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not such an extensive display as usual ; still some interesting insects 

 were brought forward. — Mr. F. N. Pierce exhibited specimens of the 

 true Eupcecilia liiridana, Gregson, captured this year by the Rev. 

 John W. Metcalfe in Gloucestershire, which recent investigation had 

 proved to be a good species and entirely distinct from the manniana 

 of Fischer von Roeslerstamm. Mr. Pierce also exhibited a long series 

 of Epiblema solandriana from the collections of W. Mansbridge, 

 H. C. Hayward, of Derby, and John Gardner, along with the wing- 

 parts of a number of test specimens sent to him for the purpose of 

 proving by the genitalia that the form sinuana, Hub., was a distinct 

 species. A discussion ensued regarding the latter part of the exhibit, 

 in the course of which Mr. W. Mansbridge stated as his opinion that 

 much further evidence was needed before it could be conclusively 

 proved that sinuana, Hub., was not a variation of solandriana. — 

 Mr. Brown showed preparations of the fly, Cynij^s kollari, bred from 

 the oak marble gall, and contributed notes. — Mr. S. P. Doudney, a 

 nice collection of Lepidoptera from various localities, including, from 

 Aberdovey, two xanthic aberrations of Epinephele jurtina, series of 

 Argynnis aglaia, A. adippe, Thecla quercus, a specimen of Melanippc 

 unangulata, etc., from Witherslack and Grange; B. euplirosyne, 

 Celastrina argiohis, Nisoniades tages, Nemeobius lucina, a specimen 

 of Bapta taminata, taken in Eggerslack Wood, Grange, being the first 

 Lancashire record for many years.— Mr. J. W. Griffin brouglit the 

 results of his work from the Wallasey district during the summer. 

 The exhibit comprised some seventy species, many of them in bred 

 series, the most interesting being as follows : a specimen of Sphinx 

 convolvuli, Ccrura furcula, Notodonta dictcsa, Dasychira fascelina, 

 Bombyx rubi (a fine bred series), Acronycta leporina, and a series of 

 A. viegaccphala containing some tine dark examples (he reported 

 that the larva of this moth has been very common in some of the 

 Lancashire towns this summer) ; Agrotis ripce, three specimens (this 

 has never before been reported from Wallasey) ; a single specimen of 

 Cleoccris vimmalis, also a new record for Wallasey; Phisia festucce, 

 Mesotypc virgata, and Nyssia zonaria (both the last had been 

 commoner on the Cheshire sand-hills than for many years past).— 

 Mr. W. A. Tyerman also had a nice series of M. virgata and 

 N. zonaria ; also a very pretty variety of Chrysophanus phlccaa from 

 Woolton, near Liverpool, which had the red marginal band of the 

 hind wings broken up into narrow red streaks; a male Bryophila 

 pcrla with strong rosy ground colour from Cronton, and a fine banded 

 form of Carsia paludata from Simonswood. — Mr. W. Mansbridge 

 exhibited bred series of Larcntia salicata, Corcmia unidentaria, both 

 red and black-banded forms, and Nunieria pulveraria, second brood, 

 from Witherslack: a varied series of Thera obcliscata from Silverdale; 

 also a number of species of Lepidoptera from Delamere Forest which 

 included a nice intermediate variety of A)nphidasys bctularia and a 

 tine lot of Betinia buuliana from the young pine plantations in the 

 forest, where they appeared to be doing a great amount of damage to 

 the young trees. — Wm. Mansbridge, Hun. Sec. 



Obituary. — We regret to hear that Mr. W. H. Harwood, of 

 Sudbury, died on December 21th last. 



