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Eucosmia undulata, AstJienn trstaceata, Venusla cainbrica, and Boino- 

 locha fontis from South Cheshire. An example of Cabera exanthe- 

 mata ab. approximata bred fi'om a Delamere larva ; a series of Bryo- 

 pthila glandifera from North Devon, ranging from pale yellow to dark 

 green. — Mr. A. E. Salmon : Living larvas and cocoons of Fhilosamia 

 ricini and cynthia ; larvae of Gricula anclrei (just hatched) ; ova of 

 the hybrid between Caligula japonica male and simla female, laid on 

 September 1st, and the two parents. — Mr. J. H. Watson : Living ova 

 of the leaf-insect, PalcJiryphyllitm crurifoliiim, from the Seychelles 

 Islands, showing that even these imitate the seeds of a plant. A 

 living example of the silk-moth, Argema iiiimosce, from South Africa, 

 and the cocoon it had just emerged from ; two live PJiilosamia ricini 

 and larva3 in various stages, from Bengal ; also a new moth belonging 

 to an aberrant group of the Saturnidie (Hemileuca sp.), allied to 

 H. newnuegeni (H. Edwards) — the specimens bred from pupte col- 

 lected in the neighbourliood of the Truckee Pass, on the Californian- 

 Nevada divide of the Rocky Mountains ; other species of the Hemi- 

 leucinge, including H. viaia var. nevadeusis, electra, and Pseudoliazis 

 marcata, &c. — Mr. J. E. Cope : The following Coleoptera : — Gicindela 

 campestris from Delamere; Carabus nemoralis, catenulatus, granulatus, 

 violaceus (July), Pterostichus vulgaris (April), and Dytiscusmarginalis 

 (August), from x\shton Moss ; Byrrhus pilula, Gorymbites ceneus, and 

 Elater balteatus, with larvte and wood-borings, from Delamere ; 

 Cetonia aurata from Bournemouth ; dissected mouth-parts of C. 

 nemoralis and catenulatus, and of P. vulgaris. 



November 2nd, 1910. — Mr. R. Tait, Jun., F.E.S., opened a discus- 

 sion on the Lithosiinae or " Footman " moths, illustrating his remarks 

 with series of insects from his collection. The following exhibits 

 were made : — Mr. J. H. Watson, living cocoons of the Saturnidte : 

 S. var. meridionalis from Syria, S. spiniivom Lower x\ustria, .S'. ceplia- 

 larice, var. haversoni from Armenia, S. pyretorum from China, IS. pa- 

 vonia from Yorkshire. — Mr. Wm. Mansbridge, F.E.S., series of Dian- 

 thoscia carpophaga, light forms from Eastbourne ; Boarmia repandata 

 from North Cornwall and Delamere, B. gemmaria from North Kent 

 (black) and North Devon (light), Mesoleuca albicillata from Silver- 

 dale ova, Aplecta nebulosa with vars. thompsoni and robsoni. — Mr. H. 

 Garnett exhibited under the microscope two species of Hymenoptera 

 from Withington, Manchester, taken on October 2nd, 1910, one being 

 Anagrus incarnatus female, " the Golden Fairy-Fly," and the otlier a 

 species of Gosmocoma. — Mr. A. E. Wright showed a living Dasypolia 

 templi female from Burnley. — Mr. A. W. Boyd, F.E.S., a box of 

 Micro-Lepidoptera mainly from Clieshire localities. — Mr. C. F. John- 

 son, F.E.S., exhibited series of Tephrosia punctularia and Thecla 

 rubi from Cannock Cliase, Nola confusalis and Ghloroclystis debiliata 

 from Burnt Wood, Drymonia chaonia and C crura furcula bred from 

 larvae from the Lake i)istrict ; a long and varied series of Oporabia 

 filigrammaria from North Derliyshire, Asteroscopus nubeculosa and 

 Nyssia lapponaria from two-year-old pupae, Tmiiocampa leucographa 

 and muncla bred from the Lake l^istrict, Eucosmia certata from 

 Market Drayton, and an example of Abraxas grossulariata var. nigro- 

 Cfprulca from Huddersfield.— A. W. Boyd, Hon. Sec. 



