308 THE entomologist's record. 



series of Setina irrorelhi from Box Hill. Mr. Eielies, Xijh'na pctrificntn 

 from Salisbury, and Macroijlossa stellatamm taken in a hole in a wall, 

 where, he suggested, it had gone for the purpose of hybernation. Mr. 

 Bacot, Stnaropus fagi, Notodonfa trepida, N. dodowea, Cuspidia leporina, 

 Amphidasys ^^rodroinaria and bred specimens of Phorodesma stuaragdaria. 

 Mr. Nicholson, Epnnda h'chenea, a reddish var. of Orthosin lota and 0. 

 macileida, all from Dawlish, also Melanippe jiudnata from Clapton with 

 the band reduced to a small costal spot, and bred specimens of Coremia 

 unidentnria, including the red form. Mr. Oldham, Phisia moneta, a var. 

 of Anchocelis pistacina, with the lower ends of the discoidal spots joined 

 by a dark bai', pale forms of Xanthia gilrago, and a long series of 

 Triphoeaa pronuba. Capt. Thompson, OrtJiosia srispecta and Asthena 

 hlomeraria from York, and Telea proinethea from the United States. 

 Mr. Turner, vars. of Ephijra trilinearia, one specimen having onl}^ the 

 faintest trace of the centre line, the other line being suppressed ; 

 Vanessa tirticte bred from an ichneumoned pupa, the wings being per- 

 forated by the emergence of the parasite, xanthic specimens of 

 Epinepihele janira an 1 Argynnis selene, and Orgyia antiqiia from Suther- 

 land and Surrey, the discoidal spots being crescent-shaped in the 

 former and square in the latter. IJr. Sequeira, vars. of Boarmia 

 rcpandata from varioiis localities, Lithosia quadra and Eidepia cribrum 

 from the New Forest, Diantha^cia albimacida from Folkestone, and a 

 large number of dwarf specimens of various lepidoptera. Mr. Iluckett, 

 bred series of the second brood of Arctia caia, some of the specimens 

 being decidedly paler than the avei'age, and series of several Geometr.e 

 bred this season. Mr. Clark, a numljer of Scotch lepidoptera, including 

 Sesia scoh'iformis, Petasia nubecidosa, red forms of Chara^as gravunis, a 

 very dark specimen of Triphcena orbona, Ta;aiocaiapa gothica var. 

 gothicina, Anarta cordigera, Phibalapteryr, lapidata, dark forms of Cidaria 

 populatn, Scopnla alpiiiaJis, Crambns furcaieUns, and Ser/coris micana. 

 Coleoptera : — Mr. Newbery, specimens of the genus Bembidimn. — A. U. 

 Battley and J. A. Soies, Hon. Sees. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — October dth. — 

 The Rev. R. Freeman, 6, Station Road, Prescot, was elected a memljer 

 of the society. Dr. J. W. Ellis read an interesting letter from a cor- 

 respondent in Grahamstown, South Africa, giving descriptions of the 

 habits of some species of Coleoptera from that district. He alsO' 

 showed a large numlier of species illustrative of the letter he had 

 received ; Mr. Crabtree, Hydrelia unca from Ulverston, and Arctia 

 luhricipeda var. radiata ; Mr. Stott, on behalf of Mr. H. S. Clark of 

 Douglas, a number of Lepidoptera from the Isle of Man ; Mr. Gregson 

 fine series of Abraxas grossidariata, and banded forms of Vanessa 

 urticce bred by him this year ; Mr. Capper, a grand series of Boarmia 

 roboraria, including a pair of blaek forms from Coventry ; Mr. Jones a 

 variable series of Bombyx trifoUi ; Mr. Sharp, examples of melanic 

 Coleoptera, which, he stated, had been unusuall}^ plentiful this year, 

 which went against the theory of damp producing melanism ;* and 

 Mr. Harker, a specimen of Dasypoh'a tempi/ captured in the heart of 

 Liverpool. — F. N. Pierce, Hon. Sec. 



* Most probably the exhibitor, having recently directed his attention to the 

 study, paid more attention than usual to these forms, and hence collected more. 

 He would be interested, we feel sure, in Mr. H. F. Wickham's article referred to- 

 ante p. 246 — Ed. 



