152 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
During the two days the Exhibition was open it was visited by upwards of 
1100 visitors.—H. W. Barker & A. Suort, Hon. Sees. 
BrrMINGHam Entomonoctcat Soctrty.—May 9th, 1892. Mr. G. H. 
Kenrick, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the chair. Mr. Robert Allday, 
Handsworth, was elected a member. Mr. P. W. Abbott showed Melitea 
athalia from Abbotts Wood and the South of France; Oporina croceago, 
taken on sallow blossoms at Wyre Forest; and other Lepidoptera. Mr. 
Kenrick remarked that the English athalia were finer than the French. 
Mr. G. W. Wynn showed a number of moths taken on the sallows at 
Marston Green, including Teniocampa populeti, T. gracilis, &e. Mr. R. 
C. Bradley read a paper on the Tipulide, showing six boxes of specimens 
in illustration; he said that there were 170 British species, out of which 
he had taken 112, also one new to Britain, two formerly considered as 
doubtfully British, and one or two perhaps new to science.—CoLpran J. 
Warnweicut, Hon. Sec. 
LANCASHIRE AND OHESHTRE EwntomoLoctcaL Socrety.—May 9th, 
1892.—Mr. S. J. Capper, F.L.S., F.E.S., President, in the chair. Mr. 
Samuel Hoyle, of Sale, was elected a member. The Rev. H. H. Higgins, 
M.A., read a paper, entitled ‘ Butterfly life before leaving the egg,” 
in which, after describing the formation of the egg, he traced the gradual 
growth of the nucleus through the various stages until the tiny caterpillar 
was complete in all its parts and ready to leave the egg. The paper was 
illustrated by various eggs of Lepidoptera shown under microscopes. Mr. 
Higgins also showed some Brazilian Lepidoptera, and pointed out a strong 
case of mimicry. The President exhibited the rare Crambus myellus from 
Perth. Mr. Stott, on behalf of Mr. Rigby, Natural History Museum, 
Nottingham, a case of educational entomology, containing the life-history of 
Eriogaster lanestris. Mr. Jones, recently-bred Lepidoptera, and a fine 
variety of Asphalia flavicornis.—F. N. Prmrce, Hon. Sec. 
Norta Kent Entomonocicat anp Naturat History Socrety.— 
The Fifteenth Bi-annual Meeting of the above Society was held on 
Wednesday, May 11th, at the Royal Assembly Rooms, New Road, 
Woolwich, Mr. J. Woodward in the chair. The minutes of the previous 
meeting being read and confirmed, Mr. Dennis was elected a member. 
Owing to the pressure of business the exhibits were not numerous, 
Mr. Allbuary showing specimens of Geometre and Micro-Lepidoptera ; 
Mr. W. Broughton, EH. cardamines, &.; Mr. Povey, Micro-Lepidoptera ; 
Mr. Woodward, larve and ova of G. papilionaria; Mr. Poore, concholo- 
gical specimens. The officers for the ensuing six months were elected as 
follows:—President, Mr. J. Woodward; Vice-President, Mr. C. H. J. 
Raldock; Treasurer, Mr. A. S. Poore; Secretary and Librarian, Mr. H. 
J. Webb; Assistant ditto, Mr. T. Moore; Committee, Messrs. Allbuary, 
E. Knight, Sargent, W. Broughton, Povey, and Wilson; Trustees, Messrs. 
Webb and Sargent; Auditors, Messrs. Allbuary and H. Broughton. The 
question of reducing the subscriptions was then opened, and, after full 
discussion, the proposition of the Secretary was adopted, viz., that ordinary 
members pay Is. 8d. per quarter, and corresponding members (outside a 
ten-mile radius) pay, in advance, 2s. 6d. per annum. A vote of thanks to 
Mr. Baldock, for donation, concluded the meeting.—H. J. Wns, Secretary. 
