70 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Lancashire and Cheshike Entomological Society. — December 

 18th, 1916. — Annual Meeting, held at the Eoyal Institution, Colquitt 

 Street, Liverpool, Dr. John Cotton, Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 Messrs. Thomas Whittaker, Haldon, Barker's Lane, Ashton-on- 

 Mersey, and G. Alan Griffen, 27, The Summit, Liscard, Cheshire, 

 were elected memhei's of the Society. — The following members were 

 elected as Officers and Council of the Society for the ensuing year, 

 viz. : President : L. West ; Vice-Presidents : Dr. John Cotton, 

 Wm. Webster ; Hon. Treasurer : Dr. John Cotton ; Hon Librarian : 

 F. N. Pierce, F.E.S. ; Hon. Secretary : Wm. Mansbridge, F.E.S. ; 

 Council: Messrs. C. F. Burns, J. W. Griffen, A. W. Hughes, 

 J. CoUins, E. Wilding, P. F. Tinne, M.A., S. P. Doudney, E. A. 

 Cockayne, M.A., F.E.S., W. A. Tyerman, Wm. Bucklev, Prof. E. 

 Newstead, M.Sc, F.E.S., and Gervase F. Mathew, F.L.S., F.E.S. 

 — Dr. Cotton read the Presidential Address. He took for his subject 

 " The Collecting Grounds round Liverpool." The address dealt in 

 a descriptive manner with the various headquarters for Lepidoptera 

 within easy reach of the city, the good things to be found in each, 

 and was interspersed with many humorous anecdotes of experiences 

 and adventures met with when in quest of rare local insects. — 

 Wm. Mansbridge, Ho?i. Sec. 



January 15th, 1917. — Meeting held at the Eoyal Institution, 

 Colquitt Street, Liverpool, Dr. John Cotton, Vice-President, in the 

 chair. — Mr. Wm. Mansbridge read a paper entitled " Eecent Experi- 

 ments in Breeding Aplecta Jiebidosa." This was supplementary to 

 previously described results, and interesting because of the confirma- 

 tion of an experiment in 1914, where var. rohsoni was bred from moths 

 of the typical form of markings. Attention was also directed to a 

 recurring variation of a leaden-grey ground-colour, for which the name 

 plumbosa was proposed. The progeny of the various experiments 

 were exhibited, and an animated discussion ensued.^ Wm. Mansbridge, 

 Hon. Sec. 



EECENT LITEEATUEE. 



Insect Enemies. By C. A. Ealand, M.A. Grant Eichards. 1916. 



6s. net. 



In this treatise of 223 pages we are given the description and 

 life-history of a considerable number of the injurious insects to be 

 found in Britain, together with some hints as to the methods by 

 which their activities may be kept in check. A few small animals, 

 near the insects but not really such, are included because they can 

 quite well be treated with the insects. The grouping into forestry 

 pests, household insects, warehouse pests, etc., though perhaps 

 necessary, is rather artificial, as the author admits. In reading 

 through the book interest centred on those insects which were con- 

 sidered in detail : one wished that all could have been treated with 

 equal fulness. The conclusion arrived at finally was that the author 

 had in view the enlightenment of his readers with regard to the 

 insect enemies around them, rather that the providing of full 

 technical details of the methods of combatting them. In fact, 



