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bourne, showing eight or nine hnes of variation. He also showed a 

 bred series of Polia chi from Huddersfield ova. ■ — Mr. Sich read a 

 paper entitled " Notes on Gelechia hermannella." ■ — Hy. J. Turner, 

 Hon. Bep. Sec. 



The Manchester Entomological Society. — The first autumn 

 meeting was held in the Manchester Museum, Owens College, on 

 Wednesday, October 6th, 1909, the President, Mr. C. F. Johnson, in 

 the chair. The following exhibits were made : — Mr. E. Tait, Jr., series 

 of Phihalapteryx tersata, P. vitalbata, Melanippe procellata, and Chcero- 

 campa porcellus, taken at Wilmington, Sussex, in June, 1909; series of 

 Melanippe liastata, Diphthera orion, and Cidaria truncata (the last 

 showing beautiful variation), taken at Abbotswood, Sussex in June, 

 1909 ; Tceniocampa leucographa, from Lakeside, April, 1909 ; a series of 

 Eupithecia pumilata, taken in July, 1909, at Penmaenmawr ; several 

 Ap)lecta nebulosa var. robsoni, from Delamere, and a good series of 

 Agrotis agathina bred from Welsh larvse, 1909 ; Cymatopliora ridens, 

 bred from New Forest larvae ; Cucnllia verbasci, from larvoe taken in 

 South Wales in July, 1907 ; a series of Agrotis ashworthii, showing 

 the most extreme light and dark forms, and Polia chi var. olivacea, 

 from Huddersfield. — Mr. A. E. Wright showed series of the following 

 insects, all taken or bred at St. Anne's-on-Sea in 1908 and 1909 : — 

 Agrotis exclamationis, A. prcscox, A. cursoria, A. ripce, A. valligera, 

 A. tritici, A. segetum, Acronycta rumicis, Tamiocampa gracilis, 

 Leucania littoralis, Rusina tenebrosa, Dasychira fascelina, and Apamea 

 basilinea; also a living Dasypolia templi, taken at light at Burnley. 

 — Mr. B. H. Crabtree, F.E.S., bred series of Odonestis potatoria, from 

 larvae taken this year at Compton, Berkshire, showing considerable 

 variation, and including two very light males from Wisbech ; a bred 

 series of Arctia caia, from larvae taken near Altrincham, showing 

 some nice varieties ; Acronycta aceris, bred, from Sandown (Isle of 

 Wight) ; light forms of Dianthcecia carpophaga, bred, from Brighton ; 

 Cucullia asteris and Geometra smaragdaria, from the south-east 

 coast; varieties of Vanessa urticce, from Compton, Berkshire, bred 

 from a large number of larvae taken there this year ; a varied series 

 of Taniocampa stabilis, taken at sallows. Lakeside (Windermere) 

 this spring, and a short bred series of Endromis versicolor (Scotch). 

 — Mr. W. Buckley showed bred series of Chcerocavipa elpenor, 

 Saturnia carpini, Liparis salicis, and Hemerophila abruptaria, and 

 also series of Nyssia zonaria, &c. — Mr. W. P. Stocks exhibited a 

 series of Odontopera bidentata, bred from a Manchester melanic 

 female. He also showed specimens of a number of species taken at 

 Trefriw, North Wales, which included : — Euthemonia russula, Thya- 

 tira batis, Acronycta rumicis, Axylia putris, Miana Uterosa, Dian- 

 thcecia capsincola, Ap)lecta nebulosa, A. tincta, Cucullia umbratica, 

 Pericallia syringaria, Tephrosia biundularia, Venusia cambrica, Bo- 

 ariiiia repandata (one a fine dark form), and Emmelesia affinitata. — 

 Mr. W. B. Lees, a variable series of Polyommatus phloeas, Xanthia 

 citrago, and a pupa of Acronycta alni, August, 1909, from Great Bud- 

 worth, Cheshire, and Tapinostola fulva from Hough End, Clough. — 

 Mr. W. Eaeper showed, among other species, series oi " Bombyx" 

 quercus, bred, from Wilmslow larvae, and Heliothis marginatus, bred. 



