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Lucas, specimens of Kriocrania suhpitrpurella, which he stated was now 

 common at Oxshott on fences. — Mr. Clark, microscopic slides showing 

 details of structure of Corixa striata, On/i/ia antiqua, &c. — Dr. Chap- 

 man, specimens of Pueslerstdvimia erxlebella bred from larvfe beaten by 

 Mr. F. M. B. Carr at Oxshott on birch ; he also gave notes on its 

 habits and occurrence, and made remarks on the spelling of its specific 

 name. — Mr. South, a curious banded form of Acidalia marline punctata, 

 from the hills round Clevedon, and a large number of species of British 

 and Eastern Asian Lepidoptera, the latter to illustrate his paper en- 

 titled " Some British species of Lepidoptera and their Geographical 

 Distribution." — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Eep. Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — Ajrril 21st. — Mr. G. T. 

 Bethune-Baker, Vice-President, in the chair.— Mr. E. C. Bradley showed 

 the following species of Aculeate Hymenoptera from Wyre Forest : — 

 Pompilus ciiictellus, Agenia Jdrcana, Pseudagejiia punctiun, and Stelis 

 aterrima, all being new to the district. — Mr. C. J. Wainwright, a small 

 collection of Diptera made by Dr. T. A. Chapman in Spain last year, 

 chiefly in the Sierra Albarracin. Amongst the most interesting were 

 Volucella elegans (originally described from Spain), Physocephala chrysor- 

 rhcea, Antlirax velutina, Si/stcBchiis leucopliaus, Hulopogon clavipes, Cyrtus 

 gibbus, and a series of a species of Tachinid of the Plagia group, which had 

 been bred from Albarracina kurbi, and appears to be quite new and very 

 distinct. — Mr. W. H. Flint, a long series of Brephos notha, taken in 

 the Forest of Dean last Easter Tuesday. The species was quite 

 common, flying chiefly round the aspens, and he noticed that they did 

 not appear to come to sallow blossom at all as B. parthenias does. — 

 Mr. Bethune-Baker, a number of LycffinidiB from South Africa, of 

 unusual colours and patterns for the family. — Mr. W. H. Flint gave an 

 account of the wiugs of Lepidoptera, their structure, development, &c. 



Correction. — The Apamea testacea mentioned in last report {ante, 

 p. 150) were from Moseley, and not from Wyre Forest as there stated 

 in error. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — The usual 

 monthly meeting was held on April 14th, in the Royal Institution. Dr. 

 J. W. Ellis, F.E.S., occupied the chair. — The following gentlemen 

 were elected members of the Society : — Mr. Hy. Champ (Manchester), 

 Mr. Benjamin Jones (Levenshulme), Mr. W. Baeper (Levenshulme), 

 and Mr. J. T. Wardley (Knotty Ash). Mr. R. Wilding proposed that the 

 evening meetings be adjourned until October next ; Mr. Webster 

 seconded, and it was carried. — Mr. Wilding further proposed that a 

 field meeting be held in the summer, the arrangements to be made by 

 the secretaries ; Mr. Pierce seconded, and it was carried unanimously. 

 Mr. F. N. Pierce, F.E.S., read a paper on the British Pulicidte, which 

 was communicated by Mr. G. C. Biguell, F.E.S., and was well illus- 

 trated by the micro-lantern. — The following exhibits were examined : — 

 A small collection of Coccidro, by Mr. R. Newstead ; micro-slides of 

 Pulicid^e, by Mr. Pierce ; Biston kirtarla, by Mr. W. A. Tyerman ; 

 Coleoptera from Mossley Hill, by Mr. G. A. Dunlop ; Coleoptera, in- 

 cluding species new to the district, by Mr. Wilding ; and Cgmatophora 

 Jiavicornis mounted in the natural position on a branch of the food- 

 plant [Betula alba), by Mr. Fred. Birch. — Fred. Birch, Joint Hon. Sec. 



