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number of specimens bred under extremes of temperature, to illustrate 

 his resume entitled, "Recent Examples of the Effect on Lepidoptera 

 of Extreme Temperatures applied in the Pupal Stage." 



Xoveinber 11th. — The President in the chair. Mr. Tutt exhibited 

 a number of Psyche cases, taken by Messrs. Edwards, Tunaley, and 

 himself, in the Forest of Eontainebleau, including Psyche unicolur 

 ((/raminella), P. opacella, Epichnoptery.v bombycella, and Fiunea nitidella 

 (intennediella). Mr. Filer, a long series of mottled forms of yonayria 

 arandinis [typhce) bred by Mr. Dennis and himself, from Surrey. Mr. 

 Bishop, specimens of Vanessa urticcB, one having very large spots, and the 

 other approaching var. ichmisa, both from Epping ; Ayrutis exclamationis 

 with scarcely perceptible markings ; Mehmippe Jiuctiiata having a broad 

 marginal band dark, the inner area light, with the exception of a 

 black costal blotch on the fore wings ; and various varieties of Fidonia 

 atomaria. Mr. Moore, the following Orthoptera from La Grande 

 Chartreuse : — Stetlieophyma variegata, Decticus verrucivorus, Psophus 

 stridulus, Stenohothrns yeniculatus, S. deelivus, CEdipoda fasciatwn , and 

 others ; and contributed interesting notes and observations. Mr. 

 Adkin, bred specimens of a black variety of Odoutopera hidentata from 

 Westmoreland. Mr. Bishop reported that on Nov. 7th he found a 

 female sallow bush on the North Downs in flower. Mr. Tutt read a 

 paper entitled, " The Drinking Habits of Butterflies and Moths," and 

 a long discussion ensued. — Hy. J. Turnee, Hon. Fwp. Sec. 



BiRBiiNGHAM ENTOMOLOGICAL SociETY. — Sej)tem.her 20th, 1897. Mr. 

 E. C. Bradley in the chair. Mr. G. W. Wynn exhibited a nice series 

 of TcBuiocampa opima, bred from larvcB from the Cheshire coast ; also 

 the following insects, all bred, from Wyre Forest : — Oryyia yonostiyma, 

 Notodonta trepida, Asphalia ridens, Geometra papilionaria, Anijjhidasys 

 prodromaria, and a nice little series of Kndromis versicolor, raised from 

 a colony of thirteen larv^ found ; also Leucoma salicis bred from larvfe 

 found near Coventry, a nice series of Melanthia alhicillata from Sutton 

 larvae; and Hecatera serena found near Kidderminster. Mr, J. T. 

 Fountain, a series of Diatithcecia capsincola, bred from larvae found 

 locally at Small Heath, &c.; also a specimen of Lyccena aryiolus, small, 

 and with the right wing bleached, the outer half being whitish and 

 the basal half blue as usual ; also a male specimen of Lycana corydon, 

 from Swanage, with the white of the hind marginal spots so much 

 extended that on the fore wings the black was only left on the nervures, 

 and on the hind wings the white appeared as large subinarginal spots 

 with small dark centres. Mr. R. C. Bradley, Cynomyia niortuorwn, 

 which he had taken the day before at Droitwich ; he had not known 

 of this species formerly in the Midlands. Mr. P. W. Abbott, a speci- 

 men of Aporia cratceyi, taken by Mr, H. Douglas Stockwell near 

 Dover, on June 22nd last; also, in conjunction with Mr. Albert J. 

 Hodges, short series each of Leucania alhipuncta, Heliothis peltiyera, 

 Caradrina ambiyna, and Laphyyma exiyua, all taken in South Devon 

 during August last. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott, and Mr. Hodges, between 

 them secured twenty-four specimens of L. exiyua, and three other 

 entomologists working near them obtained the same number. 



October IBth. — Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, President, in the chair. 

 Mr. E. C, Bradley showed the following Diptera from Sutton : — 



