136 £ June > 



local bred females (from Sutton Park) from young larvas found in the spring and 

 bred the same summer ; the specimens varying from very light to quite dark ; also 

 some males taken by " scmbling " at Sutton, with wide light bars approaching var. 

 calluncB, Palmer ; in answer to questions he said that he had also taken larva? in the 

 autumn in Sutlon Park, which were then full fed. Mr. A. D. Imms, Lepisma sac- 

 charina, L., taken in a kitchen at West Bromwich, he said it was one of the few 

 British species of Thysanura. Mr. C. J. Wainwright, photos, of insects and parts 

 of insects taken by Mr. Mearns, of Aberdeen. Mr. Gr. T. Bethune- Baker, a drawer 

 full of Lycwnidce, of the group Amblypodia, chiefly of the genus Arhopala, and 

 gave an account of the same, explaining his theories of the origin of the various 

 forms. He believes all were originally brown, and the more blue there is the more 

 recent tho species probably is. 



April 21st, 1902. — The Vice-President in the Chair. 



Mr. C. Bradley showed the following species of Aculeate Hymenoptera from 

 Wyre Forest, Pompilus cinctellus, .Spin., Agenia hircana, ¥., 1'seudagenia pnnctum, 

 F., and Sfelis aterrima, Panz., all being new to tho district. Mr. C. J. Wainwright, 

 a small collection of Diptera made by Dr. T. A. Chapman in Spain last year, chiefly 

 in the Sierra Albarracin ; amongst the more interesting species were T'otucel/a 

 e/egans, Port., originally described Irom Spain, Physvcephala chrysorrhaa , Meig., 

 Anthrax ve/utina, Meig., Systwchus leucophaus, Meig., Holopugon clavipes, Loew, 

 Cyrtus gibbu.i, ¥., and a series of a species oi Tachinid of the Plagia group, which 

 had been bred from larva? of Albarracina Kurbi,and which appears to be undescribed, 

 vevy distinct from any of the known species. Mr. W. H. Flint, a long series of 

 Brephos notha, lib., taken in the Forest of Dean last Easter Tuesday ; the species 

 was quite common, flying chiefly round the aspens, and he noticed that they did not 

 appear to come to sallow blossom at all like their congener partkenias. Mr. Bethune- 

 Baker, a number of South African Lyvanidic, including many of colours and 

 patterns unusual to the family. Mr. W. II. Flint gave an account of the structure 

 and development, &c, of the wings of Lepidoptera. — Colbran J. Wainwright, 

 Hon. Secretary. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society : April 14<A, 1902. — 

 Dr. J. W. Ellis, F.E.S., in the Chair. 



The usual monthly meeting was held on Monday, April 14th, in the Royal 

 Institution. Dr. J. W. Ellis, F.E.S. occupied the chair. Minutes of the preceding 

 meeting having been read and confirmed, t4ie following gentlemen were balloted 

 for, and duly elected Members of the Society : — Mr. Hy. Champ (Manchester), Mr. 

 Benjamin Jones (Levenshulme), Mr. W. Raepcr (Lcvenshulme), and Mr. J. T. 

 Wardley (Knotty Ash). Mr. R. Wilding proposed that the evening meetings be 

 adjourned until October next. Mr. Webster seconded, and it was carried. Mr. 

 Wilding further proposed that a field meeting be held in the summer, the arrange- 

 ments to be made by the Secretaries. Mr. Pierce seconded, and it was carried 

 unanimously. Mr. F. N. Picroe, F.E.S., read a paper on the British Ptllicidce, 

 which was communicated by Mr. G. C. Bignell, F.E.S. , and was well illustrated by 

 the micro-lantern. The following exhibits were examined : — A small collection of 



