22 THE ENTOMOr.OGIST. 



discussion in which the majority of those present tool^: part. — A vote 

 of thanks, proposed by Mr. Mansbridge and seconded by Mr. Crabtree, 

 was unanimously accorded to Mr. Binns for bis very interesting 

 paper. — Mr. Crabtree sliowed >S'. tilice from Kent — a varied series 

 inckiding forms with light and dark hind-wings. — Mr. Watson, 

 Hymenoptera parasitic on Saturnidas, as follows : Cosruijojjj^a 

 violaceipennis, Xanthopivipla icatsoni, Oneilella formosa. Full 

 details of these will appear in the report. — Messrs. W. Lees and 

 H. Burrows, Lepidoptera captured at Lindow Common during 1916 : 

 B. quercus, B. ruhi, S. caiyini, N. droviidarius, A. fuliginosa, A. 

 menyanthidis, A. nimicis, X. fulvago, A. j^ojyhyrea, H. pisi, A. 

 myrtilU, E. nanata, M. oceUata, E. j^lavibaria, and M. rulnginata. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Meeting 

 held at the Eoyal Institution, Colquitt Street, Liverpool, October 

 L4th, 1916, the President, Dr. John Cotton, in the chair. — As usual 

 on the opening meeting of the session, the evening was devoted to 

 exhibits relating to the season's work. It was at once apparent 

 that the war had affected our members, but if the quantity of 

 material was less the quality was well maintained ; most members 

 reported a bad and uneven season, with the consequent result that 

 many of our favourite species had been scarce and also late in their 

 apjDcarance. — Mr. F. N. Pierce had a large number of micro-lepi- 

 doptera, chiefly from Delamere Forest ; included in his exhibit was 

 a short series of Solenobia melanella from Essex. ^Miss D. I. Burne 

 had a specimen of PseudoterjMa pruinata of a uniform clear ochreous 

 colour ; its fine condition suggested that it was a natural yellow 

 variation. — Mr. S. P. Doudney showed the following, all from the 

 Wye Valley; Aptatura iris, Argynnis selenc, A. aglaia, A. adippe, 

 A. piaphia, Vanessa c-album, Thecla w-album, Epinephele janira, a 

 xanthic aI:)erration, E. hyperanthcs, Pararge egcria, xingerona 

 prunaria, Zonosoma anmdata, Asthena blomcri, A. sylvata, Eupis- 

 terta obliterata, Minoa 7mcrinata, Eucosmia undulata, and many 

 commoner species. — J. W. Griffin, a specimen of Spliinx convokmU 

 taken on a fence post at Leasowe, Cheshire. — Mr. W. Mansbridge 

 brought, from North Staffordshire, Eurymene dolobraria, Zonosoma 

 jjendularia var. subroseata, Asthena sylvata, Macaria notata, Eupi- 

 thecia satyrata and var. callunaria, E. plumbeolata, and a varied 

 series of Bomolocha fontis ; from Delamere Forest, Aplecta nebulosa 

 var. robsoni, Macaria liturata var. nigro-fulvata, and Eupithecia 

 indigata ; from Witherslack, Macaria alternata. — Mr. H. B. Prince 

 exhibited some fine varieties of Lyccena bellargus from Folkestone, 

 including lead-coloured males and ah. striata, also many interesting 

 species from other localities, among which were two examples of 

 Vanessa urticce with the orange-red colour replaced by dusky 

 ochreous, also very blue female Lyccena icarus. — Mr. E. Wilding 

 brought a box of Lepidoptera from Colwyn Bay, among which were 

 fine series of Vanessa io, V. atalanta, Pararge egeria, and mcgwra. — 

 WiM. Mansbridge, Hon. Sec. 



Meeting held at the Ptoyal Institution, Colquitt Street, Liverpool, 

 November 20th, 1916; the President, Dr. John Cotton, in the 

 chair.— Dr. George Granville Buckley, M.D,, F.S.A., Holly Bank, 



