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Birmingham Entomological Society. — UldtKUutidc JE.vcursion, 1894. 

 A small party from this Society spent from May 12tli to IStli in the 

 neighbourhood of Selsley, on the Cotswolds. In consequence of the 

 unfavourable weather the collections made were below expectations, 

 and consequently there was some disappointment. The lepidopterists 

 took numbers of larvse of Callimorplm dominida, Nemeophila jdantar/inis, 

 Xjcdaria mundana, &c., and found Nenwobhcs lucina and other insects 

 on the wing, but nothing of importance. The hymenopterists were 

 well satisfied with their captures ; and although the dipterists, owing 

 to want of sun, took comparatively little of interest, yet they succeeded 

 in adding two new species of Sy)yhus to the British list, Mr. R. C. 

 Bradley taking one specimen of Syrphiis trianguUfer, Zett., and Mr. 

 C. J. Wainwright one of S. anmdipes, Zett. On the Monday a drive 

 to Cranham Woods was taken, in the company of two local entomo- 

 logists, Messrs. Frank Stephens and R. W. Fitzgerald ; and on the 

 way back tea was taken at the house of Mr. C. J. Watkins, Painswick, 

 and two hours profitably spent in an examination of his collections of 

 Diptera, Hymenoptera, &c. 



Maij 21st. — Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, Vice-President, in the chair. 

 Exhibits : — Mr. W. Harrison, living larvffi of Callmorpha dominida 

 taken during the Society's excursion to Selsley-on-the-Cotswolds. 

 Mr. A. H. Martineau, pupje of Crabm intemiptus, dug out of an old 

 rotten stump at Middleton. Mr. P. W. Abbott read a paper upon the 

 genus Hadena, in which he dealt with : — 1st. The position of the 

 genus, which he considered should follow Apamea. 2nd. The distri- 

 bution of the genus in our own district ; he only knew of the occur- 

 rence of eight species, though siiasa and trifolii might have to be 

 added. 3rd. Variation, which he described at some length ; generally 

 concluding that it was not a variable genus. 4th. Life-history ; de- 

 scribing the life-history of glaiica, which he knew well in Sutton Park, 

 at some length. He showed the drawer from his cabinet containing 

 the genus, and other members also showed specimens. — Colbkan J. 

 Wainwkight, Hon. Sec. 



Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society (Entomological 

 Section). — February 21th, 1894. — W. A. Vice, Esq., M.B., in the chair. 

 Exhibits :^Mr. C. B. Headly, larvse of (Estrus bovis. Mr. F. Bouskell, 

 life-histories, with ova, larvte, pupae and imagines, of Bombyx neustria, 

 B. qucrcifolia, Orgyia antujua, Biston hlrtaria and Papilio )iiachaon ; 

 and he recommended the formation of local and British collections by 

 the section, showing, where possible, the life-histories. In reply to an 

 inquiry as to the best means of dealing with the onion grub, which is 

 very prevalent in the district, the cultivation of onions in trenches, 

 and covering up of the bulbs according to Miss Ormerod's plan, was 

 recommended. 



April 2nd. — W. A. Vice, Esq., in the chair. The Hon. Sec. read 

 the report of the Easter excursions to Charnwood Forest, the chief 

 captures being Brephos parthenias (in good condition, out fourteen days 

 earlier than last year) ; Cymatophora Jiamcornis (one at rest, and one on 

 the wing in the bright sunshine), Hybernia leucoplmaria, H, proyoniiiaria^ 

 Anisopteryx cescularia ; at sallow, Pachnobia rubricosa (11), TcBniocampa 

 gothica, T, stabilis, T, instabilis (very variable), T. pulvendenta, T, 



