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from Cheshire and the Isle of Lewis, the former showing the ocelli 

 much more pronounced ; and (3) Erebia athiops (blandina), two speci- 

 mens bred from ova laid by a Yorkshire female. — Mr. Coithrup, a very 

 fine variety of Polyommatus corydon, in which the marginal markings 

 of the hind wings were developed and coalesced into radiating streaks. 

 — Mr. J. W. Kaye, a fine bred series of Thecia pnini, from Monkswood 

 larva?. He pointed out tbe variable and unstable character of tbe 

 orange markings of the female. — Mr. Joy, a bred series of Cyaniris 

 argiolus, being about half of a brood of which the remainder were 

 going over the winter as pupa?, and gave notes on his method of breed- 

 ing. — Mr. Turner read a paper entitled " Notes on the Genus Coleo- 

 phora," and illustrated each species mentioned by a life-history show- 

 ing imago, cases at different stages, position in life, and the leaves 

 showing larval depredations. 



October 12th. — Tbe President in the chair. — Mr. Edward Hill, of 

 Dorville Road, Lee, was elected a member. — Mr. Stonell exhibited a 

 number of varieties of British Lepidoptera, including pale Orthosia 

 suspecta, pale and dark Xoctua sobrina, Ttcniocampa gracilis var. pallida, 

 &c. — Mr. Cowham, a fine, richly banded Dicycla oo, from Woodford. — 

 Messrs. Harrison & Main, (1) Nemeophila russula, a series bred from 

 Delamere Forest ova ; and (2) Callimorpha dominula, bred, from Deal. 

 — Mr. Sich, tbe two specimens of- Argyresthia illuminatella from Hails- 

 ham, Sussex, which had been determined by Mr. Meyrick as new to 

 the British fauna. — Mr. Kaye, (1) a pair of black Boarmia gemmaria 

 (rhomboidaria) ; and (2) a much-suffused Cleora glabraria from tbe New 

 Forest. — Mr. Ashdown, specimens of the local hemipteron Eysarcoris 

 melanocephal us taken in Surrey, and the rare E. omens from tbe New 

 Forest. — Mr. West, the Coleoptera Sibinia potentilla, on Spergula 

 arvensis ; S. primita, on grass; and Rhinoncus bruchoides, on Poly- 

 gonum, by sweeping in Darenth Wood in August. — Mr. Joy, a fine 

 variety of Cupido minima, having the usual submarginal row of dots 

 on the hind wings elongated into streaks of considerable but varying 

 lengtb. — Mr. West (Ashtead), a photograph showing a cluster of 

 Mania maura in a corner of a room, where for years they had been 

 accustomed to assemble. — Mr. F. Noad-Clark, a microscope, fitted with 

 all the ordinary modern appliances, in illustration of his paper. — Mr. 

 R. Adkin, specimens of Emmelesia unifasciata that had emerged in 

 August of this year from pupa? of 1900. Some individuals had emerged 

 in 1901, 1902, 1903, and 1904, and a few pupaa still remained over. — 

 Mr. F. Noad-Clark read a paper, " Practical Hints in Microscopical 

 Manipulation." — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Rep. Secretary. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Tbe first 

 meeting of the autumn session was held in the Royal Institution, 

 Liverpool, on Monday, October 16th, the President, Mr. Samuel J. 

 Capper, F.E.S., in the chair, and was probably the largest and most 

 successful in the history of the Society. In opening, the Chairman 

 extended a cordial welcome to the visitors, who included a number of 

 ladies. — After the passing of tbe minutes, a vote of condolence was 

 passed with the relatives of the late Mr. William Johnson, one of the 

 original members of the Society. — Eight candidates were proposed for 

 membership, and several donations to the Library and Micro-slide 



