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The author is to be congratulated upon the production of a most useful mono- 

 graph, which marks a distinct advance in our knowledge of what was hitherto a 

 somewhat neglected Family of the Diptera.—J. E. Collin. 



Birmingham Entomological Society: January 20th, 1902. — Mr. If. 

 Willoughby Ellis, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. R. C. Bradley exhibited a scries of Hyetodesia vagans. Fall., a species 

 which is not included in Mr. G. II. Vcrrall's recent list of British Diptera, but 

 which is common and well known in Sutton Park ; also a specimen of Sphex plani- 

 pennis taken by Mr. J. T. Fountain in Jersey last year: it is a large and handsome 

 fossor, which is unknown in Britain. Mr. C. J. Wainwright, Rhyssa persuasoria, 

 L., one of our largest, handsomest, and rarest Ichneumonidce taken by Mr. J. T. 

 Fountain in Derbyshire last year ; also a fine series of the Syrphid Tropidia sat a, 

 Harris (milesiforniis, Fall.), taken near Paignton, S. Devon, in a damp meadow by 

 the sea ; it is a species which is common in the fens, but was not known before from 

 the West of England, it is, however, in abundance at this one spot. Mr. H. Wil- 

 loughby Ellis, the following Coleoptera : — Nebria GylJenhali from Matlock ; 

 Pterustichus olJongo-punctatus from Buxton, and Llosoma ovatuhim, var. eollaris, 

 from Knowle. The last named was a form which he said some Coleopterists 

 believed to be only an immaturity, but he had taken it at all times of the year, and 

 many specimens were undoubtedly mature. Mr. Aug. D. Imms, two extreme forms 

 of Satyrus Semele, L., from Wales : one, a very dark and strongly marked indi- 

 vidual, was taken on the slate near Barmouth ; the other, a light bleached-looking 

 but apparently perfect specimen, was taken on limestone near Llandudno. Mr. Imms 

 read a paper upon " The Structure and Distribution of the Collembola," in which 

 he gave a thorough account of the external and internal anatomy, with some account 

 of the embryology ; it was well illustrated with blackboard drawings, and with 

 microscope preparations. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society : The Annual 

 Meeting was held at the Royal Institution, Liverpool, on January 13th, 1902. 

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



Mr. Fredk. Birch, Joint Secretary, in presenting the Council's Report, gave a 

 short resume of the work of the past session. The Treasurer then read his state- 

 ment, which showed an increased and satisfactory balance to be carried forward. 

 On the motion of Mr. Oulton Harrison, it was resolved that the Report of the 

 Council and Treasurer's Balance Sheet be printed and circulated. 



The following Officers were then elected to serve during 1902: — President, Mr. 

 S. J. Capper, F.L.S., F.E.S. ; Vice-Presidents, Rev. R. Freeman, M.A., and Dr. H. 

 Dobie ; Secretaries, Messrs. Frederick Birch, and E. J. B. Sopp, F.R.Met. Soc., 

 F.E.S. ; Treasurer, Dr. J. Cotton, F.E.S. ; Librarian, Mr. F. C. Thompson ; Council, 

 Messrs. R. Wilding, F. N. Pierce, F.E.S., A. Tippins, H. Tonkin, and W. A. Tyremau. 



In the absence of the President, the retiring Vice-President, Mr. R. Wilding, 

 delivered a most interesting Address, reviewing in an exhaustive manner the general 



