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fouiKlation in 1833. The President then read his address, which 

 dealt chiefly with the present unsatisfactory state of nomenclature in 

 entomological science. He also advocated the establishment of a 

 central " type " museum, on the lines of an experimental collection 

 now formed at South Kensington, for the purpose of loaning speci- 

 mens to institutions, whereby it was suggested that the existing 

 confusion might be avoided, and the general work of identification 

 made easier. — Mr. P. Merrifield proposed a vote of thanks to the 

 President for his address, and Professor E. Meldola proposed a simi- 

 lar vote for the Officers of tlie Society, to which the President, the 

 Treasurer, and the Secretaries replied. — H. Eowland-Brown, M.A., 

 Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society.— Thursday, December 12th, 1907.— Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., 

 President, in the chair. — Mr. H. W. Andrews, F.E.S., of Welling, 

 was elected a member. — Mr. Newman exhibited (1) a large number 

 of pupae of Pieris napi spun up on the top of the cage, showing a large 

 range of colour variation ; (2) an example of Ennomos antumnaria 

 devoid of speckled markings and with red tips of wings ; (3) a very 

 dark Melitaa athalia from Devon ; and (4) examples of Drepana 

 harpagula and Trigonophora flammea taken some years ago. — Mr. 

 Tonge, a number of stereographs of entomological subjects, which 

 were exhibited in the stereoscope kindly presented to the Society by 

 Mr. Fremlin. — Mr. Kaye, a series of AcidaUa hmniliata from the Isle 

 of Wight, and noted that they were smaller and less strongly 

 coloured than continental specimens. — Mr. South, a bred series of 

 Eupithecia castigata, showing none of the brown suffusion usual in 

 captured specimens. — Mr. Adkin, a series of Teras contaminana from 

 Polegate, and pointed out the extreme variation shown in the short 

 series. — The following members exhibited selected specimens, series, 

 and broods of Pieris napi and its various forms from English, Scotch, 

 Irish, and continental localities : Messrs. Harrison, Main, Mont- 

 gomery, Rayward, Newman, Joy, Turner, Grosvenor, Garrett, Sich, 

 Adkin, Dr. Chapman, and Dr. Hodgson. — Mr. Main then read a short 

 paper, " Some Notes on Pieris napi,'" and a considerable discussion 

 ensued. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Report. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Annual 

 Meeting held at the Royal Institution, Liverpool, on December 16th, 

 1907.— Mr. Wm. Mansbridge, Vice-President, in the chair.— The 

 following members were elected officers of the Society for the ensuing 

 year, viz. — President, Samuel J. Capper, F.E.S. ; Vice-Presidents, 

 Prof. E. B. Poulton, F.R.S. (Oxford), J. R. Charnley, F.Z.S., H. H. 

 Corbett, M.R.C.S. (Doncaster), Wm. Mansbridge, F.E.S., Eustace 

 R. Bankes, M.A., F.E.S. (Corfe Castle), Robert Newstead, A.L.S. ; 

 Hon. Treasurer, J. Cotton, M.R.C.S., F.E.S. ; Hon. Secretaries, H. R. 

 Sweeting, M.A., Wm. Mansbridge ; Hon. Editor, J. R. le B. Tomlin, 

 M.A., F.E.S. ; Hon. Librarian, F. N. Pierce, F.E.S. ; Council, the 

 Rev. T. B. Eddrup, M.A. (Wakefield), C. E. Stott, Robert Tait, Jr., 

 P. Edwards, M.R.C.S., J. Collins (Oxford), R. Wilding, O. Whittaker, 

 Wm. Bell, J.P., M.R.C.S., E. G. Bayford (Barnsley), P. F. Tinne, 



