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BiEMiNGHAM ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY : January loth, 19U6. — Mr. Gr. T. 

 Bethune-Bakee, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. James Simkins, Brookiands, SoHhuU, was elected a Member of the Society. 



Mr. A. H. Martineau exhibited the gall and sexual forms of Biorhiza tenni- 

 nalis, Fab., and also the root gall and aggamic form of the same species, known as 

 Biorhiza pallida. Mr. Grilbert Smith showed living specimens of the newly 

 described British longicorn beetle, Tetropium craioshayi, Sharp. Mr. J. T. Foun- 

 tain, a box of Lyc8snidai from various localities. It included var. salmacis, Stph., 

 from Castle Eden Dene, and also one specimen of the same variety, which he said he 

 had taken at Weston-super-Mare. Mr. Gr. T. Bethune-Baker, a box of Lepidoptera 

 from the Fiji Islands, including some striking Sphingidx ; also six species of 

 Repialidx, from the Fiji Islands. He pointed out that the scent-glands at the 

 base of the wings of these Hepialidse were strongly developed, and said that when 

 he received the specimens the scent was still quite strong and resembled incense. 

 Mr. S. H. Kenrick, several cabinet drawers from his collection, containing fine series of 

 various Pieridx, including in particular some of the species received by him from 

 his collector in New Gruinea.— Colbean J. Wainweight, Son. Secretary. 



Lancashiee and Chbshiee Entomological Society : Meeting held at the 

 Royal Institution, on Friday, January l^ith, hi conjunction witii the Liveipool 

 Science Students' Association and the Liverpool Microscopical Society. 



Charles Stacey Colman, Esq., M.A., The College, Bishop's Stortford, was elected 

 a Member of the Society. 



The following Members contributed exhibits : Mr. E,. Wilding, a drawer of 

 British Aphodii. Mr. E. J. B. Sopp, a series of life-history cards of various British 

 beetles, showing their ravages in certain products of commercial importance; the 

 most interesting being Triplax senea, under holJy bark ; Fentarthrum huttoniy in 

 old ash wood ; Bruchus rujimanus, in beans ; B.pisi in peas ; Anobium paniceum, in 

 liquorice and coriander seed ; Lasiodernia serricorne, in cigar ; Dryooectes autogra- 

 phus, in bark; the last two being of very rare occurrence. Dr. J. Cotton, cocoons 

 of JDlcranura vinuLa and B. bifida. Mr. F. N. Pearce, an educational case of 

 butterflies and moths, rare books, and a beautiful series of insect appendages, 

 which were shown under the microscope. Mr. Wm. Mansbridge, a diawer of 

 North American butterflies; and Mr. J. J. Richardson, a drawer of exotic hawk 

 moths. — H. R. Sweeting and Wm. Mansbeidge, Eon. Secretaries. 



The South London Entomological and Natueal Histoey Society : 

 Thursday, November 23rd, 1905.— Mr. Hugh Main, B.Sc, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. F. GI-. Bellamy, of Eltham, was elected a Member. 



This meeting was devoted to a Special Exhibition of varieties and notable 

 captures. Mr. J. P. Barrett exhibited series of Aporia cratsegi taken in 1871 in the 

 New Forest, and in 1901, 2, 3, 4, and 5, in East Kent, together with a variety of 



