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Wyre Forest, and Agenia variegata from Selsley, Glos. Mr. Wain- 

 wriglit, three boxes containing his collection of the Syrphidfe. Mr. G. 

 W. Wynn, a box of Lepidoptera taken this year, including Notodonta 

 chaonia, Hadena genista;, Thecla rubi, and others, from Wyre Forest. 

 Mr. H. J. Sands, some fine specimens of Vespa crahro, from Alvechurch, 

 where it has been miusually abundant ; also a series of Demas coryli 

 from the Chilterns, Oxfordshire, BoUjs hyaUnalis from Wyre, &c. Mr. 

 E. C. Kossiter, Folia chi, Mclanippe hastata, Chcerocampa porcellus, 

 Aspiiates st rig ilia ria, Cerigo matura, &c., all from Wyre Forest ; also 

 Cahjmnia affinis from Clent. — Colbran J. Wainweight, Hon. Sec. 



Nottingham Entomological Society. — A meeting was held on 

 Oct. 16th, when an exhibition of specimens taken this year was given, 

 many excellent specimens being shown by the various members. On 

 Nov. 6th a microscopical evening took place. Mr. Allen and Mr 

 Marshall kindly brought their microscopes, and a very instructive 

 evening was spent. The meetings continue to be held on the first and 

 third Fridays each mouth, at the Morley House. Local entomologists 

 are cordially invited to attend. — C. Whitehall, Hon. Sec. 



Steeatham Entomological Club. — A meeting of this Club was 

 held at Streatham Hill on January 22nd, C. H. Watson, Esq., in the 

 chair. There was a full attendance of members. There were several 

 interesting exhibits of local and general interest, including fine vars. 

 of Abraxas grossulariata by Mr. J. Henderson. Some very instructive 

 remarks were made upon this exhibit by Messrs. F. W. Frohawk and J. 

 H. Carpenter. Other exhibits vfere Argynjiis aglaia and A. adippe, from 

 the New Forest ; also the specimen of a second brood of Apatiira iris 

 by Mr. C. H. Watson (see ante, p. 61). A discussion followed on the 

 local fauna, and Messrs. Mark Winkley and Alex. C. Forrester sug- 

 gested that it would be desirable for the Streatham Entomological Club 

 to proceed at once with the formation of a reliable local list. — John 

 Henderson, Hon. Sec; 7, Pinfold Road, Streatham, S.W. 



York and District Field Naturalists' Society. — The following 

 is a list of the varieties and local forms of Lepidoptera exhibited at 

 the museum, York, by the members of the York Society, during the 

 past season (1893) : — By the President (Mr. G. C. Dennis), a living 

 bred specimen of Spilosoma luhricipeda var. radiata from Barnsley. 

 By Mr. R. Dutton, forms of Abraxas ulmata and S. lubricipeda (York 

 form) ; a variety of A. grossulariata, York ; forms of Asphalia diluta 

 and Hadena protea, selected from a great number of specimens taken 

 this season at sugar ; also a fine bred hermaphrodite specimen of 

 Epione vespertaria, from York. By Mr. S. Walker, a number of varieties 

 of Orthosia suspecta, taken this season at York ; also Boarmia rhomboi- 

 daria var. perfumaria. By Mr. G. Jackson, a large number of ex- 

 ceptionally fine varieties of S. lubricipeda, bred from larv» obtained 

 during the past few seasons in the neighbourhood of York, none of them 

 approaching "a beaucoup pres" the yslv. radiata ; and Mr. Jackson 

 stated that although he had bred this species largely for a number of 

 years he had never been so successful as to obtain this variety. By 

 Mr. J. Hawkins, Hybernia progemmaria var. fnscata, York ; numerous 

 specimens of Tephrosia biundularia var. delamerensis, together with 



