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gradation of ground colour and intensity of markings ; some of the 

 specimens were distinct from the groups, and formed striking 

 varieties ; tlie insects exliibited were picked from specimens bred 

 from wild Isle of Wight larvge collected over a series of years. — 

 Council for 1910 : — President : A. W. Mera ; Vice-Presidents : Dr. 

 T. A. Chapman, Rev. C. R. N. Burrows, Messrs. Frederick J. Hanbury, 

 and L. B. Prout ; Trustees: Dr. J. S. Sequeera and Mr. L. B. Prout ; 

 Treasurer : Mr. P. H. Tautz ; Librarians : Messrs. V. E. Shaw and 

 H. M. Edelsten; Curators: Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson and Mr. A. J. 

 Willsdon ; Hon. Secretaries : Messrs. S. J. Bell (Reporting), and 

 T. H. L. Grosvenor (Corresponding), and Messrs. A. W. Bacot, F. B. 

 Cross, G. H. Heath, J. Riches, and A. Sich. — C. R. N. Bureows. 



The Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — 

 Meeting held at the Royal Institution, Colquit Street, Liverpool, 

 Monday, January 17th, 1910, Dr. P. F. Tinne, Vice-President, in the 

 chair. — A lecture was delivered by Mr. C. F. Walker, M.A., of the 

 Liverpool University, on Mendel's ' Theory of Inheritance.' The 

 lecturer by means of some excellent lantern slides gave a very lucid 

 and interesting account of Mendel's discovery, and also adverted to 

 the recent work which has been done by numerous investigators. 

 Mr. Walker mentioned the experiments of Messrs. Prout and Bacot 

 with Acidalia virgularia, instancing it as a case of " Blended 

 Inheritance," to which the Mendelian principle did not appear to 

 apply. At the close a vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. Wm. 

 Mansbridge, who made a few remarks in opening the discussion 

 which ensued. The motion, seconded by Mr. F. N. Pierce, was 

 carried by acclamation, and Mr. Walker suitably replied. — Mr. F. N. 

 Pierce exhibited a female specimen of Hydrcecia crinanensis captured 

 at Bolton, Lanes, in 1897, by Mr. J. E. R. Allen. This is the first 

 record for England. Mr. Allen also recorded the moth from 

 Enniskillen, Ireland.— Mr. Wm. Mansbridge showed his series of 

 Aplecta nebulosa. — The meeting was adjourned until February 21st. 



February 21st, 1910. — Meeting held at the Royal Institution, 

 Colquit Street, Liverpool, Dr. P. F. Tinne, Vice-President, in the 

 chair. — The following gentlemen were elected members of the 

 Society :— Mr. H. S. Leigh, of Worsley ; Mr. T. A. Clarke, of Hooton. 

 — Mr. Wm. Mansbridge gave an address on "Variation in Lanca- 

 shire Lepidoptera," specially instancing such species as Boarmia 

 repandata, Aplecta nebulosa, Macaria liturata, Odontopera bidentata, 

 and Melanthia bicolorata. The various local forms of these species 

 were described, and their distribution within the Society's area fully 

 noted. A discussion ensued, in which the Chairman, Mr. F. N. 

 Pierce, Mr. R. Tait, Juii., and others took part.- — Mr. Wm. Mansbridge 

 exhibited his series of B. repandata to illustrate his remarks ; also 

 the well-known Cheshire forms of A. nebulosa. Dr. Tinne also 

 showed repandata, including vars. nigra and conversaria, the latter 

 from the New Forest. — Mr. A. W. Boyd brought repandata var. 

 nigra, Hybernia defoliaria and H. aurantiaria, from Delamere 

 Forest. Mr. Tait's exhibit included a fine and varied series of 

 Himera pennaria,hom Monks Wood. The meeting was adjourned 

 to March 21st. — H. R. Sweeting and Wm. Mansbridge, Hon. Sees. 



