lis THK KNTO.MOLOlilSl's KKCOKU. 



Kingswood, Church Road, Thornton-le-Fylde, was elected a meiiil)er 

 of fche Society. 



Paper. — A p<iper by Hu<j;h Main, V.sq., B.Sc, entitled " Metanior- 

 phoses of some Common British Beetleo," was then read to the Society. 

 Mr. Main had sent a set of lantern slides which embodied his most 

 recent observations upon the habits and life histories of some of our 

 well known lieetles. The paper opened with a description of the im- 

 portant piece of apparatus devised by Mr. Main for the purpose of his 

 studies, the " Sul)T,errarium," which alone had made accurate observa- 

 tions of underj^round insects possible. Hitherto debateable or erroneous 

 statements regarding habits or metamorphoses had been investigated 

 and the results were shown upon the screen in a very convincing 

 manner. Some of the subjects were the common tiger beetle, ( 'irin- 

 ih'la <-(iiii/>fstiis ; dung beetles,- (leotnijies tijpliinis, ti. sjiiniijer (ster- 

 corariiis), and (t. mortiioriDii ; the cocktail beetle, (h-iifnis olena; sexton 

 beetles, Xfcrophorm humator and .V. inoifnnnin) : the bloody-nose 

 beetle, 'l'i)iiarclta toiebricosa ; the rose chafer, Cetuniu aitratn : the 

 water beetles, r>iftisnts luarf/inalis and Hi/ilritphilns piccns, all had some 

 salient feature portrayed, the whole making a very fine exhibition. At 

 the close a cordial vote of thanks was passed to Mr. ^lain for this 

 exceptionally interesting exhibition. 



I'jXhibits. — Mr. A. E. ^Yright exhibited the Tineid moth Bla^ifnbisis 

 li'inea, Wslm., and its variety ailnstclla, Wslm., taken in N. Lanes, and 

 new to Britain, also a specimen of Hioiiu'iie ncellea captured at light at 

 ■Ci range m September last. Mr. W. Buckley showed a series of 

 t'oli/oiiiiiuitiis icariis including a specimen of the underside var. raditita 

 all taken at Delamere last May. Mr. W. Mansbridge showed the best 

 forms selected from a large number of reronea hastiana bred last 

 autumn from larvae found on the Lancashire coast: vars. aiitiiiiinana, 

 alhistriaiia, leiicoitlwaua, iiiiii/ra)ia, (lirisa)ia, aiid radiana were 

 represented. 



Ih'ct'tnbcf IQtIi, 1921. — Annual Meeting. ^Election of Officers. — 

 The following were elected Oflficers and Council for the ensuing year, 

 riz. : —Pri'sidoit : J. W. Griflfin, F.E.S. Vice-Presidentx : Robert Tait, 

 F.E.S., S. Gordon Smith, F.L.S., F.E.S., E. G. Bayford, F.E.S. 

 Ron. Treasurer: Dr. John Cotton. Hon. Sc-rt'tdri/ and Hon. Librarian: 

 Chas. P. Rimraer. Hmi. Sec. for Records: Wm. Mansbridge, F.E.S. 

 ('onnril: Messrs. W. A. Tyerman, S. P. Doudnev, A. E. Wright, A. R. 

 Warnes, A.LP., A.I.Mech.E., A. W. Hughes, R. Wilding, W.^Vebster, 

 F.R.S.A.L, Hugh Main, B.Sc, F.E.S., ^B. H. Crabtree, F.E.S., E. F. 

 Studd, MA., F.E.S., and the Rev. F. M. B. Carr. 



Pkesidential Address. — Mr. R. Tait read the Presidential Address 

 entitled " The Life-history of JI//rof/.s rt,s7(»(*r^/;// up to date." A vote 

 of thanks to the President for his address and for his services in the 

 chair was carried unanimously. 



New Members. — Dr. Frederic ('has. Garrett, O.B.E., West Croft, 

 Elvaston Road, Hexham, and !Mr. A. .L Wightman, H5, Morris Road, 

 Lewes, were elected members of the Society. 



Exhibits. — Mr. W. Mansbridge exhibited a short series of Tephrosia 

 ronaortaria bred from a fenuile taken at Wimbledon by Mr. A. A. W. 

 Buckstone in 1920 : the series varied from typical to very dark brown 

 forms. 



