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ova deposited on a spray of heather, closely resembling a head of the 

 dead flowers, and afterwards found to be those of Bombyx quereus. 

 Mr. West, a specimen of Stauropus fctgi, bred from a larva found at 

 West Wickham in 1898. Mr. Adkin, a fine specimen of Syrichthus 

 malvtB var. taras, from Milton, Sussex ; a cocoon of Hylophila bicolorana 

 (quercana), and called attention to the special construction which gave 

 it great power of resistance to external pressure ; and he mentioned 

 the fact of having seen a specimen of Hepialus wallowing in the dust 

 of the road as sparrows do, and flying off when disturbed. Dr. Chap- 

 man, specimens of Fumea inter mediella, bred, and made remarks on the 

 brown and blackish forms ; cases of a Psychid from Chili, with a curious 

 internal structure for the support of the pupa ; and cases and male 

 examples of F. crassioreUa, pointing the distinctive features of the 

 species. Mr. Tutt, specimens of Ephippiphora grandcevana from 

 Hartlepool, with the curious long sand tubes, and described the 

 movements of the pupae. Mr. F. Noad Clark gave notes on photo- 

 micrography as applied to entomology, illustrating his remarks by 

 photographs taken by himself. — Hy. J. Tuener, Hon. Rep. Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — June 19th, 1899. — Mr. P. 

 W. Abbott, Vice-President, in the chair. Mr. R. C. Bradley showed 

 series of Andrena trimmerana and Nomada alternata, which he had 

 been taking commonly at Moseley ; also specimens of Chortophila 

 buccata, which he had found newly emerged, drying their wings 

 outside the nests of the Andrenae. Mr. P. W. Abbott, a nice little 

 series of Sesia sphegiformis, which he had succeeded in breeding from 

 Wyre Forest. He had caught one or two odd specimens there before, 

 but had not previously found the larvae. Mr. C. J. Wainwright, a 

 number of Aculeate Hymenoptera, including Andrena fulvicrus, 

 A. ihoracica from Folkestone, Nomada bifida from New Forest, and 

 many others. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



Carlisle Entomological Society. — July Qth, 1899. — Mr. James 

 Murray in the chair. Mr. G. Wilkinson exhibited Stigmonota dorsana, 

 Eupcecilia maculosana, Dicrorampha saturnana, Adela rufimitrella, from 

 Wreay ; Amphisa prodromana, from Castlecarrock Fell. S. dorsana was 

 the fourth specimen that had been taken. Mr. J. Murray, the follow- 

 ing Coleoptera : Saperda populnea, which was taken flying round aspen 

 commonly ; Cryptorrhynchus lapathi, from willow bushes on the banks 

 of the Eden ; Elaphrus riparius, which is locally common on the 

 Eden ; Harpalns latus var. erythrocephalus, and Telephones jiguratus. 

 Mr. F. H. Day, Bledins spectabilis ; Telephones darwinianus, from Burgh ; 

 Carabus nitens, from Brackenber Moor in Westmoreland. Mr. G. B. 

 Routledge, Bradycellus cognatus and B. collaris, from Castlecarrock Fell ; 

 Bembidium schuppeli, from the banks of the River Irthing, a local 

 northern species, first taken by the late Mr. T. J. Bold in the same 

 district. — G. B. Routledge. 



