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ab. imjjcir and a specimen as small as B. ]jerla.~Mi\ Bacot, a cm"ious 

 mimetic Acridian from Portuguese West Africa, which rested on the 

 charred stumps of vegetation burnt annually, and showed very 

 perfect protective resemblance. — Mr. Gardner, long and varied series 

 of British Lepidoptera, including Boarmia repandata from North 

 Devon, with var. conversaria and many intermediates ; Hypsvpetcs 

 sordidata from Forres, probably bilberry forms, many being very 

 extreme ; Larentia didymata from many localities indicative of local 

 races, and Melanippe Jiiictuata, including varied London forms and 

 aberrations, with dark Scotch and Shetland forms. — Mr. H. Main, 

 the galls of Biorhiza aptera on the rootlets of the oak, some cut open 

 to show the workings, the larvaB, and the parasitic larvae. —Mr. W. J. 

 Kaye, a fine set of the species of butterflies forming the principal 

 Miillerian association in Costa Eica, including fourteen species of 

 Ithomiinse, three species of HeliconiiniE, one Pierinse, one Eresia, and 

 a new species of Castnia. He also showed a smaller, similar, mimetic 

 group from Caracas, Venezuela. — Mr. Sheldon, the series of Eupi- 

 thecia innotata and E. fraxinata referred to by him at the previous 

 meeting. — Lantern slides were exhibited by Mr. W. West (Ashtead), 

 sporangia of Myxomycetes ; Dr. Chapman, the delegates to the 

 International Congress ; Mr. Tonge, ova of Lepidoptera in situ ; Mr. 

 Main, life-histories of the snake-fly {Eaphidia), the alder-fly, and the 

 "jumping" saw-fly {Phylotoma) ; and Mr. Dennis, galls caused by 

 aphids and mites. — -Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Rep. Sec. 



The Manchester Entomological Society. — The first meeting 

 of the 1912-13 Session was held in the Manchester Museum on 

 October 2nd, 1912. — The following exhibits were made : — Mr. E. 

 Tait, Jr., series of Agrotis ashworthii from North Wales, including a 

 number of dark specimens ; Nyssia zonaria bred from ova laid by a 

 North Wales female ; Melitcea aurinia bred from Irish larvae ; 

 Geometra p)apilionaria bred from Delamere larvae; Tephrosia luridata 

 bred from Wyre Forest ova ; Cucullia chamomillcB from Carrington 

 Moss, Cheshire ; a bred series of Ennomos autumnaria. Series from 

 South Devon (taken in June, 1912) of Leucophasia sinapis, Melanippe 

 pirocellata, Larentia rjaliata, Liydia adustata, Bapta temerata, and 

 CoUas edusa; also a variety of Agrotis exclamationis . He also 

 showed a fine series of Boarinia repandata, including the melanic 

 form from North Wales, a different melanic form from Durham, and 

 a pale form from South Wales.— Mr. W. P. Stocks, F.E.C.S., a large 

 number of species, which included : — From Silverdale : Nemeohius 

 lucina. Bio geryon, Nola confusalis, Grammesia trigrammica, with 

 var. bilinea inclining to var. obscura, Ligdia adustata, Bapta temerata, 

 Malenydris salicata, &c. From Baslow : Xanthorhoe fluctuata var. 

 costovata, a beautiful example ; Bryophila perla, a series. From 

 Selkirk: Pygcera pigra. From Fowey: Diaphora mendica. — Mr. 

 C. F. Johnson, series of Ligdia adustata, Bio geryon, and Seviiothisa 

 alternata, from Witherslack ; Lophopteryx camelina, Tephrosia lurid- 

 ata and Pachys strataria, bred from larva3 beaten in Wyre Forest ; a 

 peculiar buff-coloured specimen of Opisthograptis luteolata, taken at 

 Stockport. — Mr. W. Mansbridge, series of Nyssia zonaria, from 

 Crosby sandhills ; Gonodontis hidentata with var. nigra, from Brad- 



