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eluded Th]ifttira hatis, T. deiasa, Cymatophura duplaris, C. fluctnosa 

 (oue), C. or, and C. ondaris (oue), Acrom/cta Irporinu, Xi/luplutsia 

 hepatica, Mainestra sordida, Aijrotis exdamationis (flue vars.), A. cineren, 

 Aplecta herbuia, A. tincUi, Hadeiia contigua, Tephrosia luridata (exter- 

 saria). Of these, C. duplaris, T. extrrsaria, H. contujuu, and A. tiiirta 

 were common, the last-named being a perfect nuisance; of A. cinerea 

 he took one female, which in his experience was much rarer than the 

 male, and he had never seen it at sugar before. — Mr. C. J. Wain- 

 wright, a specimen of Protoparce ronrulvuli, which had been sent to him 

 from Wiltshire.— -Mr. H. W. Ellis, the following Coleoptera ■.—Silpha 

 mmatci, from Bewdley ; GaleruceUa tenella, Hijdnirhiia elomjatns, and 

 Bcujous ci/lindrus, all from Bedfordshire, the latter species in some 

 numbers. — Mr. J. T. Fountain, Pieris daplidiic from Jersey in August 

 last ; bred series of Sele)iia lunaria, both spring and summer broods, for 

 comparison ; and a series of Plnnomos awj alalia, bred from a Brock- 

 enhurst female. — Mr. A. D. Innes, the thysanuran Mar.liiUs maritima, 

 from Port Erin, Isle of Man; they were common on the rocks and 

 cliff-faces, and also came in to light at the biological station, and 

 were common all over the house. Anurida maritima, also from Port 

 Erin, August, 1901, a species of Collembola from rock-pools, &c., 

 below high-water mark. — Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, a drawerful of 

 Ctenoni/ntpha from many localities, including C. dams var. rotJdiehi 

 from Witherslack and Chartley Moss, and pale Continental forms. He 

 said that though Barrett figures and describes the pale form of this 

 species as a mountain form, yet in his experience it was the usual 

 form on the Continent. — Mr. W. H. Flint read a very interesting 

 paper upon the digestive tract in Lepidoptera. He gave an account of 

 his own researches, illustrating them upon the blackboard, describing 

 the form, functions, and variations, &c., of the digestive organs. 

 Among other things, he mentioned that this spring he had a large 

 brood of Kndruiiiis rersicolur, which died without eating; upon dis- 

 section he found that the mesenteren and gnostodeum had never joined 

 up, consequently there was no passage through. — Colbran J. Wain- 

 wRiGHT, Unn. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — The first 

 meeting of the Winter Session was held on October 14th, in the Royal 

 Institution, Colquitt Street, with the Vice-President, Mr. E. Wilding, 

 in the chair. — Dr. G. W. Chaster exhibited a collection of Southport 

 Coleoptera, including at least forty species which have not yet been 

 found in the Liverpool district. Amongst these may be mentioned, 

 Carabus glabratus (probably introduced), Hi/driEna niiirita, PhUeopora 

 curticalis' {both very rare), Anisutoma pinui (hitherto only known from 

 Scotland), AntheropJuifjus silaceiis, Amincecim brevLs, Anthiciis himacnlatas 

 (up to the time of capture of this species by Dr. Chaster and Mr. 

 Tomlin, at Southport, only two specimens were known— see Dr. Ellis's 

 Liverpool List), Orthocluetes setiiier, CeiitlwrrJntncJtidiKs dau-su)ii,and Uhin- 

 onchus ijraminem. Mr. Wilding heartily congratulated Dr. Chaster on the 

 addition of such rarities to the Lancasiiire fauna.— Mr. F. Birch, Scarites 

 fjiyas, from West Africa; he also read a letter from Mr. E. J. B. Sopp, on 

 the distribution of one of the rarer cockroaches, Periplaneta amtralada:, 

 specimens of which were exhibited.— Mr. Oulton Harrison, a hvmg 

 larva of Lainpyrin mctUuca from Delamere Forest.— Mr. Crabtree, a 



