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Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society: Meeting, held at the 

 Royal Institution, Colquitt Struct, Liverpool, Monday, March 16th, 11)08. Mr. R. 

 Newstkad, A.L.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The evening was devoted to an exhibition of Boannia repandata and its 

 varieties. Long series of the moth from various localities, chiefly from the North 

 of England and from Wales, were shown by Mr. Robert Tait, Junr., Mr. C. F. 

 Johnson, and Mr. William Mansbridge. The rich dark mottled forms from Dela- 

 mere Forest ; the greyish-white blotched race with the locally rare melanic 

 aberration, also with white blotches, from Penmaenmawr ; melanic varieties from 

 Mansfield and Huddersfield, as well as absolutely black aberrations from Knowsley, 

 Lancashire ; the common London forms from Epping Forest and Wimbledon ; var. 

 conversaria from North Cornwall and New Forest ; besides series of pale-coloured 

 moths from various localities, were all represented in the above exhibits. A dis- 

 cussion ensued in which the Members gave their experiences with B. repandata. 

 Mr. Tait staled that in breeding from extreme forms about 7ii per cent, followed the 

 parents, but pointed out that he had found it difficult to get black varieties to pair. 

 He also remarked how closely the predominating pale form from North Wales 

 resembled the bare rocks upon which it rested in the day time. Mr. Johnson, in 

 his series from Maer Wood and Burnt Wood, Staffs., remarked on the great 

 difference shown by the species in these two localities, only four miles apart. 

 Those from the former locality being chiefly very dark greyish-black, while the 

 latter place gave a lighter and much browner form. Mr. Charles Capper, London, 

 sent a series of repandata from Wimbledon, and a series of H. leucophsearia from 

 Richmond Park for exhibition. Mr. Newstead brought four drawers showing the 

 life-history of the Tsetse Flies (Glossina), being the unique series of these flies 

 from the Museum of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. This very 

 interesting exhibit attracted a large amount of attention, and in answer to ques- 

 tions Mr. Newstead alluded to the chief points in the economy of these flies. — 

 H. R. Sweeting and Wm. Mansbridge, Hon. Secretaries 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Thursday, March 26th, 1908.— Mr. Alfred Sich, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Browne exhibited a large storebox of British Lepidoptera, which he was 

 presenting to the Society. Mr. Tonge, some Lepidoptera recently received from 

 Australia, including Pyrameis kershawii, and also a living specimen of Xylocampa 

 areola (lithoriza) taken that day. Mr. R. Adkin, a series of Scoparia trunci- 

 colella taken at Oxshott on pine trunks. Dr. Chapman, a living nearly full-fed larva 

 of Aricia agestis (astrarche), which had fed up indoors. Dr. Hodgson, sketches of 

 the resting attitude of Adopseajlava (thaumas) and read notes. Mr. Turner, some 

 two dozen species of Butterflies characteristic of Sierra Leone and West Africa, 

 including several species of Euphsedra, Aterica, and Acrwa, Hypolimnas egesta, 

 Amauris niavius, Mylothris rhodope, Lachnoptera iole, Salamis anacardii, Precis 

 octavia, Catuna ccenobita, Vanessa harmonica, &c. He and Mr. Sich also read notes 



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