314 THE entomologist's record. 



An uncommon Pyrale. — Mr. Kaye, an uncommon Pyrale, Ar/lossa 

 cuprealis, captured in his house at Surbiton. Exotic Papilios. — Mr, 

 Edwards, the exotic Papilios, 1\ iacicus, from S. America, and J'. 

 hcUcrl and P. aiidraenion, from Mexico. Living P. c-album. — Mr. L. 

 Gibb, a living example of l'olij<fonia c-album. Eupitheciids.— Mr. 

 Adkin, short series of Kupithevia innotata and K, fia.vinata, and 

 initiated a discussion on the specific stability of these as two separate 

 species, Pieris napi of 1912. — Mr. Grosvenor, two drawers of Picris 

 napi, showing the geographical variation occurring in the British Isles. 

 Lapland butterflies. — Mr. Sheldon, all the species of the genus Erchia 

 known to occur in Scandinavia, and which he had taken in his trips 

 there during 1911 and 1912. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — October 21.s^ 

 — Mr. Wm. Webster, Vice-President in the chair. This being the 

 opening meeting of the season was devoted to exhibits of the past 

 season's work. Mr. F, N, Pierce showed a box of Lepidoptera from 

 Silverdale, Lanes,, which included Hamearis lucina, Brenthis euplirosyne, 

 and Euclidia mi ; from Tansor, Huntingdonshire, ScJioenobiiis mucro- 

 nellus, 8. forjicellus, Acentropiis niveus, Hydrocampa nympheata, H. 

 stagnata, and Paraponyx stratiotata ; also Scapula fcrruyalis from 

 Oxfordshire. Mr. L. West exhibited his recently published work The 

 Natural Trout-Fly and its Imitations, containing a fine series of coloured 

 illustrations of the flies used by the angler for trout together with a 

 set of the artificial flies, inserted on special pages, Mr, B, H. Crabtree, 

 two drawers containing his very fine series of variations of Abraxas 

 yrossulariata, including vars. niyra, niyro-sparsata, niyro-caerulea, Jlavo- 

 fasciata, hazeleiyhensis, lutea, varleyata, and other striking forms. Mr. 

 E. Tait, Jun., a long bred series of Ayrotis ashworthii, with vars. sub- 

 striata, and riryata, a very fine set of Ayrotis ayatliina, including var. 

 rosea and a melanic form of Boarmia repandata, from North Wales ; 

 Leptosia sinapis, Colias edasa, Liydia adustata, Bapta temerata, 

 Melanippe yaliata, from south Devon ; Tephrosia luridata, from Wyre 

 Forest, and Nyssia zonaria, from Conway. Mr. W. A. Tyerman 

 exhibited the following species from Ainsdale, viz : — Procris statices, 

 Neuria reticulata, Dianthoecia nana, PUisia festucae, Phibalapteryx 

 liynata, and Kupithecia satyrata var. callunaria. Mr. W. Mansbridge 

 showed Micro-lepidoptera collected in Lancashire and Cheshire 

 during the past season, viz: — Along bred series oiTortrixcostana with 

 melanic and intermediate variations, a long bred series of Mnemonica 

 (Micropteryx) unimaculella, Coleophora fusccdmella and ( '. lutipennella, 

 Ornix betulae, Lithocolletis (j uercifoliella,&nd L.crame7-ella,ivomJ)e\iim.eve; 

 Pancalia loewenhoekella and Pyrausta purpuraUs from Grange, the last 

 being very brightly coloured. Mr. Prince, a bred series of Cidaria 

 reticulata, from Windermere, yemeophila plantayinis var. hospita, from 

 the Lake District, and many coast species. 



BIT U AR Y. 



William Forsell Kirby. (}Vith portrait.) 



Although William Forsell Kirby was a naturalist by profession, 

 and had a world-wide reputation as a writer on various orders of 

 insects, besides being the author of more popular works on Natural 

 History, he was a man of great erudition, and took a considerable 



