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Lancashire and Cheshiee Entomological Society : February Hth, 1892. — 

 Mr. S. J. Capper, F.L.S., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Messrs. Henry Champ and W. H. Holt were elected Members. 



Mr. W. E. Sharp read a paper, entitled, " Some remarks on the Hydradephaga 

 of the District," illustrated with specimens and large coloured diagrams. The 

 President exhibited fine varieties of Ennomos angularia. Dr. Ellis, Pulvinaria 

 camellicola (a rare species of Coccus from camellia trees). Mr. Collins, four speci- 

 mens of Deilephila galii, bred by him from twenty-two larvse taken on Epilohium 

 angustifolium, at Warrington, in 1889, the specimens were small, and were the only 

 perfect ones bred ; and a variety of Noctua f estiva, with distinct black transverse 

 lines on a uniform ground colour. Mr. Schill, Hydrous angustior from Milan, flying 

 round electric light. Mr. Stott, a collection of local Hydradephaga ; and Mr. 

 Pierce, Agrotis candelarum, from Saxony, and its British form, Ashworthii. — F. N. 

 Pierce, Hon. Sec, 143, Smithdown Lane, Liverpool. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 January 28th, 1892. — W. H. Tugwell, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



The Treasurer submitted his Financial Statement, from which it appeared there 

 was a balance of £48 to the Society's credit ; the Council's Keport was read by the 

 Secretary. The Election of Officers resulted as follows :— Mr. C. G-. Barrett, F.E.S., 

 as President; Messrs. J. Jenner Weir, F.L.S., F.Z.S., F.E.S., and E. South, F.E.S., 

 as Yice-Presidents ; Mr. E. Step as Treasurer ; Mr. W. West as Curator ; Mr. D. 

 J. Rice as Librarian ; Messrs. H. W. Barker and A. Short as Secretaries ; and 

 Messrs. T. R. Billups, F.E.S., J. T. Carrington, F.L.S., C. Fenn, F.E.S., F. W. 

 Frohawk, F.E.S., J. Henderson, W. H. Tugwell, and J. W. Tutt, F.E.S., as Council. 

 Mr. W. H. Tugwell read his Presidential Address, and the Meeting closed with 

 votes of thanks to the various Officers. 



February Uth, 1892.— C. G. Barrett, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. J. Jenner Weir exhibited several species of the genus Cymothoe, viz., theo- 

 data, 3^milius,ccenis, and Theobene, and read notes with reference to the extreme sexual 

 difPerences ; he also exhibited specimens of Pieris napi, L., and allied forms, which 

 by some entomologists were considered distinct species or subspecies, and by others 

 mere local varieties, and remarked that the object of the exhibition was to show the 

 effect of environment and seasons of emergence on the intensity of colouration. 

 Mr. Austin exhibited an extremely rare form of Lyccena bellargus, Rott., having the 

 brilliant blue colour entirely suffused with black scales, and another example with 

 beautiful markings on the upper side, both were taken at Folkestone. Mr. Tutt, a 

 bred series of Hadena pisi, L., varying from grey to a deep purplish-red ; three spe- 

 cimens of H. dissimilis, Knoch, one with longitudinal striations ; a small specimen 

 of Arctia villica, L., the spots being very much reduced ; three specimens of Cerastis 

 vaccina, L., one having the outer margin curved as in spadicea or liguJa ; Amblyp- 

 tilia acanthodactyla, Hb., and A. punctidactyla. Haw., bred from larvse, and remarked 

 that it was considered by some that these were distinct species. Mr. R. Adkin showed 

 smoky varieties of Nemeophila plantaginis, L. Mr. Farren, a long series of Feronia 

 variegana, Hb., taken at Scarborough in September, and remarked that there were 



