118 THE JJNTOMOLOGIST. 



April, 16th. — Mr. A. W. Mera exhibited male and female Nyssia 

 lapponaria, bred this spring. — Mr. L. W. Newman, half-fed larvte of 

 Argynyiis euphrosyne and larv® of Argynnis aylaia and Dryas paphia, 

 apparently in second instar. In continuation of his remarks at 

 the previous meeting, Mr. Newman reported that at Sunderland 

 larvae of Arctia caia were practically full-fed and very scarce, while 

 at Nottingham, where they are abundant, they are exceptionally back- 

 ward for the time of year. — In the course of a casual discussion 

 re Orijyia gonostigma, Mr. Edelsten mentioned that he had observed in 

 the fens that in the spring most of the larvae left the sallow bushes on 

 which they had hibernated and fed up on various low plants. — S. J. 

 Bell, Hon. Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — March 18th, 1907. — Mr. 

 G. T. Bethuue-Baker, President, in the chair. — 'The Rev. C. F. 

 Thornewill showed several interesting Lepidoptera : Agrotis neglecta, 

 Hb., from Burnt Wood, North Staffordshire, a specimen of the rare 

 so-called yellow variety discovered there by Mr. F. C. Woodforde ; 

 CoHinia paleacea, Esp. (fulvago, Hb.), which emerged unlooked-for in 

 his breeding-cage from a North Shropshire larva, and which he 

 believed was new to the county ; a fine variety of Helotropha 

 leiicostigma, Hb. (fibrosa), which was taken at sugar in his own 

 orchard at Whitchurch, Salop, and had been illustrated by Barrett ; 

 Ephyra pendularia, CI., var. siibroseata, from Burnt Wood ; and 

 Onholitha cervinata, Schiff, a remarkable variety bred with others 

 from North Shropshire. — Mr. G. H. Kenrick, a number of Pyralidae 

 which strongly resembled certain striking and very various Lepidoptera 

 belonging to other families which he also exhibited ; it certainly 

 seemed a good case of either Batesian or Miillerian mimicry. — Mr. J. T. 

 Fountain, a very fine case, which he had made and filled with well- 

 arranged insects with the idea of hanging it in Board Schools in 

 order to interest the children in entomology. — Mr. G. T. Bethune- 

 Baker, a long series of Lycmia arion, L., from many localities, and 

 pointed out how dark many of the Alpine specimens were, and that 

 some Cornish ones were the brightest coloured of all. — Mr. A. H. 

 Martineau read a letter from the Rev. E. N. Bloomfield referring to his 

 (Mr. Martineau's) exhibit of Xestophanes potentilltB on November 19th 

 last, and pointing out that he was not quite correct in saying that it 

 occurred in Devonshire only, as he had taken it at Battle and near 

 Guestling, Hastings. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



Transactions of the City of London Entomological and Natiiral History 

 Society for the Year 1906. Published by the Society, London 

 Institution, Finsbury Circus. Pp. 45. 



In the Presidential Address Mr. Mera remarks on the results 

 obtained from a cross-pairing of Nyssia lapponaria female and iV^. zon- 

 arin male. The disappearance of insect life from the neighbourhood 

 of large towns is adverted to, and there are some exceedingly interest- 



