44 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



January 1st, 1907. — The first meeting of the year was devoted, as 

 usual, to a " pocket-box " exhibition, which met with less tliau the 

 usual support, owing, doubtless, to the inclement weather and the fact 

 of its being New Year's day. — Eev. C. R. N. Burrows exhibited 

 abnormally small specimens of about a dozen species of Lepidoptera, 

 iucludnig Af/rotLs pxta, A. saucia, I'lusia gamma, and F. chrysitis ; these 

 were taken ui September, 1906, and the exhibitor attributed their 

 dwarfed appearance to the exceptionally dry and hot season. — Mr. S. J. 

 Bell, a series of Folia chi taken on moors near Whitby during latter 

 half of August. The species was abundant on tiie dark stone walls 

 common to the district, but no dark specimens were seen. — Mr. H. M. 

 Edelsteu, very dark Acronyrta menyanthidis from Yorks. — Mr. T. H. L. 

 Grosvenor, Arf/ynnis sdene from Ashdown Forest, including male with 

 conflueut marginal spots, and a female much suffused with black 

 scales. — Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson, long series of Lyccenn corydon, L. 

 bellaryns, L. alexis, and L. (Byon, arranged so as to demonstrate parallel 

 variation. — Mr. L. A. E. Sabine, two specimens of Tkyatira batis, the 

 one from Epping with accentuated pink coloration, and the other 

 from New Forest with this colour entirely lacking ; the latter thus 

 representing the Linntean type. — Mr. V. E. Shaw, Se>^ia chrysidifonnis, 

 Folkestone, July, 1906, and Fieris cratanji. East Kent, July, 1906; 

 also Lytta vesicatoria, which was found in abundance near Dover in 

 July, 1906. 



January loth. — Mr. J. A. Clark exhibited a specimen of Tanio- 

 cayvpa cruda var. haygerti (Tutt). — Mr, E. A. Cockayne, Tliera variata, 

 with interrupted central fascia, from Raunoch ; also Arctia fuiiyinosa 

 var. boreaiis from same locality. — Mr. H. M. Edelsten melanic ex- 

 amples of Hemenyphila abruptaria from Clapton, Nonayria gniiinipnncta 

 from Enfield, and .V. ti/phcB and .V. cainm from Norfolk Broads. — Mr. 

 T. H. L. Grosvenor. IjyccEna oy'Stis ab. ornata from Surrey, and vars. 

 ahdna (?) find obs'deta from Aberdeen. — Mr. A. Harrison, melanic 

 specimens of about twenty species, including Cymatdphora dnplaris and 

 Acroniicta leprriwi from Cornwall and Lanes, A. rumicis from West- 

 moreland and Barnsley, and A. 7uhidosa from Cornwall, Epping, and 

 Delamere. — Mr. L. W. Newman, a large number of melanic Lepido- 

 ptera. including Staiirapm fagi, Boarmia consurt'iiia, Oduntapera biden- 

 tata, and Boarmia abietana. — Mr. L. A. E. Sabine, Arctia fuiiyinosa 

 from Ranuoch, including a specimen with black abdomen and hind 

 wings. — Mr. H. B. Whitehouse, two melanic specimens and one inter- 

 mediate form of Lipa/is wonacha bred from dark Hull females; also 

 Sphinx pinastri bred from Arlington (Suffolk) females. — Mr. L. W. 

 Newman read a paper dealing with his experiences in breeding various 

 melanic forms of Lepidoptera. — S. G. Bell, Hun. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — The usual 

 monthly meeting of this Society was held in the Royal Institution, 

 Colquit Street, Liverpool, on December 21st, 1906, Mr. W. Mansbridge, 

 Vice-President, in tlie chair. — Mr. A. J. Wightman, of Reigate. was 

 elected a member of the Society. — A paper was read by Mr. F. N. 

 Pierce, F.E.S., entitled " Notes on the Structure of Malacusoma hybrid 

 schaufussi {M. custreiisis x M. neustria).'" The paper was admirably 



