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Stafford ; Rev. W. H. Richardson, 32, Wanderers Avenne, Wolver- 

 hampton ; Messrs. A. H. Ruston, Aylesbury House, Chatteris, Cambs.; 

 F. E. Wilson, Jacana, Darling Road, East Malvern, Melbourne; and 

 H. E. Winser, 2, Mead Road, Cranleigh, Surrey. 



CoRRECTiTON. — Dr. H. SilvBsfcer Evans, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Loma- 

 loma, Fiji (not Lantoka). 



Gitr TO THE Society. — The Treasurer announced that he had 

 received £*.300 towards the Housing Fund from the Misses ('hapmaa, 

 on behalf of their brother, the late Dr. T. A. Chapman, F.R.S. 



Exhibitions. — Dr. F. A. Dixey, F.R.S., exhibited specimens and 

 drawings of the genitalia and scent-scales of lieleunis nidica, Clodt., 

 with those of some other species of Ijelennia for comparison. 



Dr. K. .Jordan, F.R.S., described the tympanal organ of Sprircdonia 

 and discussed the development of this organ in the Noctnidac Dr. 

 Eltringham gave some account of similar organs in Geoinctridac. 



Dr. E. A. Cockayne exhibited an example of Homoeosis in t'ocmt- 

 nyinpha paiiijihilnx, L. 



Mr. .J. E. Collin exhibited an intersex of Mydaea diijdicala. 



Professor E. B. Poulton, F.R.S. , exhibited on behalf of Mr. E. N. 

 Willmer, living larvae of a Nemopterid from the Egyptian desert, and 

 Mr. E. E. Green and Dr. Imms described the habits of a similar species 

 from India and Ceylon. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. 



(Jetobfi- IQt/i. — The Opening Meeting of the Session. — This 

 meeting was devoted to exhibits. General reports from members 

 pointed to the fact that it had not been a very good season for collect- 

 ing. One of the most interesting features was the wide distribution 

 of Colias croceiis (ednsa). Practically every member present had 

 captured at least one specimen, and several reported having taken 

 fairly good series. In our immediate neighbourhood it was reported 

 from Hale, Formby, Chester, Tattenhall, Waverton, Mouldsworth, 

 Point of Ayr, and Abergele. Var. hdiee was taken at Abergele and 

 Chester. 



Mr. V>. H. Crabtree, F.E.S., exhibited a small box of varieties of 

 Bimticia jddaeas, including ab. schwidtii. 



Mr. E. P. Doudney brought a good exhibit of W^itherslake insects, 

 including Xi/locampa areoUt", iJasi/chira /nidibiinda, Ptero^toma />al/ii)ia, 

 Abrostola triplaaia, Drejtana lacertinario, Neiiioria viridata, Scodiona 

 fagaria, Acronicta >iienyantliidh, Iiio t/eryoii, and Cooionymplia tiphon ; 

 and from Biide, Lycaena arioii. 



Mr. Garner Richards showed a lonR series of ['(dyouniiatiis icanis 

 and It. phlaeas from Hale district (Lanes.). 



Mr. A. W. Hughes showed Kiipithccia consiyjtata from Warmington, 

 Northants., a series of alight form of the female of I'ararije aeaeyia, and 

 a bred series of Malarosoma itcii stria, and some Atoinia inosc/utta (Cole- 

 optera) from Freshfield. 



Mr. C. F. Johnson, F.E.S., brought long series of Ayriadcs roiidun 

 and A. thetis [hellaryu^), including some beautiful varieties. 



