74 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
M.Se., F.E.S.; W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S., Kingston-on-Thames 
C. E. Stott. Treasurer: J. Cotton, M.R.C.S., F.E.S. Secretaries: 
H. R. Sweeting, M.A.; Wm. Mansbridge. Librarian: F. N. Pierce, 
F.E.S. Council: J. Collins, Oxford; R. Wilding; O. Whitaker ; 
Wm. Bell, M.R.C.S., J.P.; HE. G. Bayford, F.E.S., Barnsley; P. F. 
Tinne, M.A., M-B.; W.- D. Harrison ; W. A. Tyerman; EH. d. 1: 
Sopp, F.R.Met.8., Wolverhampton ; Wm. Webster, M.R.S.A.I. ; Geo. 
Arnold, F.E.8.; Wm. Mallinson. Mr. Oscar Whittaker read a paper 
entitled ‘‘A Preliminary Catalogue of the Hemiptera-Homoptera of 
Lancashire and Cheshire,” and additions to ‘A Preliminary Cata- 
logue of the Hemiptera-Heteroptera of Lancashire and Cheshire.” 
—Mr. George Arnold, F.E.S., read a paper entitled ‘‘ Additions to 
the List of Hymenoptera of Lancashire and Cheshire,” and exhibited 
the various species enumerated. Mr. Oscar Whittaker enumerated 
specimens of Stenocephalus agilis and Corixa affinis, recently added 
to the local list of Heteroptera.—Mr. F. N. Pierce exhibited a short 
series of Abraxas grossulariata, and remarked on the small range of 
variation shown by these specimens during the season of 1908.— 
Mr. C. B. Williams exhibited a number of species of Lepidoptera 
from Cambridge, including Himera pennaria, one brownish female 
and one male irrorated with fuscous. Asteroscopus sphinx; a nice 
series. Crdaria miata. Xylina ornithopus, and from Denbighshire, 
North Wales. Pola chi, a nice series of the typical form. Cloantha 
solidaginis, a nice series, closely agreeing with the West Riding form 
in darkness of coloration. Mr. Williams also announced that a 
specimen of Acherontia atropos had been captured in Birkenhead on 
the 7th November last.—Mr. HE. J. B. Sopp sent for exhibition a 
specimen of the cricket Gryllus bumaculatus, which was found at the 
Liverpool Docks in a fruit cargo from Spain. 
January 18th, 1909.—Meeting held at the Royal Institution, 
Colquit Street, Liverpool, Mr. C. E. Stott, Vice-President, in the 
chair.—Mr. W. Mansbridge, F.E.S8., contributed a paper entitled 
‘‘Micro-Lepidoptera in Lancashire in 1907-8.” The author gave 
short notes on the habits, occurrence, and variation in the case of 
insects freshly recorded by himself during the period mentioned, 
and exhibited most of the species thus dealt with. Pedisca nevana 
and P. geminana were bred last season from holly and bilberry respec- 
tively; the genitalia of these were exhibited under the microscope 
by Mr. F. N. Pierce, but no difference between them could be 
observed, excepting the loss of certain fugitive hair-tufts by P. gem- 
nana. The list given by Mr. Mansbridge included three species new 
to the published lists—Mr. F. N. Pierce showed a series of the 
Carnende group of the Agrotidee, including a small test collection 
sent him by the Rey. C. R. N. Burrows, which had passed through 
the hands of several experts, along with theircomments. Mr. Pierce 
stated that he had now been able to differentiate with perfect clear- 
ness and consistency, by means of the genitalia, four of the species 
in this group, namely, cursoria, nigricans, obelisca, and tritictt and 
aquilina. He also showed the genitalia of two specimens, and the 
wing portions of one of them, which he believed would ultimately 
prove either an unrecognized species or the true aquilina. Mr. 
Pierce illustrated his remarks by preparations shown under the 
