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referred to the two large British sawflies, Sirex gigas and S. noctilis, 

 and exhibited their large parasite, Bhyssia persuasoria, from Berk- 

 hampstead, Herts, and read notes on the species. — Hy. J. Turner, 

 Hon. Eep. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Meeting 

 held at the Eoyal Institution, Colquitt Street, Liverpool, Novem- 

 ber 16th, 1914.— The President, Mr. E. Wilding, in the chair.— Dr. 

 W. J. Fordham, The Villa, Bubwith, near Selby, was elected a member 

 of the Society. — The subject for the evening, entitled " The most 

 interesting Field Observations made during the last Season," gave 

 rise to a discussion which was entered into by most of the members 

 present. — Mr. K. Wilding brought his collection of the genus 

 Bemhidium (Coleoptera), and made descriptive remarks upon the 

 occurrence and peculiarities of each species, particularly mentioning 

 the following, viz. Bcmbidium 5-striatum, B. fumigatum, B. schup2)eli, 

 B. nigricorne, B. stomoides, B. lunatum, B. testaceum, B. anglicanum, 

 B. flttviatile, B. prasinum, B. adushim, and B. argenteolum. — Mr. 

 A. W. Hughes exhibited a yellow variety of Euchelia jacohcea, a 

 series of Epinephele ianira, including an example with strongly 

 pupillate spots on the upper side of the hind wings, also a specimen 

 of Agriopis aprilina taken at sugar on the Crosby sandhills. — Mr. W. 

 Mansbridge the following Micro-Lepidoptera, viz. Tortrix pronuhana, 

 bred from larvffi found in the palm house in one of the Birmingham 

 parks by Mr. W. Bowater — the caterpillars were doing great damage 

 to the acacias in the house ; Peronea variegana with yg^vs. albana and 

 cirrana bred from Wavertree larvae ; Mixodia schulziana, a series 

 from Delamere Forest, where it was plentiful, though not previously 

 on record for the locality ; Padisca solandriana, selected varieties 

 from Huddersfield and Hebden Bridge, West Yorks ; Ephippipliora 

 trigeminana from the sandhills at Crosby, very small specimens ; and 

 a fine series of Eupoecilia dubitana, light and dark forms from the 

 same locality. — Wm. Mansbridge, Hon. Sec. 



The Manchester Entomological Society. — October 7th, 1914. 

 — Exhibition evening. — The following were the exhibits: — Mr. 

 Mansbridge showed a beautiful selection of Micro-Lepidoptera as 

 follows: Scoparia dubitalis, S. cratcegella, and S. mercurella from 

 Silverdale ; S. angustea from Hebden Bridge ; Mimcesoptilus bipuncti- 

 dactylus, a cinnamon-coloured form from Crosby ; Tortrix pronubana 

 from Birmingham, where it was damaging the acacias in the Palm 

 House ; Peronea variegana and vars. cirrana and albana from Liver- 

 pool ; Cnephasia politana and Mixodia schulziana from Delamere ; 

 a varied series of Pcedisca solandriana from West Yorks ; and, finally, 

 a very fine series of Eupcecilia dubitana from Crosby. — Mr. J. H. 

 Watson, full-grown larvae of Attacus atlas and Actias selene cal- 

 landra from Andaman Islands ; young and mature living specimens 

 of Pidchriphyllum crurifoli^im, the great leaf-insect, reared on oak 

 from ova from Ceylon. — Mr. B. H. Crabtree, Lepidoptera from 

 Braemar, 1914 ; Argynnis aglaia, Lycczna alexis, Plusia i?iterroga- 

 tionis, Noctua festiva, Zygcena exidans, Gnophos obfuscata, Thera 

 simulata, Crambus myelins, &c. — Mr. W. Buckley showed Gonodontis 



