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Birmingham Entomological Society : October 21st, 1901. — Mr. G. T. 

 Betiidne-Baker, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. R. C. Bradley exhibited Anthrax paniscus, males and females, taken last 

 August at Criccieth, N. Wales, in dull weather. Mr. G-. W. Wynn, a collection of 

 Lepidoptera made at Wyre Forest at sugar on two consecutive evenings only, June 

 23rd and 24th last ; he was unusually successful, the moths being in great numbers 

 on every patch of sugar, they included Thyatlra batis, L., Habrosyne derasa, L., 

 Cymatophora duplaris, L., C.fluctuosa, Hb. (1), C. or, F., and C. octogeslma, Hb. 

 (1), Acronycta leporlna, L., Hadena hepatica, Hb., H. sordida, Bkh., Agrotls ex- 

 clamationis, L. (fine varieties), A. cinerea, Hb., A. prasina, F. (herbida, Hb.), 

 Mamestra tincta, Brahm, M. contigua, Vill., Boarmla luridata, Bkh. (extersaria, 

 Hb.). Of these, C. duplaris, B. luridata, 31. contigua, and 31. tincta were common, 

 the last named being a perfect nuisance. Apropos of A. cinerea, he said that he 

 took one female, which in his experience was much rarer than the male, and he had 

 never seen it at sugar before, though he had taken the males. Mr. C. J. Wain wright, 

 a specimen of Protopara convolvull, L., which had been sent to him from Wiltshire. 

 Mr. H. W. Ellis, Coleoptera, as follows : Sllpha slnuata, from Bewdley, Oalerucella 

 tenella, ITydrochus etongatus, and Bagous cyllndrus,s]\ from Bedfordshire, the latter 

 species in some numbers. Mr. J. T. Fountain, Pierls Daplldlce, L., from Jersey, 

 taken in August last ; a bred series of Selenla lunarla, Schiff., both spring and 

 autumn forms for comparison ; and a series of Ennomos querclnarla, Hufn. (angu- 

 larla, Hb.), bred from a Brockenhurst 9 • Mr. A. D. Imms, Machllls maritlma, 

 one of the Thysanura, and Anurlda maritlma, one of the Collembola, both from 

 Port Erin Bay, Isle of Man, August, 1901. The former was common on the rocks 

 and cliff face, &c, and also came into the Biological Station in numbers, and occurred 

 all over the house ; the latter was common between tide marks in rock pools, &c. 

 Mr. Gr. T. Bethune-Baker, a drawer full of Ccenonympha from many localities, in- 

 cluding a good series of Tlphon, Rott. (davus, F.), var. phlloxenus, Esp. {Eothliebl, 

 Stgr.), from Witherslack and Chartley Moss, and pale continental forms; he said 

 that though Barrett figures and describes the pale form of this species as a mountain 

 form, yet in his experience it was the usual form on the continent. Mr. W. H. 

 Flint read a very interesting paper upon " The Digestive Tract in Lepidoptera." 

 He gave an account of his own researches, illustrating them upon the blackboard ; 

 describing the morphology, physiology, and embryology, &c, of the various organs. 

 Amongst other things he mentioned that this spring he had a large brood of En- 

 dromls verslcolora, L., which died without eating. On dissecting to ascertain the 

 cause, he found that the mesenteron and proctodeum had never been united, and 

 consequently there was no passage through. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society: Nov. WtJi, 1901. 



Mr. R. Wilding, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Minutes of the preceding Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Messrs. Mallinson, Wynne, Dunlop, and Harrison were elected Members of 

 the Society. 



