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baston ; also of Liparis solids at Edgbastoii. — Mr. R. C. Bradley 

 exhibited a small collection of insects made on the Lickey Hills on 

 June 25th, including Hccatcra serena, Tinea semi fal veil a, Dioctria atri- 

 capella, &c. — Mr. J. T. Fountain, a number of Leucoma salicis taken at 

 Bournville, Lifford, &c., some having been found in Bournville station; 

 he found them quite common in that district, obtaining many larvae 

 and pupjB from poplars.— Mr. G. H. Kenrick, two collections of Lepi- 

 doptera, one made near Bolt Head, Devon, during the first week in 

 July, and the other from Tongue, in Sutherlandshire, during the 

 middle of August. Amongst the former lot were Sesia philanthiformis, 

 which was very common on the cliffs, Heliothis peltif/era, Ar/rotis luni- 

 tjeia, A. lucernea, A. corticea, Bryophila r/landifera, Hecatera serena, 

 Anticlea rubidata, &c. ; amongst the latter were FJpunda lutulenta — 

 '? var. Innehurgensis, Agrotis cursoria (dark brownish forms), A. tritici, 

 Noctua festiva var. conflua, Polia chi (with dark hind wings), Xanthia 

 eenif/o (lemon-coloured), Stilbia anomala, Larentia ccesiata (well marked), 

 L. fiavicincta, Cidaiia iiiuiianata (fine forms, one with black bar), Carsia 

 imbutata, Larentia olivata, &c. The larvae of Demas eoryli, he said, 

 swarmed everywhere at Tongue. — Mr. G. W. Wynn, the following 

 Lepidoptera, all bred from larvae found in Wyre Forest last September: 

 Demas cori/li, Drepana falcataria, PijffCEra curtiila, Orgijia piidibunda, 

 Amphidasys betularia var. do)ibledayaria, Hadena contiyua, Cerura bifida, 

 and Ephyra pendnlaria : also a few Diptera from Derbyshire — Asilus 

 crabroniformis, Tachina yrossa, Chrysochlaniys cnprea, &c. — Mr. A. D. 

 Timms, cocoons of Attacus atlas sent to the University Museum. — -Mr. 

 Colbran J. Wainwright, a few Diptera from Hay Woods, Warwick- 

 shire, taken July 28th : Didea ahuti, Chrysochlamys cuprea, Eitmerus 

 ornatKs, Chilosia rcstracea : the last three had not previously been 

 taken anywhere near Birmingham. — Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, along 

 series of Lyccena arion from many places, including a series taken by 

 himself in Cornwall this year ; some old Cotswold ones and vai'ious 

 European specimens, including var. obscura from the High Alps. He 

 pointed out a most decided difference in the colour between the Cornish 

 and Gloucestershire specimens, the former showing a brighter, paler, 

 more metallic blue ; also he called attention to a gynandromorphous 

 specimen amongst the Cornish ones. — Mr. W. Harrison, the following 

 Lepidoptera : — Leucophasia sinapis and Nemeobius lucina from Withers- 

 lack, where they were common; C(cnonympha darns from Westmore- 

 land, which he pointed out were darker than Scotch forms he had, 

 and not so red as Welsh ones ; Smerinthas ocellatus from Harborne, 

 where the larvae were common in 1900, but none were seen in 1901 ; 

 Mclanargia yalatea, which was very abundant in the Cotswolds, Glou- 

 cestershire, wherever he went this year ; Hesperia comma, common 

 on one hill only in the Cotswolds ; Vanessa c-albvm from Trench 

 Woods and the Cotswolds, at both of which places it was common this 

 year; and Acidalia ornata from Rodborough Hill, Glos. 



October 21st. — The President in the chair. — Mr. R. Bradley ex- 

 hibited Anthrax paniscns, males and females, taken last August at 

 Criccieth, North Wales, in dull weather. — Mr. G. W. Wynne, a collec- 

 tion of Lepidoptera made at Wyre Forest, at sugar, on two evenings 

 only, June 23rd and 24th last. He was unusually successful, the 

 moths being in great numbers at every patch of sugar. They in- 



