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portion of Mr. McArthur's collection of Lepidoptera from the Island 

 of Lewis, including strange varieties of Melanippe siihtristata,'' Boarmia 

 rcpandata, Aijrotis cursoria, &c.; also a very curious diaphanous- winged 

 specimen of the dark variety of Odontopera bidentata, bred with others 

 from Manchester larvae. — Mr. J. Collins exhibited and described a fine 

 melanic form of Macaria Ulurata, from Delamere, for which he proposed 

 the varietal name niijrofidrata : also a fine collection of species of the 

 genera Xanthia and Dianthcccia. — Mr. C. F. Johnson exhibited very 

 fine series of Tkeda w-album, Macaria notata, X(da con/usalis, Ai/rotis 

 ashworthii, A. citrsoiia, &c. — Mr. F. C. Thompson, bred specimens of 

 Tiipfuena jiinbria, and said that according to his experience the larVcB 

 were almost always found on bramble, and not on birch, as recorded in 

 the books. — Dr. Cotton, a beautiful series of A', octninaculata. — Messrs. 

 A. and H. Tonkin, captures in South Devon in May and June, 

 including Anticlca nibidata, Bapta tauiinatK, Zitnosovia oniieronaria, &c. 

 Specimens of Anji/nnis paphia intermediate between the type and var. 

 ralezina from Beddgelert, Vemtsia rambricaria, and Xylophasia scolo- 

 pacina from Barmouth, Bryopldla ylandifera and Aspilates citraria from 

 the Welsh Land's End (St. David's Head), were shown by Mr. F. Birch. 

 Xocniiher 11th. — Mr. E. Wilding, Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 Messrs. Mallinson, Wynne, Dunlop and Harrison were elected mem- 

 bers of the Society. The December meeting, which is to be held in 

 Chester, was shortly discussed. — Mr. F. N. Pierce, F.E.S., read a 

 paper entitled, " The Home of the Swallow-tails," which was illus- 

 trated by limelight views. After a short ihnmc of the notices of 

 Papiliu iiiachaon scattered through the chief entomological literature of 

 three centuries, he described its " habit, habits, and habitat." From 

 his remarks upon the two latter we derived the cheering intelligence 

 that in the Norfolk Broads, at all events, this splendid insect will not 

 be exterminated for many a year to come. Its strong flight, for the 

 most over swamps, the wide diffusion of its food-plant, Duiicks carota, 

 which carpets the ground everywhere, the consequent impossibility of 

 its being all examined, and the possession by the larva of peculiar 

 organs to drive away ichneumons and birds, all point to this con- 

 clusion. The habit of l\ inachaon is very constant, the essayist having 

 seen but few remarkable varieties. One of these, in which the ground 

 colour is deep yellow, he exhibited along with other fen species. During 

 the discussion Dr. J. W. Ellis gave a short account of his fenland expe- 

 riences. Mr. K. Wilding was confident that new species of all Orders 

 awaited the enthusiastic worker ni the fens. — Mr. E. J. Burgess-Sopp 

 exhibited the very beautiful Chrysumela cereal is, along with many other 

 rarities, and stated that he was elucidating the life-history of this gem 

 from Snowdou's coronet, a work which he is the first to attempt, so far 

 as is known. Dr. Ellis referred to the pleasure which the sight of this 

 species, occurring suddenly in abundance on the mountain, had given 

 to him. — Dr. J. Cotton exhibited Lepidoptera from Grange and the 

 New Forest. — Mr. W. A. Tyerman, a beautiful series taken at Carrog, 

 which included I'hisia i)itt'rroipitiunis, Larmtia ciEsiata, and Xuctiui 

 triamjuhun. — Specimens of Chlteniiis ni(jrirurnis, from the banks of the 

 river Gowy were shown, and their habits remarked upon by the Joint 

 Secretary. — Fkedk. Birch. 



'J Melanijjpe sociata var. obscwrata. See fig., Entom. xxi. p. 27. — Ed.j 



