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Lancashiee and Cheshire Entomological Society: Nov. l^th, 1892.— 

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



Mr. John Watson, 177, Moss Lane, East Manchester, was elected a Member of 

 the Society. 



The President referred to the death of Mr. J. T. Moore, who was one of the 

 original Members of the Society. Mr. W. E. Scowcroft, of Manchester, read a 

 paper, entitled, " Switzerland, a naturalist's paradise," in which he described a nine 

 days' journey through Switzerland, and gave an account of the Lepidopterous and 

 Coleopterous insects seen and captured, one of the most interesting being pale 

 dimorphic forms of female CoUas Palcsno, similar to the var. Helice of Colias JEdiisa. 

 In all seventy species of butterflies, fifty-nine species of moths, and forty species of 

 Coleoptera were taken. The paper was illustrated by the specimens captured. The 

 President exhibited a gynandromorphous specimen of Halias jjrasinana. Mr. 

 Newstead, Vedalia cardinalis, which was imported into Alexandria in 1885 by Prof. 

 Riley, of U. S. A., as a means of exterminating Iceri/a cpgt/pfiaca (a Coccid injurious 

 to orange trees), under the supervision of Admiral Bloomfleld ; also the specimen 

 of Polyoimnatus boetica, captured at Heswall, by Master M'Fee in 1886 or 1887. 

 Mr. Grregson, Sesia scolicBformis and (Ecophora grandis from North Wales. Mr. 

 Harker, a pale variety of Triphcena orhona with the transverse lines very strongly 

 marked. — F. N. Pierce, Hon. Sec, 143, Smithdown Lane, Liverpool. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Octoher \Mh, 1892.— C. Gc. Barrett, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. James, of Uphill, Folkestone, was elected a Member. 



Mr. Adye, on behalf of Mr. W. MacRae exhibited large numbers of Colias 

 Hyale, L., C. Edusa, Fb., and var. Helice, Hb., a portion of the result of five days' 

 collecting in the neighbourhood of Bournemouth and Christchurch. Mr. Adye 

 expressed an opinion that the explanation of Edtisa not occurring two years in suc- 

 cession was principally due to the ova, which he stated were always laid on the upper 

 surface of clover blades, being destroyed by the grazing of sheep and cattle, and the 

 action of mowing machinery. A discussion followed, and the Members taking part 

 therein were of opinion that this explanation was entirely inadequate. Mr. Adye 

 also exhibited two specimens of Deiopeia pulchella, L., from Christchurch. Mr. 

 Henderson also showed a specimen of this species, taken by him at Hayling Island. 

 Mr, Dennis, a variety of the under-side of Lycana hellargus, Rott. Mr. B. W. 

 Alkin, a series of Epinephele Janira, L., from Scilly, the ? having the orange blotch 

 on the hind-wings. Mr. Fenn, Lithosia muscerda, Hufn., from Sandwich, a beauti- 

 fully banded example of Acidalia aversata, L., and a box of examples of Vanessa 

 urticce, L., picked from between four or five hundred, and showing very slight 

 variation. Mr. Tugwell, a specimen of Melanippe hastata, L., with the usual 

 central fascia reduced to a spot, varieties of Colias Edusa, Fb., and a pale series of 

 Hypsipetes ruherata, Frr., from Hartlepool. Mr. C. GI-. Barrett, forms of Polia chi, 

 L., from Sheffield, a dark variety of Argynnis Euphrosyne, L., taken by Mr. Oswald 

 Latter at Grodalming, and specimens of Syrichthns alveus, Hiib., taken by the Rev. 

 Mr. Marsh in Norfolk, also dark specimens of Ennomos angularia, W. Y., bred 

 from ova obtained from a ? taken at Nunhead. Mr. Oldham, among others, dark 



