288 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — September 18th, 1899. — Mr. 

 G. T. Bethune-Baker, President, in the chair. Mr. G. W. Wynn 

 showed Notodonta trepida, Dicranura bifida, and Cymatophora or, bred 

 from larvae taken at Wyre Forest last year ; also a pair of End rum is 

 versicolor bred from ova found in Wyre Forest in May last year ; and 

 Xylopkasia sublustris, taken in Hampton-in-Arden last June. Mr. J. T. 

 Fountain, a series of Procris statices from Umberslade, Warwickshire, 

 where he found a colony restricted to one corner only of a held. 

 Mr. B. C. Bradley, a number of Thibetan Lepidoptera, obtained by a 

 sportsman who was not an entomologist, and sent to Prof. Bridge. 

 They were chiefly Geometers, in bad condition. It was remarked 

 that in general facies they bore a strong resemblance to a similar lot 

 of British Geometers, many of them being evidently closely allied to 

 British species and perhaps identical. Mr. C. J. Wainwright, a few 

 rare Diptera : — Mallota eristaloides, one specimen from Herefordshire. 

 He said that this species was not known as British until in July 1884 

 Mr. F. C. Adams obtained a specimen in the New Forest. Since 

 then Mr. Adams has taken other specimens, all however in the New 

 Forest, and it has not been known from any other locality until this 

 specimen was obtained in Herefordshire in July last. He also showed 

 series of Humerus lunulatus from St. Ives, Cornwall (July 26th to Aug. 

 7th, 1899), E. omatus from Herefordshire (July 8th to 11th, 1899), and 

 a specimen of E. tarsalis from the Meuse Valley, Belgium, which he 

 said closely resembled the third British species subulonum. Mr. G. H. 

 Kenrick, four drawers containing the genus Callidryas from his col- 

 lection, and gave an account of the genus. He said that they were 

 amongst the insects which migrate. He came across a swarm of one 

 species himself on the borders of the Transvaal a few years ago. They 

 formed a stream about a mile wide, and were slowly moving on, those 

 in the rear flying forward to the front, and that being continued. He 

 said that they were a difficult genus to collect owing to their speed of 

 flight : it was almost impossible to follow them, and the only way to 

 get them was to find the flowers they frequented and wait for them. 

 Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker showed two drawers of Erebiae containing 

 some very interesting species, chiefly European, but a few being from 

 the Pamirs and other parts of Asia ; amongst other interesting species 

 were Sibo from the Pamirs, E.jordana from Turkestan, E. tian-shanica 

 from Tianshan, and E. calmucca also from Tianshan Mountains. Mr. 

 B. G. B. Chase, series of Catocala promissa, C. sponsa, THphcBna fimbria, 

 Amphipyra pyramided, &c, taken at sugar in the New Forest in the 

 second week in August last. Also a series of Ehodocera rhamni taken 

 on heather in the New Forest at the same time ; they were all in 

 beautiful condition, but undersized. The largest seemed below the 

 average in expanse, the smallest measured only fifty-two millimeters 

 across from tip to tip. It was thought probable that it was owing to 

 the dry weather and the consequent scarcity of fresh food. — Colbran J. 

 Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



Obituary. — We regret to hear of the death of Dr. Alexander 

 Wallace, of Colchester. A further notice will appear in our December 

 issue. 



