pale J of Arctia mendica from Ireland, and many 

 others. Mr. G. W. Wynn, a number of Noctu^, bred from hyber- 

 nating larv^ found in the spring of 1892, on Marston Green or Wyre 

 Forest, but containing nothing rarer than Triphrena fimbria. Mr. 

 W. Harrison, living larva? of Sesia tipuliformis. Mr. P. W. Alibott read 

 tAVo short papers illuminated Avitli specimens, one upon his Avork at 



