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exulans, Hoch,, and contributed papers thereon. A considerable dis- 

 cussion ensued. — Hy. J. Turnee, Hon. Report Secretary. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — September llth, 1894. — Mr. 

 G. H. Kenrick, F.E.S., President, in the chair. Mr. Valentine Smith, 

 Wellington Eoad, Edgbaston, was elected a member of the Society. 

 Exhibits : — Messrs, R. C. Bradley and C. J. Wainwright, a collection 

 of insects made during ten days spent in the New Forest in the middle 

 of July this year ; the Lepidoptera included freshly emerged specimens 

 of Lithosia mesomella and Erastria fasciana, which were thus a full 

 month late ; also Cleora glahraria, Calligenia miniata, &c. ; eleven 

 species of dragonflies ; and a number of Aculeate-Hymenoptera, in- 

 cluding Ammopliila sabulosa, Crahro vagus, and crihrarius, &c. ; but the 

 chief part of the collection consisted of Diptera — Aloyhora hemiptera 

 and Echinomtjia grossa in good series, one specimen of E. lurida, also 

 Myiolepta hiteola, Laphriamarglnata, Dioctria reinhardi, D.flavipes, Lim- 

 nohia Ufasciata, and many others not yet fully identified, including one 

 Dicranomyia taken by Mr. Bradley, belonging probably to an unde- 

 scribed species. Mr. E. C. Rossiter, a line collection of Lepidoptera 

 taken during a month's collecting in July at Brockenhurst, including 

 Triplia:na subsequa, Cleora glabraria and lichenaria, Macaria alternata, 

 and long series of the species more usually met with. Mr. R. G. B. 

 Chase and Mr. W. Harrison, New Forest captures ; the former, series 

 (bred this year) of Limenitis sibylla, Apatura iris, &c. ; and the latter, 

 insects captured in former years, including Selidoscma jditmaria. Mr. 

 E. C. Rossiter, Asthena blomeri, Cymatophora fluctuosa, Sec, from 

 Arley, and a series of Hepialus velleda from Clent, where he said it had 

 occurred more freely than usual this year, but the specimens were 

 much smaller. Last year he took only a few, but much larger, Mr. 

 C. F. Haines, insects taken thirty years ago by his father, including Cy- 

 matophora octogesima, from Bewdley. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — October 8th, 

 189i (opening meeting of the winter session). Mr, S, J. Capper, 

 F,L.S., F,E.S., in the chair. Mr. C. S. Gregson stated that Orgyia 

 fascelina, which he supposed had been exterminated from the sand- 

 hills, was in profusion at Formby in the larval state. Mr. Percy 

 Bright, of Bournemouth, made some interesting remarks on a case of 

 Lepidoptera which he had collected and brought with him for exhibi- 

 tion, including a series of a smoky form of Spilosoma menthastri from 

 the North of Scotland, fine series of Zygmna exulmis and Crambusfurca- 

 telhis taken by himself this year at Braemar, Sesia scoliiformis from 

 Rannoch, Crambus myellus, dark forms of Liparis monacha from the 

 New Forest, and Tortrix picearia from the same locality, a dark well' 

 marked specimen of Noctua glareosa from Montrose, and a chalky 

 variety of Syrichthus alveolus from the New Forest. Mr, F, N. Pierce 

 read a short note respecting the genitalia of two specimens of Bombyx 

 quercus. During the evening the President exhibited a fine series of 

 Calymnia trapezina. Mr. Gregson, specimens of Lithosia sericea, taken 

 by himself this year, Melanippe hastata var. hastulata from Sutherland- 

 shire, and varieties of Arctia caia, bred by himself this year. Mr. C. 

 E. Stott, on behalf of Mr. H, S. Clark, of the Isle of Man, two speci- 

 mens of Sphinx pinastri. — F. N. Pierce, Ho7i. Sec. 



