SOCIETIES. 21 
Tue Sourn Lonpon Entomonocican AND NAturAL HisTory 
Society.—November 12th, 1908.—Mr. Alfred Sich, F.E.S., President, 
in the chair—Mr. P. N. Baker, of Stratford, was elected a member. 
—Mr. Kaye exhibited bred and captured series of Melit@a aurinia 
from Kent; the former, large and of vivid colour, were reared in a 
humid orchid house, and were referable to var. provincialis.— Messrs. 
Harrison and Main, several extensively xanthic specimens of Hpine- 
phele jurtina (janira) taken in North Cornwall.—Mr. R. Adkin, a 
series of Coremia ferrugata, bred from ova; the larve were fed on 
common Galiwm, and would not touch ground ivy.—Mr. H. Moore, 
specimens of the tsetse-fly (Glossinia palpalis ?) from near Lake 
Chad, one of the mediums of the terrible “‘ sleeping sickness.” —Mr. 
Newman, a series of the hybrid Smerinthus ocellata-populi, bred in 
August, 1908, from a pairing in June, 1908, including two perfect 
gynandromorphs; and also a rayed specimen of Abraxas grossulariata 
ab. varleyata, female bred on November 11th, a second-brood speci- 
men.—Mr. West (Greenwich), a series of the rare and recently 
discovered species Aleochara crassiuscula, taken at Lewisham, a new 
locality—Mr. Main, a series of photographs of the life-history of 
Pieris brassice.—Dr. Hodgson and Mr. Grosvenor, a long series of 
Anthrocera trifolii, illustrative of their recent investigation of the 
species, and including, among other forms, some dozen fine ab. 
obscura.—Mr. Coote, a specimen of a third brood of Celastrina 
argtolus, bred on October 18th from a September larva.—Mr. Smith, 
a bred melanic example of Cleora glabraria from the New Forest.— 
Mr. H. J. Turner, a considerable number of species of Lepidoptera 
taken in Switzerland (Zermatt, Vissoye, Binn, and Saas Fée) by Dr. 
Chapman, including a small race of Hrebia ceto, H. mnestra, H. gorge, 
E. lappona, Gineis aéllo, very silvery Argynnis niobe, a three-spotted 
female of Epinephele lycaon, and a curious aberration of Brenthis 
euphrosyne. The remainder of the evening was devoted to the 
exhibition of lantern slides by Messrs. Dennis, West (Ashstead), 
Tonge and Main.—Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Rep. Sec. 
Crry or Lonpon Enromoxtoeicat Society. — November 4th.— 
Mr. R. G. Benton exhibited Tryphena comes with hind wings clouded 
with black, Folkestone, July, 1908. — Mr. G. G. C. Hodgson, Pers 
rape bred from Redhill larve, the pupxw having been subjected to 
alternate spells of high and low temperatures; the imagines showed 
an intensification of the yellow coloration on the under sides, thus 
resembling Scotch specimens.—Mr. L. W. Newman, a long series of 
hybrids from Smerinthus ocellatus male and S. populi female, the 
percentage of females being very small. Rev. C. R. N. Burrows 
stated that an examination of the genitalia showed that while the 
males were fully developed, the females were gynandromorphous. 
—Mr. A. E. Tonge, a specimen of P. brassice from Surrey, with a 
partial narrow black border on the hind wings.—S. J. Benn, Hon. Sec. 
LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE ENToMOLOGICAL Society. — The 
opening meeting of this Society was held on October 19th, at the 
Royal Institution, Colquit Street, Liverpool, Mr. William Mans- 
bridge, Vice-President, in the chair. The meeting was exhibitional 
in character, the members showing results of the season’s work.— 
