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Brenthids. Mr. Moore, some grand under side forms of the leaf-but- 

 terfly, Kallima inachis ; and a series of Salamis antera. Mr. West, of 

 Streathain, Vanessa atalanta, without spots in the red marginal band 

 of the hind wings ; and Catocala nnpta, with unpiginented streaks on 

 the hind wings. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Report. Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — October Ylth, 1898. — Mr. G. 

 T. Bethune-Baker, President, in the chair. Mr. Wainwright exhibited 

 a specimen of Periplaneta australasiee from an orchid house at Forgan- 

 denny in Perthshire, where it has been observed for three years now, 

 and was causing a good deal of damage. Mr. Bradley showed Andrena 

 humilis with its parasite Nomada ferruginata, from Sutton, where he 

 had discovered a largish colony this year, the parasite being very 

 numerous with its host. Mr. W. Harrison, insects from Witherslack, 

 Acronycta menyanthidis, Lyccena minima, &c. ; also Oallimorpha dominula 

 from the Stroud district, and other insects. Mr. G. H. Kenrick, 

 Lycana arion, from the Cornish locality, and other insects from the 

 same place, including several fine examples of the var. conversaria of 

 Boarmia repandata ; Acronycta ligustri, Lobophora sexalisata, Macaria 

 alternata, &c. Mr. J. T. Fountain, a collection of Lepidoptera made 

 in the valley of the Wye above Tintern during six days' collecting last 

 August bank holiday ; it showed the locality to be rather rich, the 

 insects including Apatura iris, Thecla iv-album, T. quercus, Drepana 

 unguicula, Cerigo matura, Ephyra trilinearia, Cleora glabraria, Melanippe 

 unangulata, Larentia olivata, and many others. Mr. A. H. Martineau, 

 a little lot of insects bred from bramble stems at Solihull, Pemphredon 

 lethifer, Shuck., with its parasites, Ellampiis auratus, L., and E.aneus, 

 Fab. Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, two drawers of palaearctic Venessidae. 

 — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



Manchester Microscopical Society. — October ZOtk, 1898. — In the 

 Biological course in connection with the Mounting Section of this 

 Society, the work mainly consists of demonstrations in comparative 

 anatomy and histology. At the previous meetings the dissection of 

 the larva and imago of the moth, and the preservation of lepidopterous 

 larvae, have been practically illustrated. This evening Mr. John 

 Watson gave the first of a series of three demonstrations on the 

 structure of the imago butterfly. Dealing with the general characters 

 of a lepidopterous insect, he showed the distinction between them and 

 those of the Coleoptera, Hymenoptera &c. ; then proceeded to describe 

 the appearance of the antennae, palpi, and mouth parts, the legs and 

 tarsal appendages, wings with reference to neuration, androconia and 

 other secondary sexual characters, and the genitalia and anal tufts as 

 found in so many of the eastern Pier ids, pointing out the special 

 features with regard to systematic classification. Reference was also 

 made to the pouches of Parnassias ; and the grandular structure 

 from which the pouch-forming fluid is secreted by the males of 

 Parnassias hardwickii and P. glacialis was exhibited by means of the 

 microscope. The demonstration was illustrated by specimens from 

 Mr. Watson's collection, and a large number of microscopical pre- 

 parations. — 0. C. Stump, Hon. Sec. 



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