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number of lantern slides of birds, and gave an address incorporating 

 his own observations on the Scilly Isles. 



February 25i/i.— Mr. B. H. Smith, B.A., F.E.S., President, in the 

 chair. A special exhibition of lantern slides by Messrs. W. West 

 (Ashtead), A. B. Tonge, E. J. Bunnett, C. W. Colthrup, and by Mr. 

 Colthrup on behalf of the members of the Nature Photographic 

 Society, including Messrs. Bedford, Salmon, Sanders, Main, Hocking, 

 Tonge, Irving and Stanley Cook. — Mr. Newman, a long series of 

 Celerio galii bred from N. Cornwall ova. — Mr. J. Piatt Barrett, a 

 series of Euchloii clamone from Sicily, and remarked on the small 

 amount of variation in the species. — Mr. F. W. Frohawk, a series 

 of yellow forms of Arctia caia from the Scilly Isles, where it was 

 met with in some numbers. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Bep. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — December 

 21st, 1914. — Annual Meeting. — The President in the chair. — 

 Messrs. Vincent Fogarty, 56, Bolton Eoad, Ewood, Blackburn, 

 and William Buckley, 59, Roseneath Eoad, Urmston, near Man- 

 chester, were elected members of the Society. — The usual busi- 

 ness of an annual meeting was transacted, and the following 

 members were elected as officers and council of the Society for the 

 ensuing year, viz. — President : Prof. R. Newstead, M.Sc, F.R.S. ; 

 Vice-Presidents: R. Wilding, J. Cotton, M.R.C.S., &c., J. R. le B, 

 Tomlin, M.A., F.E.S., H. R. Sweeting, M.A. ; Hon. Treasurer: 

 J.- Cotton ; Librarian : F. N. Pierce ; Hon. Secretary : Wm. Mans- 

 bridge, F.E.S. ; Council : L. West, P. F. Tinne, M.A., S. P. Doudney, 

 Wm. Webster, R. S. Bagnall, F.L.S., F.E.S., Chas. Frederick Burne, 

 J. W. Elhs, M.B., Ch.B., F.E.S., Arnold W. Hughes, J. Collins.— 

 The retiring President, Mr. R. Wilding, read his address, in which he 

 reviewed the entomological events of the past year in an able and 

 interesting manner. — Mr. F. N. Pierce exhibited and described the 

 hitherto unrecognised species of Tortricidae as follows, viz. Cnephasia 

 genitalana, found in various collections mixed with other species of 

 the genus. Hab. Essex and Kent. Pacilochroma pomedaxana, an 

 apple-feeder, until now considered to be a variety of P. profmidana. 

 Hab. Devon and Herefordshire. Lcpoptycha aratana, for some time 

 represented only by a single specimen in his collection, but lately 

 found in Threlfall's series of Dichroramplia tanaceti. These have all 

 been distinguished through examination of the genitalia, and full 

 descriptions are published in the 'Entomologist's Monthly Magazine ' 

 for January, 1915. — Mr. W. A. Tyerman showed a fine series of 

 Sphinx ligustri, most of which had laid over until the second year 

 before emerging ; a fine and long series of Melanippe galiata from 

 Ainsdale ; the ova were deposited in September by a very late 

 female ; also from Ainsdale, Acronycta leporina, Cucullia chamomillce, 

 and Char idea umbra. — By Mr. Wm. Webster, a large species of 

 Cicada from India. — Wm. Mansbridge, Hon, Sec. 



The Manchester Entomological Society. — November 4:th, 

 1914. — Mr. J. E. Cope gave a paper on the " Adephaga." This 

 large and important group was first discussed as a whole, em- 

 phasis being laid on the fact that the majority of the terrestrial 

 members at least are more or less useful agents to man, feeding as 



