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in five days he had taken ninety-four species, including Oodes helopioides, 

 Phytivcia ci/lindricd, Cryptocephnlus hipunctatus, Chri/somela varinns, a 

 pair of the green var. in cop., Lochnuea crat(C(fi, Cistela Inpenis, Miujdalna 

 armi(ier<t, and .1/. pntni. — Mr. Bethuue-Baker exhibited a pair of 

 Plnsia moneta taken by a friend in Surrey this year; also a series of 

 Parargeoi the efieria group, to show the difference between Continental 

 egeria and our €<jeridf& and their allies xiphiodex from Canary Islands, 

 and xiphia from Madeira. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



LANCASmRE AND CHESHIRE ENTOMOLOGICAL SoCIETY. The first 



meeting of the session of 1900-1901 was held on October 8th, 1900 

 (in tlie Free Library, Liverpool). The Vice-President, Mr. B. H. 

 Crabtree, occupied the chair. — Dr. J. Cotton exhibited captures made 

 on Simonswood Moss and at Llandudno during 1900. The former 

 included a specimen of Acrunycta alia. — Mr. B. H. Crabtree exhibited 

 Colias edum and series oi Arjrotis ciiisoriu from St. Annes-on-Sea, also 

 a curious variety of Arctio caia, in which the upper wiugs were almost 

 unicolorous dark brown, and the under wings yellow with a dark 

 brown mark at the base of each. — Mr. Crabtree also showed, on 

 behalf of Mr, Harold Milne, two singular varieties of A. plantiujinis, 

 in which the black markings were replaced by a yellowish orange 

 tint, thus causing them to appear almost unicolorous. These specimens 

 were male and female ! — To mention all the remarkable species in 

 Mr. Day's interesting exhibit would take too much space ; amongst 

 them were the following : — a fine dark form of Smeiinthus tiim, a 

 series of Cluerocampa parcellus, long and fine series of Kiilepia cribi am, 

 Nutodonta cncidlina, A(jrotis ripa, and Anticlea siniiata, the latter from 

 Cambridgeshire larvae. — Mr. Mason exhibited a magnificent series of 

 Pyrcimeis carditi, Aryynnis (u/laid, Bombyx trifuiii (bred), Ayrotis ripa, 

 A. cursoria, and other coast species. Amongst his odd captures were 

 A. pyruphiUi and Colias ediisa, taken at Lytham. — Mr. Massey showed 

 long series of the beautiful and local Pachnohia alpina, TcBuiocampa 

 yuthica and its mountain form yothicina. — Mr. Tait exhibited fine 

 series of Melitaa ciiLvia, Ayrotis corticea, A. luniyera Acidalia liumiliata, 

 and Anticlea rubidata from the Isle of Wight, also the living larva and 

 imago of Ayrotis ashwoithii. — Mr. Thompson recorded Colias edusa, 

 Acherontia atropos, and Macroylossa stellataruin from St. Helens, the 

 latter abundant in the larval state in suburban gardens. — Mr. Pierce 

 brought for exhibition a living A. atropos, which stridulated loudly 

 on being disturbed. — -Mr. Johnson exhibited bred series of Notodoitta 

 cucullina, and the lovely Pliorodesma sinaraydaria, also a specimen of 

 S. popidi, in which the pink of the under wings was sufi'used all over 

 the insect. Amongst Mr. Johnson's other insects were Zyya;na minos, 

 Sesia philantliiforviis, and Carsia imbntata. — Mr. Prince exhibited 

 splendid series of Krebia blandina, K. cassiope, Kpinephele hyperanthus, 

 Gonopteryx rhamni, Leucophasia sinapis, Tliecla quercus, and Lyccena 

 i£gon. Besides these north country captures he showed long series 

 of coast species. — Mr. Collins brought for exhibition a part of his 

 collection of Geometrina. It included specimens of a large number 

 of the British Eupitheciae, whilst Melanthia and Melanippe were also 

 well represented by their beautiful species albicillata, hastata, &c. — 

 Frederick Birch, Joint Secretary, 



