qo^ [December, 



Societies. 



Lancashire and Cheshibk Entomological Society.- Meeting held at 

 the Royal Institution, Colquitt Street, Liverpool, April I9th, 1915. — Dr. John 

 Cotton, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



A paper by Mr. Joseph Collins, Oxford, entitled " Notes on the Family 

 Pselaphidae " was read to the Society. Mr. Collins reviewed in a very interestng 

 manner the literature of the familj', and showed how his own work and that of 

 Mr. Button of Helsby, had greatly assisted in clearing up many doubtful 

 points in the determination of the various species ; much of the material 

 leading to this having been obtained in Delamere Forest and in Oxfordshire. 

 The author drew attention to the obscurity which still invests the early stages 

 in the life-histories of both the /'selaphidae and the Euplectinae, and although 

 a very difficult task, he recommended it as a fruitful field for research. 

 Mr. Collins' paper was accompanied by an exhibit comprising his collection of 

 the family, in which nearly all the species were represented. — Wm. Mansbbidge, 

 Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Thursday, September 23rd, 1915.— Mr. A. E. Gibbs, F.L.S., F.E.S., Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



An evening for the Exhibition of Lantern-slides. 



Mr. Tonge, the resting attitudes of the imagines of several Lepidoptera, 

 Mr. Colthrup, the attitudes of living larvae of several Lepidoptera. Mr. Hugh 

 Main, coloured slides of botanical and entomological subjects. Mr. Tonge, a 

 series of Boarmia repandata reared from Norfolk ova, the repandata-iorai (J ^ 1, 

 9 s = 29, and conversaria-toTxa ^ = 0, 9 s = 39. He also showed a series of 

 Numeria pulveraria reared from Abbot's Wood ova, the variation was practically 

 nil, (^ s = 24, $ s = 27. Mr. B. S. Williams, aii aberration of Crocallis elin- 

 guaria in which the ground was heavily dotted with dark brown, and the 

 central band sharply margined with white. Mr. Morford, the case of tlie Psychid 

 Pachythelia villosella from the New Forest. Mr Buckstone, a bred series of 

 Lithosia deplana from Mickleham, one example being very smoky with rich 

 yellow costa and fringes. Mr. Priske, the large galls in the stems of thistles. 

 Mr. Leeds, many aberrations of " blues " taken this season mainlj^ in Herts, 

 with an Epinephele jurtina having extra ocelli on both upper and lower sides, 

 and an Agriades coridon ab. semisyngrapha from Kent. 



Thursday, October lUh, 1915. — Mr. A. E. Tonge, F.E.S., Vice-President 

 in the Chair. 



Mr. Sans exhibited a large number of lantern-slides illustrative of the life- 

 history of Geotrupes stercorarius, and contributed a series of notes. Mr. Priske, 

 the seven British species of the genus Geotr^lpes, including a coppery coloured 

 aberration of Cf. stercorarius. Mr. Main, cages arranged by himself to watch 

 the method of cell-making by these beetles. Mr. Ne\vman, a long bred series 



