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form of the summer brood of Pieris napi var. jiavescens from Modling, 

 near Vienna ; (2) Pieris daplidice var. bellidice from Aix-en-Provence, 

 and ab. raphani from Algeria ; (3) P. chloridice from Asia Minor ; 

 (4) Anthocliaris cardamines and its allies, A. gruneri from Greece, 

 A. damone from Syria, A. euphenoides from South France, A. eupheno 

 from Algeria, A. helemia and A. falloni from the desert district in 

 Algeria, A. pechi and A. charhmia from South Algeria, A. tngis var. 

 hellezina from Aix-en-Provence, and var. insularis from Corsica. — Mr. 

 Hy. J. Turner read a paper entitled '• Our Authorities : an Introdu.ction 

 to Entomological Literature," illustrating his remarks by a number 

 of volumes issued previously to 1800, exhibited by Messrs. Adkin, 

 Edwards, Sich, and himself. 



February 28i/i. — The President in the chair. — Mr. H. W. Barter 

 and Mr. F. D. Coote, of Camberwell, were elected members. — Dr. 

 Chapman exhibited (1) a pupa of Hastula hyerana showing the jaws ; 

 (2) a specimen of Capina alia with a triple tarsus to the right hind 

 leg ; (3) a short series of Leioptilus carphodactylus, a plume new to 

 Britain, taken at Folkestone by Mr. Purdey ; and (4) some fine 

 varieties of Peronea cristana. — Mr. South, an extremely pallid specimen 

 of Satyrus semele taken near Canterbury. — Mr. Lucas, specimens of 

 Hybernia leucophearia from Oxshott. — Mr. Rayward, ova of a thorn 

 moth laid in a row on a twig of blackthorn. —Mr. Newman, cocoons of 

 Dicranura bicuspis on birch-bark overgrown with lichen from Tilgate 

 Forest. — Mr. Turner, Coleoptera from Waroona, West Australia. — Mr. 

 Adkin, long varied series of Dianthcecia carpophaya from the South 

 Downs, and gave notes on them. — A large number of lantern-slides 

 were exhibited by Messrs. Lucas, Main, West (Ashtead), Dennis, and 

 Tonge, illustrating life-histories, protective resemblance, egg-capsules 

 of Biatta sp., marine algse, ova of Lepidoptera, and rare plants. — 

 Hy. J, Turner [Hon. Rep. Sec). 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — The usual 

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

 Colquit Street, Liverpool, on February 18th, Mr. W. Mausbridge, Vice- 

 President, in the chair. — The chairman communicated a paper entitled 

 " Micro-Lepidoptera captured in Lancas'hire and Cheshire during 

 1906," and illustrated his remarks by specimens of all the moths 

 referred to. There were no rare species among them, but about thirty 

 additions to recent records were mentioned. — In illustration of the 

 Tortrices of North Lancashire, Mr. C. H. Forsyth, F.E.S., of Lan- 

 caster, sent a box of some ninety species, collected mainly in the 

 neighbourhood of Lancaster, including Sciaphila penziana from Arn- 

 side, Conchyli^ alternana, Aphalia orceana, Grapolitha penkleriana, and 

 Dicrorampha saturnalia from Lancaster. This exhibit proved a very 

 useful contribution to our records for the northern part of the county. — 

 Mr. Robert Adkin, F.E.S., of London, sent for exhibition a pair of the 

 tortricid moth Tortrix pronubana, one of the most recent additions to 

 the British list, and which attracted much attention. — Other exhibits 

 were a series of beautiful water-colour drawings illustrating protective 

 colouration in butterflies and moths by Mr. Newall, of New Brighton ; 

 the careful colouring, &c., of the insects pourtrayed were much admired. 

 — Mr. Richardson, several well-arranged cases of insects for educa- 

 tional purposes. 



