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captured by Mr. Kane some time ago. Also the new postal-box 

 invented by Dr. Knaggs ; a trial was made, insects were placed in it, 

 and after rough usage it was opened, and the specimens were found 

 quite intact, showing it to be a very successful device. Mr. Barrett, 

 on behalf of Mr. Sidney Webb, the pick of his valuable and extraordinary 

 varieties of the " Tigers," and no doubt unequalled in the world, viz. : 

 Arctia villica, L., varying from almost spotless to nearly black; A.caia, 

 L., spotless, brown marbled, pale blotched, pink shaded, black suffused, 

 and half one colour, half another, &c. ; Neweophila phmtaf/inis, L., red 

 and pale ; Gullimorpha (^o;«mi6/fl, L., yellow, white spotted, pink, and 

 dusky. Mr. Barrett made some remarks on the normal and abnormal 

 varieties exhibited. Mr. Frohawk, a specimen of Vanessa ttrticfB, L., 

 having the marginal blue spots exaggerated, and extending into the 

 black border about twice the usual distance. Mr. Adkin, a case 

 containing series of most of the genus Taniocampa, showing 

 extreme variation, all from the New Forest. Mr. Williams, a bred 

 specimen of Pieris napi, L., in which only the hind wings had 

 developed. Mr. Turner, specimens of Sirex gigas from Box Hill and 

 Chichester, several species of Neuroptera, and a specimen of Bombylius 

 major from Box Hill. — Hy. J. Turner (Hon. Beport. Sec). 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — March 19f/i, 1894. — Mr. R. 

 C. Bradley in the chair. Exhibits : — By Mr. A. H. Martineau, a few 

 insects from Sierra Leone ; also a small collection of Lepidoptera made 

 in Lundy Isle by Mr. R. W. Chase, which included Satgrus semele, 

 Vanessa, atalanta, V. polychloros, V.urtica, Bombyx rubi, Zygana trifolii, 

 Z.fiUpendula, and others. Mr. Bradley remarked that in several cases 

 the forms were decidedly under the average in size. By Mr. Bradley 

 and C. J. Wainwright, each showed boxes containing their Tachinidge. 

 By Mr. P. W. Abbot, single specimens of Leucania ohsoleta and Senta 

 maritima from near Ely. 



April 26th. — Mr. G. H. Kenrick, President, in the chair. Mrs. 

 Petley, Pedmore Lodge, near Stourbridge ; Mrs. P. W. Abbott and Miss 

 Titley, Four Oaks, were elected members of the Society. Exhibits : — 

 By Mr. Colbran J. Wainwright, a collection of Diptera made at Wyre 

 Forest at Easter ; amongst others there was a large series of an 

 Echinomyia, perhaps iirsina, which had been extremely abundant 

 throughout the forest, more particularly on the sallows ; there were 

 also short series of Chilosia grossa and Jiavicornis, and larger ones of 

 Syrphiis lasiophthalmus and Melanostoma qnadrimaculatum, all taken on 

 the sallow bloom. He remarked on the bee-like appearance of the 

 Echinoimjia and the two species of Chilosia; the latter resembled 

 Ayidrena fulva so closely that it was with difficulty that he recognised 

 them when settled on the bloom. By Mr. R. C. Bradley, a long series 

 of the above Echinoiugia, taken at the same time and place ; also two 

 specimens of Bombus latreillellus from Sutton. By Mr. W. Harrison, 

 living larv* of Melitmi artemis, of which he had taken a considerable 

 number on the devil's-bit scabious at Aiiey ; also Stauropus fagi, bred 

 from larvffi taken at Wyre Forest last year ; and Neuria saponarim 

 from Wicken Fen. Mr. G. H. Kenrick read some " Notes on the 

 Migration of Insects," in which he called attention to such facts as 

 were known about migration, and dealt with various possible explana- 



