326 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
paphia recently exhibited by him was a female, and not a male 
example as recorded. 
November 10th, 1892.—The President in the chair. Mr. R. South 
exhibited portions of two broods of Coremia ferrugata, Clerck, and of 
two broods of C. wnidentaria, Haw., and read notes thereon, pointing 
out the differences between the two forms of the first-named species, 
and the differences between them and the last-named species and 
that he had been led to the conclusion that although it was probably 
correct to keep wnidentaria specifically distinct from ferrugata, it might 
not be equally correct to place together the two forms exhibited by 
him as ferrugata; and he asked the members to endeavour to work 
out the life-history of any varieties of this species of which they might 
obtain ova. Mr. Goldthwait mentioned having recently reared ima- 
gines from a captured wnidentaria which all followed the female 
form. Mr. Fenn said he had always found both species breed very 
constant, and he had never bred intermediate forms. Mr. W. de VY. 
Kane exhibited Stauropus fagi, L., taken in Ireland; a damaged 
example of Notodonta bicolor, Hb., taken at a new locality ; a photo- 
graph of the pupa of Dianthecia barrettii, Dbl., and said he felt 
certain, from the structure of the pupa, that it belonged to the Dian- 
thecie. Among other things in Mr. Kane’s box were some curious 
forms of Hidonia atomaria, ''r.; Bryophila muralis, Forst., varying to 
very black forms ; light forms of Boarmia cinctaria, Schiff. ; a Cymato- 
phora or, Fb.; melanic forms of Xylophasia monoglypha, Hutn. ; 
densely black forms of Camptogramma bilineata, L.; peculiarly 
bronzed and black examples of Hadena oleracea, L.; and dark Agrotis 
lucernea, Li. Mr. Kane pointed out that these four species were 
captured in a damp and dark locality, and all showed a strong melanic 
tendency. Some interesting notes were contributed by Mr. Kane upon 
his exhibits, and a discussion followed. Mr. Purdey, of Folkestone, 
among others, the banded form of Cidaria suffumata, Hb.; long series 
of Cidaria truncata, Hufn., reared trom ova, and including some 
beautiful varieties; a specimen of Colias hyale, L., taken at Folke- 
stone in 1891; Peronea comariana, Zell., closely resembling P. varie- 
gana, Schiff.; and a long series of Hupithecia stevensata. Mr. Purdey 
stated that Mr. Webb had been unable to get the larvee of this insect 
to feed on juniper, and Mr. Purdey said that it did not occur at the 
same time as HH. sobrinata. Mr. Mera, varieties of Lycena icarus, 
Rott., and L. bellargus, Rott., and some very fine varieties of Abraxas 
grossulariata, L. Mr. Oldham, a very dark specimen of Hadena 
oleracea, My. R. Adkin, Hypsipetes sordidata, Fb., and Melanippe 
Jluctuata, Li., and contributed notes. Mr. Herbert Williams, living 
larvee of Colias hyale, L., from a female captured in England, and 
stated that he had obtained one pupa. Mr. Billups, the dipteron, 
Stratiomys potamida, Mg., and its rare hymenopterous parasite Smicra 
sispes, Sp., both having been captured in the Plumstead Marshes.— 
H. W. Barger & A. Suort. 
LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE EnromotoeicaL Soctety.——November 14th. 
The President, Mr. 8. J. Capper, F.L.S., F.E.8., who occupied the chair, 
referred to the death of Mr. J.T. Moore, who was one of the original 
members of the Society. Mr. John Watson, 177, Moss Lane, East Man- 
