22, THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Mr. Robert Tait, Jv., brought a long series of Agrotis agathina bred 
from Welsh larve, and noted that the red form occurred much more 
frequently among wild imagines than among moths bred at Man- 
chester from larve taken on the same ground earlier in the year. 
From the Isle of Wight, fine species of the following :—Agrotis 
lunigera, A. cinerea, Acidalia humiliata, Setina trrorella. From 
Pendine, South Wales:—Boarmia repandata var. conversaria, Calli- 
morpha dominula. From Lakeside :—Numeria pulveraria, Tephrosia 
consonaria, and a very long series of S biundularia, varying from 
almost white to the extreme form of var. delamerensis. Mr. Tait 
stated that he had bred a partial second brood of the following 
species, viz.:—B. repandata var. conversaria, Aplecta herbida, and 
A. humiliata, a living example of which he exhibited at the meeting. 
—Mr. Mounfield, of Warrington, showed a fine series of Lthosia 
sericea, and Leucania pallens, a red variety from Warrington; Ma- 
caria liturata var. nigrofulvata, a short series from Delamere Forest. 
—Mr. Robinson, of Warrington, also exhibited LD. sericea, as well as 
Hydrecia petasitis, H. lucens, H. metitans, H. paludis, Hadena 
glauca, Orthosia suspecta, Agrotis nigricans, and Acronycta leporina 
var. melanocephala, all from Warrington and neighbourhood; while 
from Delamere Forest he showed Aplecta nebulosa var. robsont and 
Lithosia mesomella.—Mr. T. Baxter, of St. Anne’s, sent a long series 
of Abraxas grossulariata and varieties, from St. Anne’s, and short 
series of Polia chi vars., including olzvacea and melanic forms from 
Yorkshire; also strongly marked typical specimens of this variable 
moth from Barmouth.—Dr. Edwards had series of Abraxas sylvata 
and Noctua glareosa, from Carnaryon; Hupithecia pulchellata from 
the Lake District; Dasychira fascelina, from Formby; Celena 
haworthii and Luperina cespitis, from Delamere Forest.—Mr. Prince 
sent several boxes of local insects, including a very long series of 
Nyssia zonaria.—Myr. H. R. Sweeting exhibited Aplecta nebulosa and 
var. robsont, and Boarnua repandata, from Delamere ; Cucullia asteris, 
from Essex; Moma orion, bred from New Forest pupze which had 
laid over two winters.—Mr. W. J. Lucas, of Kingston-on-Thames, 
sent a number of excellent photographs of Lepidoptera.—Dr. Bell 
had several varieties of Bombyx quercus from Wallasey, including the 
olive variety; Dr. Bell stated that the larvee from which the olive 
forms were bred were black with very dark brown hairs; this had 
also been noted by other collectors, and was supported by a further 
exhibit, by the same member, of young larve from olive parents, and 
from typical parents in which this difference was well seen.—Mr. 
Mallinson brought a specimen of Dezlephila galit, bred from one of 
the two larve found at Wallasey, September, 1907.—Mr. W. Mans- 
bridge exhibited a series of Aplecta nebulosa var. robsoni, very dark 
grey forms, and var. pallida, bred 1908; Polia chi var. olivacea, from 
near Leeds; and stated that this form had increased from about five 
per cent. noted in 1890-1, to about twenty per cent. noted this year. 
A series of black Boarnwa repandata, from Knowsley, Lancashire, and 
a male Porthesia similis, from Simonswood, without the black spots 
on the hind margin of the fore wings; a short series of Peronea per- 
mutana, from Wallasey.—H. R. Sweeting & Wm. MAnspripGe, 
Hon. Sees. 
