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of AiiiUis ocellata. — Mr. Tatchell, Vanessa io with aberrant ocelli on 

 hind wings, Aglais urticce ab. connexa, a large A. urticce ab. versi- 

 color, and the beautiful Fossorial Hymenopteron, Mutilla eurojJcea. — 

 Mr. Turner, a long series Loiveia [Chrysophanus^ alcvphron from 

 various localities, including (i) type from Buda, (ii) gordius from the 

 Alps, (iii) granadensis from Spain, (iv) ab. intermedia from Italy, 

 (v) ab. viduata, (vi) vieliboeus from Bosnia, (vii) ab. subfasciata, and 

 (viii) ab. infulvata 9 • — Mr. E. Adkin, captured and bred specimens 

 of Dioryctria ahietella from Forres, and read notes on the species 

 asking for information on details of its life-history hitherto unknown. — 

 Mr. A. W. Buckstone, bred series of Vanessa io from Surrey including 

 ab. cyanostict a, und referred to various minor aberrations and variations 

 in their markings. He also showed drawings, by the Eev. C. E. N. 

 Burrows, of the genitalia of the dwarf and other races of Agriades 

 coridon recently discussed, and read the comments received with the 

 sketches. — Mr. Bunnett, details of the life-history of Coleophora 

 nigricella, and read notes on the mode of progression of the case- 

 bearing larva with a series of photographs in illustration. — Hy. J. 

 TuRNEE, Hon. Editor of Proceedings. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Annual 

 Meeting held at the Eoyal Institution, Colquitt St., Liverpool, 

 December 16th, 1918. — Mr. Wm. Webster, President, in the Chair. — 

 The reports of the Council, the Hon. Treasurer, and the Hon. 

 Librarian were presented and adopted by the Meeting. The following 

 were then elected as Ofticers and Council for the ensuing year, 

 viz. President, Eichard Wilding ; Vice-Presidents, Wm. Webster, 

 F.E.S.A.I., S. P. Doudney, Dr. G. B. Longstaff, M.A., F.E.S. ; Hon. 

 Treasurer, Dr. John Cotton ; Hon. Librarian, F. N. Pierce, F.E.S. ; 

 Hon. Sec, Wm. Mansbridge, F.E.S.; Council, Dr. P. F. Tinne, M.A.. 

 J. W. Griffin, H. F. Carter, F.E.S., Dr. E. A. Cockavne, M.A., F.L.S., 

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

 G. F. Mathew, F.L.S., Leonard West, Capt. A. W. Boyd, M.C., F.E.S., 

 Dr. A. Eandell Jackson, and W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S.— The Presi- 

 dent read an address in which he dealt with the folk-lore of insects 

 and other creeping things. Many interesting superstitions and tales 

 were discussed. The address will be printed in the Society's Eeport, 

 and together with the same author's paper in the 1903 Eeport will 

 form a very full account of this interesting subject. 



January 20th, 1919. — Mr. S. P. Doudney, Vice-President, in the 

 Chair. — Mr. W. A. Tyerman read a paper dealing with his captures 

 of Microlepidoptera during 1917 and 1918 in the Liverpool district. 

 This interesting paper enumerated 211 species, many of them not 

 having been recorded for S.W. Lanes, since the publication of the 

 Ellis List in 1890 ; this good result is probably owing to much of 

 the author's collecting having been done in places seldom visited 

 by others. Anacampsis albipalpella, a single specimen taken at 

 Fornjl)y, is an addition to the Lancashire and Cheshire fauna. Mr. 

 Tyerman exhibited the collection, and was heartily congratulated 

 upon tlie very useful work he iiad accomplished. — Mr. W. Mansbridge 



