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THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Sphinx convolvuU taken recently in Carlisle and Silloth ; specimens 

 of the beetle Bniclms pisi and peas infested by it, bought in a 

 Carlisle shop ; a large Tick from the camel taken in desert of Sinai ; 

 male and female Dynastes hercules from Dominica ; and various 

 exotic butterflies, including Morpho cyjiris from Bogota, Ornithoptera 

 paradisea from South America, and Kallima inachis from India. — 

 Mr. Day exhibited a new Cumberland dragonfly, Leucorrhinia dubia, 

 from Cumwhitton Moss, two Carlisle specimens of the sawfly, Sirex 

 noctilio, and numerous Coleoptera, including several new to the 

 county list — Anisotoma cnrta from Durdar and Liodes orbicularis 

 from Orton. 



January 10th, 1918. — Mr. Routledge exhibited Trichoptera new to 

 Cumberland, viz. Livinophihis elegans, Micropterna seguax, Mystacides 

 longicornis, and G^cetis ochracea. — Mr. Hope exhibited various 

 Bombycoida from Canada and fine specimens of Danaida plexippus. — 

 Mr. Marriner exhibited a small collection of butterflies taken in and 

 near Carlisle, including Pyrameis atalanta, P. cardui, Euchlo'e car- 

 damines, very small, Augiades sylvaiius, Zephyrus quercils, ard 

 Callophrys rubi, the last-named taken in the middle of the city. — 

 Mr. Murray showed a long series of North American Coleoptera, all of 

 species common to Europe, such as Elci'phr^ts riparitis, Nacerdes 

 melanura, Callidium variabile, Cytilus varius, Clerus forniicarius,a.nd 

 many more. — Mr. Day exhibited Hemiptera, viz. Asopus punctatus 

 and Zicrona carulea, which had been reared on Halticid beetles ; 

 Orthotylus virens horn Cumwhitton Moss, new to the British fauna ; 

 Lygus cervinus, L. rubricattis, Onychumenus decolor, Microdema 

 microptermn, Monanthia humuli, and Orthotylus tenellus, all locally 

 captured, the last three species being new to the Cumberland list ; 

 also the Trichoptera Chcetopteryx villosa and Halesus guttatipetmis 

 from the E. Eden ; and the Neuropteron Sialis ficliginosa from the 

 R. Caldew.— F. H. Day {Hon. Sec). 



February 1th, 1918.— The President, Mr. G. B. Eoutledge, exhibited 

 part of his collection of Aculeata, including the following, all taken 

 near his house, Tarn Lodge, on the eastern borders of Cumberland : 

 Bofnbus agrorum, hortorum, pratorum (and its associate Psithyrus 

 quadricolor), derhamellus, soroensis, lajndarius, terrestris var. lucorum 

 (and its associateP. distinctus), also P. campestris which associates with 

 B. muscortim. — Mr. Marriner exhibited Coleoptera including Carabus 

 nitens from Warnell Fell, and Blethisa imdtipunctata from Cummers- 

 dale ; also the Brazilian owl butterfly Caligo teucer. — Mr. Day 

 showed Bombus terrestris taken locally, apparently scarce in Cum- 

 berland in its typical form ; and the following Hemiptera all 

 captured in Cumberland : Calocoris alpestris, Phytocoris populi, 

 tilice, longipennis, pint, and uhni, Apihrophora salicis, and Ceiitrotus 

 cormitus. 



March 1th, 1918. — The only entomological exhibit at this meeting 

 was by Mr. Day of the following Aculeata : Andrena fuscipes from 

 Wan Fell, new to Cumberland, Halictus freygresneri from Orton, 

 Colletes succmcta from Great Salkeld and Port Carlisle, G. fodiens 

 and daviesana from Silloth, and Sphecodes subq^iadratus from 

 Upperby. — F. H. Day, Hon. Sec. 



