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larue among the seed-vessels of Scvophularia nodosa, showing the 

 remarkable resemblance. He also showed specimens of Papilio patron 

 and P. phutinus. — Mr. Lucas, specimens of the stag-beetle, Lncanun 

 cervus, dug up from their cocoons at Kingston in early January. — Mr. 

 Tonge, for Mr. Vine, a pale yellow, bipupillate form of Epinephele 

 ianira, and a photographic life history of Euchloe cardamines. — Henry 

 J. Turner, lion. Report Secretary. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — Jannari/ loth, 1906. — Mr. 

 G. T. Bethune-Baker, President, in the chair. — Mr. James Simkins, 

 Brooklands, Solihull, was elected a member of the Society. — Mr. A. H. 

 Martineau exhibited the gall and sexual forms of Biorhiza terminalis, 

 Fab., and also the root gall and agamic form of the same species, 

 known as Biorhiza pallida. — Mr, Gilbert Smith showed living specimens 

 of the new British beetle, Tetropium, craicshaii. Sharp. — Mr. J. T. 

 Fountain showed a box of Lycsnidae from several localities, including 

 Lyccena astrarche var. salinacis, Stph., from Castle Eden Dene, and also 

 one which he said he had taken at Weston-super-Mare. — Mr. G. T. 

 Bethune-Baker exhibited a box of Lepidoptera from the Fiji Islands, 

 including some striking Sphingidc'e ; also six species of Hepialidas 

 from the Fiji Islands. He pointed out that the scent-glands at the 

 base of the wings of the Hepialid^e were strongly developed, and said 

 that when he received the specimens the scent was still quite strong 

 and resembled incense. — Mr. G. H. Kenrick exhibited several drawers 

 from his collection, containing fine series of various Pieridfe, including 

 in particular some of the species received by him from his collector in 

 New Guinea. — Colbean J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — The usual 

 monthly meeting of this Society was held in the Royal Institution, 

 Liverpool, on Monday, February 19th, Mr. Richard Wilding, Vice- 

 President, in the chair. The meeting took the form of a joint meet- 

 ing with the Liverpool Microscopical Society. Professor Geo. Henry 

 Carpenter, B.Sc, F.E.S., was elected a member of the Society. The 

 following exhibits were made, viz. : — By Dr. J. Cotton, a long series 

 of Triplicena fimbria and T. pronuba ; the series represented the range 

 of variation as met with in the St. Helens district very fully, the 

 rarest form shown being of a unicolorous dull brown, with none of the 

 usual markings visible. — Mr. F. N. Pierce, microscopical preparations to 

 show the difference between the androconial scales and the ordinary 

 scales of Thecla rubi ; the dissimilarity between the form and depth of 

 the scars, left on the removal of the scales, was also strikingly illus- 

 trated. — Mr. E. J.B. Sopp, British Phytophagous Coleoptera, including 

 series of Chrysomela cerealis, Hydrothassa hannoverana, and other local 

 and scarce species; also a lovely photograph of the egg-capsule of Peri- 

 planeta americana (cockroach) taken by Mr. Hugh Main, B.Sc. — Mr. R. 

 Wilding, two very rare beetles, viz., Tetropium craicshayi, a species new 

 to science, and Amara anthobia, new to Britain; both from Leighton 

 Buzzard. Mr. W. A. Tyerman, three cases containing about one hundred 

 butterflies and moths taken by himself on the Gold Coast during April, 

 1905. The fine condition and great beauty of these insects were much 

 admired. In addition to the above, Mr. McPhail, Mr. F. N. Pierce, 

 and other members of the Microscopical Society, showed many slides 



