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fluviata bred from South Devon female, the larve having all pupated 
(save two) on one day, and the imagines having all (save two) 
emerged during one day. — Mr. J. Riches, larve of this species fed 
on dandelion in a hot-house; also a specimen of Arctia caia with 
usual black markings on hind wings restricted to three marginal 
blotches. — Mr. A. J. Wellsdon, Phigalia pedaria, bred from wild 
Yorks melanie female ; about ten per cent. of the brood were melanie, 
a few light-coloured, and the rest intermediate forms.—S. J. Brun, 
Hon. Sec. 
LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE EnTomonocicAL Socrety.—Meeting 
held at the Royal Institution, Colquitt Street, Liverpool, March 15th, . 
1909.—Mr. C. E. Stott, Vice-President, in the chair.— A paper was 
read by Mr. H. R. Sweeting entitled ‘The Value of Variation to a 
Species.” — Mr. W. Mansbridge exhibited specimens of Amphidasys 
betularia, and its variety dowbledayaria, which had been bleached by 
exposure to chlorine; also A. stratarva, which had been kept alive in 
an atmosphere containing a considerable amount of chlorine for 
forty-eight hours, also a specimen which had been killed in a strong 
atmosphere of chlorine. In the former experiment, A. strataria, 
compared with a check specimen, showed no bleaching, but in the 
latter the insect died in one minute, and the dark markings were at 
once bleached to light brown.—Mr. C. EH. Stott communicated notes 
on recent additions to the local list of Coleoptera, and exhibited, on 
behalf of Dr. Knight, of St. Annes, a tube containing a number of 
Glossiniw (tsetse flies).— Mr. W. A. Tyerman exhibited Agrotis 
exclamationis var. nigra and a specimen of Aplecta occulta from 
Ainsdale.—H. R. SwEETING and Wma. ManssripGe, Hon. Secs. 
Toe MANCHESTER ENTOMOLOGICAL SociEtTy.—March 3rd, 1909.— 
The President, Mr. C. F. Johnson, in the chair.—Mr. J. E. Cope read 
a paper, ‘Coleoptera, with special reference to the family Lamelli- 
cornia,” illustrating his remarks on their structure with several well- 
dissected specimens, and showed various species lent by Mr. J. Ray 
Hardy.—Mr. L. Nathan exhibited an orthopteron—Blaita americana 
—taken in Princess Street, Manchester. — Mr. A. W. Boyd, part of 
an autumn brood of D. pudibunda (Delamere ova).—Mr. J. B. Garnett, 
entomological apparatus. ; 
April 7th, 1909.—The President, Mr. C. F. Johnson, in the chair. 
—Mr. W. Mansbridge, F.E.S., exhibited long and varied series of 
Peronea hastiana from Wallasey, and of Pedisca corticana from 
Delamere and St. Annes. — Mr. C. Clark, G. papilionaria. — Mr. 
J. E. R. Allen, M.A., a series of H. lewcophearia from Kent.—Mr. 
N. H. Davison, a series of Phigalia pedaria; types and var. mona- 
charia; H. leucophearia, including two very dark forms; and 
O. vaccinii—all from Dunham Park, Cheshire, this spring.— Mr. 
B. H. Crabtree, F.E.S., C. dominula (yellow form); A. villica, with 
large cream tips to the fore wings; A. grossulariata vars. chalcozona 
and lacticolor—Mr. R. Tait, Jr., series of A. nebulosa, types and vars. 
robsont and thompsoni from Delamere; series of H. prasina (herbida), 
Nov. 1908, Brockenhurst.—A. W Bovyp, B.A., Hon. Sec. 
