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confinement the moth appears from April to June from eggs laid on 

 oak or poplar ; when laid the egg is of a beautiful green colour, but 

 after a week the colour changes to red or plum, and still later to drab. 

 The changes in colour and appearance of the larva at the different 

 ecdyses were graphically described, and much interesting information 

 given on habits throughout the life of the insect in all its stages. On 

 the motion of the chairman a very cordial vote of thanks was accorded 

 Dr. Crallan for his valuable contribution to our knowledge of the life- 

 history of this rare British moth. — Among exhibits shown were a box 

 of insects from Trinidad, exhibited by Miss Birch on behalf of her 

 brother ; eggs of T. opima on hawkweed by Mr. H. B. Prince, and on 

 yarrow by Mr. Mollinson, who also showed larvre of L. liiorolis ; 

 Pluda moneta (bred) and Lycccna avion from S. Devon, by Mr. Pierce ; 

 and a queen wasp in a state of hybernation, by Mr. Score. — E. J. B. 

 Sopp and W. D. Harrison, Hon. Secretaries. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — April 10th. — Mr. G. T. 

 Bethune-Baker, President, in the chair. — Mr. E. C. Rossiter was 

 elected a member of the Society. — Mr. J. T. Fountain gave an 

 account of some work he had been doing, which showed how much 

 collecting might be done in the winter. On December 2nd he saw 

 at Sutton more moths than he had ever seen before, chiefly 

 Cheimatobia brumata, L., but including also Scopelosoma satellitia, L., 

 and Orrhodia vaccinii, L. On March 4th he sugared at Chelmsley 

 Woods, and the last two species came in numbers. — Mr. "W. E. 

 Collinge showed Collembola ; Sminthnrus malmgreni, Tulbb., from 

 Knowle, a species new to England ; and Lipura ambulans, L., from 

 Solihull, where it occurred in thousands in connection with some' 

 cauliflowers suffering from finger-and-toe disease.— Mr. Gilbert Smith 

 gave an account of the coleopterous genera Efiocephalus and Asenum, 

 illustrating it by drawings and specimens of the species in various 

 stages. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



Proceedings of the South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society. 1904-5. Pp. i-xvi, 1-104. The Society's Room, 

 Hibernia Chambers, S.E. 1905. 



Contains several interesting contributions on entomological subjects, 

 the most important perhaps being a paper on the genus Coleophora by 

 Mr. Alfred Sich, F.E.S. In his address the President (Mr. Sich) first 

 reviews the principal events of the year, so far as these concern the 

 British Fauna ; he then discourses on " the joy of animal existence " 

 and the triumph of animal life. 



Several field-meetings were held during the year, and reports of 

 these are given. That referring to the Eynsford meeting is accom- 

 panied by a capital map of the district. 



