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Northumberland, in May, 1912.— Several reports were made of the 

 occmTence of Colias ecliisa, Pyrameis atalaiita, and P. cardiii. — H. J. 

 Turner {Hon. Report. Sec). 



The Manchester Entomological Society. — Meeting held in 

 the Manchester Museum on March 5th, 1913.— Mr. J. H. Watson 

 exhibited male and female Hi/polimnas anthedon from British East 

 Africa; the female mimics Limnas chrysipjms (which was also shown) 

 to a remarkable degree. He also showed a series of Hypolimnas 

 holina, male and female, from Fanning Island, in the Central Pacific. 

 This is the only butterfly found on the island, and the female is the 

 most brilliant form of holina female known. Mr. Watson suggested 

 that the female is reverting to the brilliant male colour, because it 

 cannot profit from mimicry of another insect which does not occur 

 there ; in other localities the holina female mimics other butterflies 

 of a rnore sober appearance.— Mr. A. E. Salmon gave a lecture with 

 lantern illustrations entitled " Plants that Prey on Insects." He 

 divided these into three classes: (1) Plants which capture insects 

 without making any definite movement for that purpose, such as the 

 bladderwort, the pitcher-plant, and the toothwort. (2) Those which 

 make definite movements to capture after stimulation has been given 

 by the insects themselves, such as the sundews, the Venus fly-trap, 

 and the butterwort. (3) Those which have sticky or hmed leaves, 

 such as the Spanish fly-catcher or dew-leaf. He exhibited leaves 

 of the pitcher-plant containing many insects. — A. W. Boyd, M.A., 

 Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Meeting 

 held at the Royal Institution, Colquit Street, Liverpool, April 21st, 



1913. Mr. F. N. Pierce, F.E.S., President, in the chair. — Messrs. 



Alan Cookson, Blundell Sands, and Alfred Watts, Oxton, were elected 

 members of the Society. — Mr. R. Wilding gave an address entitled 

 " Notes on Some Rare and Local Coleoptera, in the course of which 

 he gave details of the haunts and habits of the following species, 



viz. : Miscodera arctica, Amara rufocincta, Bemhidiuyn 5-striatum, 



B. nigricorne, Cymindis vaporariorum, Perileptus areolatus, Ocypus 

 fuscatus, Quedius auricomus, Pseudopsis stilcatus, Heptaidicus villosus, 

 ^gialia rufa, Ammcecius hrevis, Anisotoma ciliaris, A. rugosa, 

 Anthicus himaculatus, Antherophagus silaceiis, and Chrysomela 

 cerealis. Mr. Wilding exhibited series of all these species in 

 illustration of his remarks. A discussion ensued on the bionomics 

 of the less known species occurring on the sandhills, from which it 

 appeared that a good deal of research is still required, especially in 

 connection with the larval habits.— Mr. Alfred Watts exhibited two 

 specimens of Heliaca tenehrata captured by himself near Birkenhead. 



Mr. W. Mansbridge showed Epinephele janira, Ino statices, and 



Lyc(zna icarus, all very brightly coloured, from Co. Cork. — Wm. 

 Mansbridge, Hon. Sec. 



