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had I wanted a dozen speeitnens of E. teiax, L., would have found it difficult to 

 collect them. Besides Lophosia fasciata, Mg., previously reported, my best captures 

 were: — Docosia vafida, Winn., Anaclinia nemoralis, Mg., Leptomorphu^ walkeri, 

 Curt., Plalyna atrnta, Mg. ? ( $ ), Ceroplatus tipul aides, F., Macrocera centralis, 

 Mg., Plesiastina annulata, Mg., Atherix marginata, Mg., Diocfria reinhardi, W., 

 Laaiopogon cinctus, F., Empis punctata, Mg., Hglemgia Jlavipennia, Fin., Pegomyia 

 Jlavipes, Fin., Hydromyza livens, F., Tephritis corniculata, Fin., Phnrtica variegata, 

 Schnr., another ? of the still unnamed Palloptera, and also several specimens of a 

 Platyna with " black body," which I have distributed amongst friends, who have 

 not as yet suggested the specific name, I also obtained through Mr. Brameld 

 Pedicia rivosa, L., Ctenophora Jtaveolata, F., and Iclerica loestermanni, Mg. — 

 Fredk. C. Adams, 50, Ashley Gardens, S.W. : April, 1906. 



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BiiiMiNGHAM Entomological Society : Monday, February IWi, 1906. — 

 Mr. Gr. T. Bethune-Baker President, in the Chair. 



The various Annual Reports, Statement of Accounts, &c., were presented, and 

 the Officers and Council elected for the ensuing year. 



Mr. H. Willoughby Ellis exhibited various Coleoptera, including Mycetochares 

 bipustulata, bred from larvae taken in the New Forest ; Ptinus sexpunctatus from 

 Solihull, an insect new to Warwickshire ; an Opilo, very like our O. mollis, bred 

 Irom galls of Cynips kollarl found at Biskra, Algeria, by Mr. W. H. Wilkinson, 

 and a drawer of Anchomenina, comprising all the species of the British list. Mr. 

 W. E. Coliinge showed a small moth from Fiji, where it has been doing serious 

 damage to the coco-nut palms, together with the larvae, pup£e, and cocoons of the 

 same, and portions of the palm leaves sliowing the injury done. He said that so 

 serious was the damage that in one large grove all the fronds hung down as if 

 dead. Unfortunately, though it had been examined by various authorities, he had 

 not yet been able to get it identified. Mr. G-. H. Kenrick showed various butter- 

 flies, including some fine Danaidse, Acrxina, &c., from New Guinea, Thursday 

 Island, the Loyalty Islands, &o. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Secretary. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Socikty : The usual Monthly 

 Meeting of this Society was held in the lioyal Institution, Liverpool, on Monday, 

 the 19th March.— Mr. K-. Wilding, Vice-President, occupied the Chair. 



A paper was read by Mr. W. Mansbridge upon the Micro- Lepidoptera of the 

 Liverpool District. About seventy species were dealt with, some of them new to 

 the county list. Among the more interesting records was that of the moth 

 Myelois ceratonix, and its aberration pryereUa, with an intermediate form ; these 

 were bred from larvae found in dates purchased in Liverpool. Another inter- 

 esting insect was a specimen of Uioryctria abietetla, a very dark form captured 

 in Delamere Forest. A bred series of the local 'i!:ovivi\ Peronea perm utana ivom 



