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berberina also being taken by Mr. Wainwright; also other good Syrphide, 
and a few nice “ daddies,” including one perhaps new to the British list.— 
CoLBRAN J. Waitnwricut, Hon. Sec. 
CaMBRIDGE ENromoxLocicaL AND Natura History Society.—Friday, 
May 18th.—Mr. Moss exhibited a very pale ochreous variety of Amphidasys 
prodromaria, Noctua dahlii, N. brunnea, N. umbrosa, Hadena rectilinea, 
Pachnobia rubricosa, P. leucographa, Teniocampa gracilis, &e. Mr. Farren, 
his collection of the ‘ Thorns ” and other Geometre. Mr. Powell, a box of 
aquatic insects collected in the district. Mr. Ball, a very pale and a very 
dark variety of Saturnia carpini. Mr. Farren, having attended the South 
London Entomological Society’s Annual Exhibition, on the 5th and 6th of 
May, described, and remarked on, some of the exhibits, making especial 
mention of Mr. Merritield’s cases illustrating the effects of temperature 
(during the pupal stage) on the colouring of certain species of Lepidoptera ; 
and Mr. J. Jenner Weir’s Papilio merope and the various forms of its 
female, with the different species of Danaide they mimic for protection. 
The subject of mimicry was discussed at some length, Messrs. Langdon, 
Bryan, Jones, and Moss taking part. 
Friday, May 27th.—The President in the chair. The Right Hon. Lord 
Walsingham was elected an honorary member of the Society. Mr. Freeman 
exhibited a very fine Amphidasys betularia var. doubledayaria taken at 
Cambridge; a beech leaf found in Norfolk, with a cocoon each of Halias 
prasinana and Dasychira pudibunda spun on to it, and the two specimens 
bred from them; Hypsipetes ruberata from Norfolk; and a large box of 
Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, &. Mr. Bryan, a box of Hymenoptera, 
Diptera, &c., to show instances of mimicry. Mr. Bull, Xylina semibrunnea, 
Eupithecia indigata, and Hypsipetes ruberata. Mr. Farren, a series of 
Argynnis paphia var. valesina, and other butterflies. Mr. Moss read some 
notes on different species of Lepidoptera which had come under his notice, 
chiefly at Liverpool and Windermere ; the notes relating to the habits of 
Cherocampa porcellus, Cossus ligniperda, &c., being especially interesting. 
—Wm. Farren, Hon. Sec. 
York anp District Firerp Narvuratists’ Socrety.—July 138th.— 
Mr. Dutton exhibited bred specimens of Ocneria dispar (a very large 
female example), Acronycta leporina, Pericallia syringaria, and Eupithecia 
fraxinata, &e. Mr. J. Hawkins, bred specimens of Anarta myrtilli, 
Geometra papilionaria, &c., and varieties of Spilosoma lubricipeda. Mr. 
W. Hawkins, several species of Heterocera, including Bombya rubi and’ 
Eurymene dolobraria. Mr. W. Hewett exhibited bred specimens of Noto- 
donta dicteoides and Nemeophila plantaginis ; the latter were from Lincoln, 
and very dark in colour; a long and variable series of Thera variata ; speci- 
mens of Tephrosia biundularia var. delamerensis from Doncaster, Sledmere, 
Selby, and York; also Hpione advenaria and living larve from Doncaster, 
fine series of Asthena blomeri, Venusia cambricaria, and a variety of 
Odontoptera bidentata, from same locality. —W. Hewerr, Hon. See. 
EnromoroacicaL Crus.—A meeting was held on the 6th of July at 
Loanda, Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, the residence of Mr. S. Stevens, 
chairman for the evening. Mr. Rh. Adkin, of Lewisham, was elected an 
honorary member; and other business was transacted. Fourteen sat down 
to supper.—RicuarpD Soutu, Hon. See, 
