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protects it from attack by birds, &c., and was very effectively shown 

 in the exhibit. The stick-insect, Tirachoides f<pectabilis, from New 

 Guinea, by Mr. J. J. Richardson. The scarce grasshopper, Meyontethns 

 flrossus, L., from the New Forest (presented to the Society), by Mr. 

 W. J. Lucas. Creophilu.s vutxillosus, L., with a red thorax, from 

 Ashton-ou-Mersey, in November (R. Tait, Juu.) ; a perfect specimen 

 of the green cockroach, Fduchlora rirescens, Thunb., captured amongst 

 bananas in Manchester (H. Garnett); and the Central American ear- 

 wig, Apterygida linearis, Esch., from the Liverpool Docks, by Mr. Sopp; 

 the latter insect kindly identified by Mr. Malcolm Burr, B.A. Mr. 

 Sopp also showed a photograph, kindly presented to him by Mr. 

 Robert Morley, R.B.A., of the artist's picture " Cornered," now on 

 view in the Liverpool Autumn Exhibition of Pictures. This was greatly 

 admired, the subject being keenly appreciated by all, it being evident 

 that Mr. Morley was a naturalist as well as an artist. 



A meeting was held at the Royal Institution on Friday, January 

 12th, 1906, in conjunction with the Liverpool Science Students' 

 Association and the Liverpool Microscopical Society. — Chas. Stacey 

 Colman, Esq., M.A., The College, Bishop's Stortford, was elected a 

 member of the Society. — The following members contributed ex- 

 hibits : — Mr. R. Wilding, a drawer of British Aphodii. Mr. E. J. B. 

 Sopp, a series of life-history cards of various British beetles, showing 

 their ravages in certain products of commercial importance, the most 

 interesting being Triplex (Eiiea (under holly bark), Pentarthrum huttoni 

 (in old ash-wood), Bnichus rujimamis (in beans), B. pisi (in peas), 

 Anohinm paniceum [in\iq\\ovice and coriander seed), Losiodennascrricurne 

 (in cigars), Dryocates autoyraphus (in bark) ; the two last being of very 

 rare occurrence. Dr. J. Cotton, cocoons oi Bicranura vinula and D. bifida. 

 Mr, F. N. Pierce, an educational case of Lepidoptera — butterflies and 

 moths — rare books, and a beautiful series of insect appendages, which 

 were shown under the microscope. Mr. "Wm. Mansbridge, a drawer of 

 North American butterflies. Mr. J. J. Richardson, a drawer of exotic 

 hawk moths. — H. R. Sweeting and Wm. Mansbridge, Hon. Sees. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — October 16th, 1905. — Mr. 

 G. T. Bethune-Baker, President, in the chair. — Reference was made to 

 the loss of Mr. J. W. Douglas, who was one of the honorary members 

 of the Society, and had been so since its commencement. — Mr, W. 

 Harrison showed Pheosia tremida, CI. {dlctaa, Esp.), from Selly Oak, 

 which he thought was a new locality for it ; also a series of Xonayria 

 typhoe, Thnb., from Sandwell Mill Pond ; and other local insects. — 

 Mr. G. H. Kenrick exhibited a small collection of butterflies made in 

 Mexico during a recent hurried visit to that country ; he had but a few 

 hours on two occasions to give to collecting, so that there were not 

 many specimens. He remarked that the first three butterflies he saw 

 on leaving the city of Mexico to collect were Pyrameis atalanta, L., 

 P. cardui, L., and Vanessa antiopa, L. — Mr, R. S, Searle showed Lepi- 

 doptera from Norfolk; Cirrhcedia xerampelina, Hb., from Feltwell Fen ; 

 Arsilunche venosa, Bkh,, from same place ; and Leucania obsoieta, Hb,, 

 from Denner, — Mr. J. T. Fountain showed some larvfe which he 

 believed to be Hadena unaiiimis. Tr. ; they are found in abundance on 

 the Stratford Canal, near Yardley, living in tubes turned up out of the 

 leaves of a sedge-like grass. 



