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half a mile from the former, and bred them under a bell-glass, when they 

 proved to be Diptera. On sending- them to the British Museum he was informed 

 by Mr. E. Aiisten that they were a species of 3Tycetophilidm of the o-enus Myce- 

 to'p'hila, and nearly allied to M. himaculata, F., but he was not able to determine 

 the exact species. 



I am not aware that these Ancylus-like larviE have been found in Eng-land 

 befoi-e, it has, however, been observed by Ferris in the similar larva; of Myceto- 

 phila scatophora, and by Braiier in a species from Brazil.* The Ancylus- shell- 

 like covering of the larva is said to be formed of their own excrement. Mr. 

 Swanton remarks that at first sight he thought they might be a strange form 

 of Helix rotundata. In the first case there were about twenty on the branch 

 near each other, in the second about ten In both years they were found early 

 in October, and the files were bi'ed late in the same month. — E. N. BLOOMFiETiD, 

 Guestling Rectory .- March 21st, 1910. 



ituaiiiT. 



George Sharp> Saunders died at Burgli Heath, near Epsom, on April Gth 

 last, aged 68 years, his brother, Edward Saiinders, having predeceased him by 

 two months only. He was well known as an excellent entomological draughts- 

 man, a fact alluded to in the Obituary notice of his brother recently published 

 in this Magazine. For many years he had taken great intei-est in Economic 

 Entomology, and occasionally contributed articles on this subject. He was 

 elected a I'ellow of the Linnean Society in 1899 (serving on the Coiuicil from 

 1902-05), and of the Entomological Society of London in 1861. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society : Meeting held at 

 the Eoya! Institution, Colquitt Street, Liverpool, Monday, Fehmary 2lst, 

 1910.— Dr. P. F. TiNNE, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The following gentlemen were elected Members of the Society : — Mr. H. "S. 

 Leigh, of Worsley, Mr. T. A Clarke, of Hooton, - 



Mr. Wm. Mansbridge gave an address on " Variation.^ in Lancashire 

 Lepidoptera," specially instancing such species as Boarmia repandata, Aplecta 

 nehulosa, Macaria liturata, Odontopera hidentata, and Melanthia hicolorata. 

 The various local forms of these species were described and their distribution 

 within the Society's area fully noted. A discussion ensued, in whicli the 

 Chairman, Mr. F. N. Pierce, Mr. E. Tait, Junr., and others took part. 



Mr. Mansbridge exhibited his series of B. repandata to illustrate his 

 remarks, also the well-kno^vn Cheshire forms of A. nehulosa. Dr. Tinne also 

 showed B. repiandata, including vars. nigra and conversaria, the latter from the 



* "Theobald's Briti.sh Flies," p. d7. 



