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discussing the extent to which the sense of vision is developed in 

 insects. A vote of thanks, proposed by Dr. Buckell and seconded by 

 Mr. Clark, brought the proceedings to a close. — A. U. Battley and 

 J. A. SiJiES, Hon. Sees. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — September 

 11th, 1893. Mr. G. Morel-Deville read a paper entitled, "A Fortnight's 

 Entomology in the Canary Islands," in which he described the 

 difficulties of collecting sj^ecimens in Canary owing to the intense heat, 

 the large cactus, and the laval nature of the ground. He then re- 

 counted the species taken, the majority of which occurred in Great 

 Britain, and gave a graphic description of the capital and general . 

 features of the country. The paper was illustrated by numerous 

 photos and specimens. Mr. Sharj) exhibited a number of Coleoptera 

 from Worcester and Delamere ; Mr. Harker, Lepidoptera from Missouri 

 and Kentucky ; Mr. ^^ atson, the female of Fapilio phorcas, which he 

 stated was apparently very rare, although the male was commonly 

 received from Africa; Mr. Newstead, nests or cells of Crabro chrysostama 

 and Pemphre.don luguhris, the former stored with a species of Syrphns, 

 and the latter with an aphis, Melanoxanthus salia's, Lin., common on 

 willow to be used as food, and Cassida virklis, taken on new land 

 formed by the Manchester Ship Canal at Ince, Cheshire. — F. N. Pierce, 

 Hon. Sec. 



Leicester Entomological Club. — August 'ZSth, 1893. — Exhibits : — 

 Mr. A. M. Corali, fine varieties of Argynnis paphia, including several 

 var. valezina, also Catocala proinissa fi'om the New Forest. Mr. C. B. 

 Headly, a black variety of Chrysophanus phlceas from Dartmoor. Mr. 

 G. E. Dixon, Vanessa c-album, second broods of Argynnis selene and 

 Thanaos tagcs, also Argynnis adippe and A. aglaia from Aberystwith. 

 Mr. Bouskell, larv;>3 of Fapilio machaon in several stages, and Viniinia 

 venosa from Wicken Fen, also larvas of L. qnercifolia, P. curtida, and P. 

 recJusa ; imagines of V. venosa, Calaraia phragmitidis, TapinostoJa 

 helhnanni, Ccenobia rufa, and a very variable series of Helotropha leiico- 

 stigma, Epione apiciaria, and P. limbata (? Ed.) from Wicken. Mr. C. B. 

 Headly gave some notes on collecting on Dartmoor, remarking on the 

 scarcity of lepidoptera there this season. Mr. G. E. Dixon gave some 

 notes on the lepidoptera of Aberystwith. Mr. Boaskell, an account of 

 four days' collecting at Wicken in July. A discussion took place on 

 the failure of sugar this season. Mr. Bouskell was of opinion that 

 " honey dew " was partly the cause, but that latterly the autumn flowers, 

 ivy, &c., coming on earlier than usual might account for the failure. 



Septemher 27th, 1893.— Exhibits :— Mr. C. B. Headly, a box of 

 Coleoptera from Dartmoor. Mr. E. Pink, Nofodonta chaonia, Platypteryx 

 falcida, Halias prastnana, Hadena contigna, H. dentina, Thera obeliscata, 

 Cidaria snjfumata, C. corylata. Mr. G. E. Dixon, Plnsiafestuca', Agriopis 

 apvilina, H. protea, Cirrhcedia xerampelina and Ennomos fuscantaria. 

 Mr. F. Bouskell, a very variable series of Colias edusa var. helice, and 

 C. hyale. Mr. Pink gave some notes on collecting lepidoptera at 

 Burdon Hill recording N. chaonia for the first time in the county. 

 Mr. G. E. Dixon recorded another addition to the county list, viz., 

 Phisia festucce. Mr. W. H. Scott recorded Colias edusa on September 

 loth at Scraftoft. Mr. Corali gave an account of a few days' collecting 

 in the New Forest in July. — Frank Bouskell, Hon. Secretary. 



