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aria, Leucania pntrescens, Boarinia ahietaria, EUojna i)rosainaria, 

 from Pendine, South Wales ; Arctia villica and Numeria i^ulveraria, 

 from Abbotswood ; TcBniocampa muncla and Pachnobia leucographa, 

 from Lakeside, Windermere ; TepJirosia luridata and Cymatopliora 

 fiiictuosa, from Wyre Forest ; Apatura iris, bred from Hunts larvae, 

 and Phigalia j^c^daria, varying from pale to black, from Mansfield, 

 Notts. — Mr. B. H. Crabtree brought Tceniocampa munda and T. 

 gothica, a series of each (bred), from Windermere ; a series of 

 Charceas graminis, taken at light at Seascale ; Oporahia fiUgram- 

 maria, a varied series from Kinderscout, Derbyshire ; Biston hirtaria, 

 from Aviemore larvae which had been in pupa for two years ; vars. 

 of Abraxas grossidariata from Hudderstield larvaj. — Mr. C. Y. John- 

 son exhibited the following : — Asteroscopus nubeculosa and Nyssia 

 lapponaria, from two-year-old pupaj from Eannoch ; Pachnobia 

 leucographa, P. ritbricosa, and Taniocampa munda (bred), from 

 Windermere ; a long and varied series of Oporabia filigrammaria, 

 from North Derbyshire ; Boarmia repandata, from North Wales, 

 North Staffordshire, and Knowsley, Lancashire, showing very varied 

 forms ; a specimen of Abraxas grossidariata var. nigrosparsata (bred), 

 from Huddersfield. — The Eev. A. Miles Moss read a paper on the 

 " Sphingidae of Peru," and exhibited a magnificent collection of this 

 group which he had made during the course of a three years' resi- 

 dence in Lima. Tlie paper was further illustrated by a large number 

 of beautiful water-colour drawings of the larvae and food-plants of 

 most of the species exhibited. — H. E. Sweeting & Wm. Mansbeidge, 

 Hon. Sees. 



The Manchester Entomological Society. — November 21st, 

 1910. — The first meeting of the 1910-11 session was held in the 

 Manchester Museum, Owens College, on October 5th, Mr. C. F. 

 Johnson, the President, in the chair. — The following exhibits were 

 made of insects taken and bred in 1910 : — Mr. E. Tait, Jun., F.E.S. : 

 Series of the following insects : — Bred Arctia villica from Sussex ova, 

 including one blotched variety ; bred Tceniocampa leucographa and 

 munda from Lakeside ; Phigalia p)edaria from pale forms to var. 

 monacharia, taken at Mansfield, Notts ; Tep)hrosia. luridata, taken in 

 May in Wjre Forest. Long bred series of Coremia ferrugata and C. 

 unidentaria from Witherslack ; Lithosia complana, Agrotis ripce, 

 Leucania littoralis, bred Epione apiciaria, Boarmia abietaria, Ellopia 

 prosapiaria, and Leucania putrescens, all from South Wales. Bred 

 Numeria pidveraria from Sussex ; two specimens of Palimp)sestis fluc- 

 tuosa from Wyre Forest ; four bred Apatura iris (female) from 

 Hunts ; bred Melitcea aurinia from Berkshire larvae. — Mr. W. P. 

 Stocks, F.E.C.S. : Short series of Dianthcecia capsincola, D. cucu- 

 bali, and Eupithecia venosata, bred from campion flowers from 

 Llanrwst ; four Tcphrosia biundularia from Bideford, belonging to 

 the Marcli -April l)rood, three of these being small and ochreous, the 

 fourth being larger and paler and much more like the May-June 

 brood ; Ampludasys strataria and Cossus ligniperda from Bideford. 

 Series of Lyccena astrarche with var. allous from Silverdale ; of L. 

 minima and Ccenomjmpha typhon from Witherslack. An example of 

 Nemoria viridata, of a bright fulvous yellow colour, taken at Wither- 



