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slack; melanic Thera variata from Withevslack. Sev'ies oi Melanthia 

 albiciUata, Abraxas sylvata, Nola confusalis, Ino geri/on, Mamestra 

 dlssimilis, Lygris testata, Mamestra thalassina (one dark form), 

 Numeria pulveraria, Maleni/d r is salicata (exinn-ples of both broods), 

 Cidaria truncata, and an example of Epione apiciaria — all from 

 Silverdale. — Mr. B. H. Crabtree, F.E.S, : Series of Gharceas graminis 

 and an example of Agrotis prcscox from Seascale. Bred series of 

 Tceniocampa munda and gothica from Lakeside, of Lycia hirtaria 

 from Aviemore (two years in pupa), of Aplecta nehulosa var. robsoni 

 from T)elamere, of Boarmia repandata, types from Delamere, and ab. 

 nigra from Delamere and Knowsley. Bred vars. of Abraxas grossu- 

 lariata. — Mr. A. E. Wright : Bred series of Oporabia filigrammaria 

 from Bm-nley ; series of Hydriomena iinpliiviata, types and var. in- 

 fiiscata, from Bm-nley ; series of Ematurga atomaria from Witherslack, 

 Burnley (including two fine dark unicolorous specimens), and Dela- 

 mere ; series of TJiera variata, and Cidaria corylata from Delamere. 

 — Mr. L. Nathan : Phalera bucephala, Aviphidasys betularia var. 

 doubledayaria, Tephrosia biundularia, Cabera pusaria, Notodonta 

 dromedarias, and Lopliopteryx camelina, bred from Delamere larvae ; 

 Satyrics semele, Epinephele ianira, Lyccsna icarus, Agrotis vestigialis, 

 and Lygris testata from Lytham ; Lymantria monacha, bred from 

 Kent ova. — Mr. G. Storey : From Wicken : Papilio machaon, Svierin- 

 tiiiis ocellatas, Earias cUlorana, Phragmatobia fuliginosa, Phragina- 

 tcBcia castanecB (arundinis), Gastropacha quercifolia, Pterostoma pal- 

 jnna, Arsilonclie albovenosa, Leucania obsoleta, Mcliana flammea, 

 Gravimesia trigrammica, Mamestra dissimilis (suasa), Bankia argen- 

 tida, Hydrelia imcula, Lomaspilis marginata, and Collix sparsata. 

 From Cambridge : Metopsilus porcellus, Pcecilocampa populi, Pheosia 

 trcmida (dictcea), Mamestra genistie, Asteroscopus sphinx, Plusia 

 moneta, Himera pennaria, and Eiipithecia consignata. From Tudden- 

 ham : Arctia villica, Emmelia trabealis [sulphur alis), Acidalia rubi- 

 ginata [rubricata), Eupithecia lariciata, Lithostege griseata. From 

 Brooklands, Cheshire : Xylophasia rurea var. combusta, Agrotis 

 saucia, Mamestra contigua, Perizoma alcliemillata, Eupithecia sobri- 

 nata. — Mr. W. B. Lees: Coenonympha pamphilus, Parasemia planta- 

 giiiis, Venilia maculata, Plusia pulchrina, Cahjmnia trapezina (bred), 

 from Dovedale. Hepialus liumuU, Phalera bucephala (bred), Acro- 

 nycta megacephala (bred), Orgyia antiqua (bred), Xylophasia lith- 

 oxylea, Cfonodontis bidentata ab. nigra, and Hybernia marginaria 

 var. fuscata, from South Manchester. Acronycta alni (bred) from 

 Northwich, Hepialus sylvina from Styal, and Ematurga atoviaria 

 from Delamere. — Mr. W. Buckley : Series of the following : — Tcenio- 

 campa opima from Wallasey ova, Mamestra pisi from Penmaenmawr 

 ova, Agrotis aslncorthii, Dianthcecia conspersa from campions in Angle- 

 sea, Plusia moneta from Woking larvae, Plialera bucephala fromUrm- 

 ston larvae, Ino geryon from Dovedale, Ajnphidasys betularia and inter- 

 mediates between the type and var. doubledayaria, bred from Urmston 

 larvte. — Mr. A. W. Boyd, F.E.S. : Series of the following : — Phigalia 

 piedaria types and var. monacharia from Dunham Park ; Ematurga 

 atomaria (varied forms) from Delamere and Eudheath ; Aplecta nehu- 

 losa, vars. thompsoni and robsoni, bred from Delamere larvae ; Ino 

 geryon, Asthena hlomeri, and Eustroma silaceata from Dovedale ; 



