46 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
with the imposing scenery in the neighbourhood of Meiningen and 
with the life-histories of Czcendela campestris, the tiger-beetle, 
Myrmelion formicarius, the ant-lion, and Lampyrus noctiluca, the 
clow-worm ; there were also a number of slides showing various 
Lepidoptera in their natural resting-places.—Mr. F. N. Pierce exhibited 
long series of the tortrices Ephippiphora pflugiana, H. circiana, and 
a probable new species allied to the latter—Mr. W. Mansbridge 
showed a series of variations of Peronea ferrugana from Delamere 
Forest, where this season it had been commoner than usual; also 
a series of Hmaturga atomaria bred from a female captured in 
Delamere Forest, showing a wide range of variation—Wwuo. Mans- 
BRIDGE, Hon. Sec. 
December 20th.—At the Annual Meeting heldat Liverpool Dr. John 
Cotton, Vice-President, in the chair, the following were elected as 
officers and Council of the Society for the ensuing year, viz.: President, 
J. Cotton, M.R.C.S., ete. ; Vice-Presidents, Prof. R. Newstead, M.Sc., 
F.R.S., Leonard West, R. Adkin, F.E.S.; Hon. Treasurer, J. Cotton ; 
Librarian, F. N. Pierce, ¥.H.S.; Hon. Secretary, Wm. Mansbridge, 
F.E.S.; Council, Wm. Webster, R. S. Bagnall, F.L.8., F.E.5., 
Charles Frederick Burne, J. W. Ellis, M.B., Ch.B., F.E.S., Arnold 
W. Hughes, J. Collins, R. Wilding, P. F. Tinne, M.A., S. P. 
Doudney, E. A. Cockayne, M.A., M.B., F.L.8.—Exhibits were as 
follows: By Mr. F. N. Pierce, an army biscuit completely riddled 
by a small beetle (Ptinus, sps. ?)—Mr. R. Wilding, series of the 
very local sand-hill beetles, Anzsotoma coaliarts and A. furva; he 
also contributed notes upon the habits of these insects ——Mr. W. 
Mansbridge, a long series of Lycena icarus from Delamere 
and the Crosby sand-hills, including var. zcarinus and under-side 
variations, with large and confluent spots.—The recently acquired 
collection of Lepidoptera was on view, and it is expected to be of 
great usefulness to the members of the Society.—W. MAnsBRIDGE, 
Hon. Sec. 
Tue Mancuester EntomonoaicaL Socimry.—dAnnual Meeting, 
January Sth, 1916.—Election of officers for the year 1916: Presi- 
dent, Mr. Wm. Mansbridge, F.E.8.; Vice-President, Mr. A. Binns; 
Hon. Treasurer, Mr. W. Buckley; Hon. Librarian, Mr. B. H. Crab- 
tree, F.E.S.; Hon. Secretary, Mr. A. W. Boyd, M.A., F.ES. ; 
Hon. Secretary (pro tem.), Mr. J. E. Cope—The President, 
Mr. Mansbridge, gave the Presidential address, ‘‘ Recent Results 
in Breeding Aplecta nebulosa,’ illustrated with appropriate 
specimens. Dealing first with the distribution and varieties of this 
moth, he passed on to the Mendelian relation existing between 
thompsoni and robsoni, and gave the interesting results of inter- 
breeding these varieties and the type. 
EnromonocicaL Society or Lonpon.— Wednesday, October 20th, 
1915.—The Hon. N. Charles Rothschild, M.A., F.L.8., F.Z.S., Presi- 
dent, in the chair.—Mr. Charles Ernest Stott, Woodcroft, Eglington 
Road, Chingford, Essex, was elected a Fellow of the Society.—The 
Hon. N. Charles Rothschild exhibited some examples of an Anthrocera 
(Zyg@na) bred from cocoons found in a marsh near Camberley. The 
