118 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
stoma costella, Cicophora lambdella, Chrysoclysta aurifrontella, and 
Gracilaria alchimiella—Wwmn. Mansprinae, Hon. Sec. 
MancuesterR Entomonoaican Soctety.—February 2nd, 1916.— 
Mr. L. H. Suggitt read a paper on the Orthoptera. The lecturer 
first outlined the different families comprising the Orthoptera, and 
exhibited a series of British and foreign specimens in illustration of 
them. He further went on to explain their structure, detailing the 
various ways in which these insects produce sounds, mentioning also 
the interesting fact that auditory organs are found in the tibie of 
many species. As examples of the more remarkable exotic forms he 
gave the stick insects and the Mantids, with remarks on their curious 
habits——Mr. Mansbridge showed small beetles, probably Ptinus, in 
cotton-seed cake from Egypt. The insects had apparently survived, 
while in the egg stage, the ordeal of the various processes through 
which cotton-seed passes before being made up into cakes.—Mr. 
Nathan exhibited various Orthoptera, British and exotic.—Mr. W. B. 
Lees showed Hybernia marginata and H. rupicapraria, January 18th, 
1916, a very early record. Also P. napi, emerged indoors, January 
24th, 1916. 
March 1st, 1916.—The following gentlemen brought exhibits: 
Mr. Mansbridge, a series of Tortrices bred from larve obtained by 
beating birch in mid-June at Delamere Forest—Toririx ribeana, 
varied series ; 7’. rosana, T. .cylosteana, T. cinnamomeana, Ptycoloma. 
lecheana, Pedisca solandriana, Penthina betuletana, and the Crambid 
Phycis betule.—Mr. Crabtree, a drawer of Smerinthus popult, a 
varied series from very light to dark forms from Bexley, York, 
Manchester, IXeswick, etc., including rosy coloured males and females 
and several hermaphrodites.—Mr. C. F. Johnson, all the species of 
the genus Xanthia, including a short series of ocellaris.—Mr. J. H. 
Watson, Archioattacus edwardsi, a gynandromorph from Siam ; 
Calinaga buddah, C. davidis, C. cercyon, and C. sudassana, the last 
named being one of the original types taken by Roberts in Siam.—Mr. 
J. E. Cope, Exotic Cassidie, various brightly coloured genera; Exotic 
Elaters, including Chalcolepidus, various species, Campylus fulgens, 
Pyrophorus noctilucus, and Semiotus cadezer, the latter from Chiriqui 
in Panama; also Chrysomelide, Sagra purpurea from China; 
Chrysochus hyphorus, from Darjeeling, 1915.—Mr. A. W. Boyd read 
a series of interesting notes of observations he had made on various 
Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, etc., while on military duty in Egypt and 
the Gallipoli peninsula, 1914-15.—J. E. Corn, Hon. See. 
April 6th, 1916.—Resolved on the motion of Mr. Crabtree, 
seconded by Mr. Suggitt, that the June excursion be to Delamere.— 
Mr. Crabtree exhibited Dallas’ ‘ British Insects,’ dated 1792, several 
volumes containing beautiful hand-coloured plates of insects of all 
orders—a very interesting work.—Mr. J. E. Cope read a paper by Mr. 
L. H. Suggitt and himself, entitled ‘Some Large Beetles,” illustrated 
with a goodly number of specimens, principally of Lamellicornia and 
Longicornia.. In the course of the address it was remarked that 
the largest beetles are almost all vegetable feeders, being found in 
forest regions, and, owing to the increasing amount of timber being 
cut down, are becoming scarcer and scarcer as time goes on. The 
