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August llth. — Mr. E, Step, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 Mr. Ashby exhibited a specimen of one of our rarest weevils, Liparus 

 rfermaniis, taken at Folkestone in July. — Mr. West reported that from 

 July 10th to 23rd he had paid a very successful visit to the New Forest, 

 obtaining Strangalia quadrifasciata, Telephonis testaceus, Phijllohrotica 

 quadrimaculata, and Orchestes iota, the most notable of the Coleoptera ; 

 Piciomerus bidens, Monanthia dumetoram, and iV. Immnli among the 

 Heteroptera ; and the very rare homopteron, Oiiarus leporlnus. — Mr. 

 Main, pupas and small larvte of Fa'cvcx (oyiades, from ova deposited by 

 a female sent by Dr. Chapman from the South of France. The larvre 

 were boring the seed-pods of Lotus corniculaius, — Mr. Priske, a speci- 

 men of (Ucadetta montana from the New Forest, and a specimen of 

 Dicranura bijida, which had just emerged from a this year's larva. — 

 Mr. Carr, a dead larva of Smerintlais ocellatus, from which parasites 

 had emerged in 1883, and which retained its normal green coloura- 

 tion. — Mr. Adkin and several other members noted the unusual 

 abundance of Mania mawa this year. — Mr. Edwards,. a long series of 

 variations of the polymorphic Papilio, P. memnon, and called attention 

 to the forms and their distribution. 



Aui/ust 2oth.—Mv. Hugh Main, B.Sc, F.L.S., Vice-President, in 

 the chair. — Mr. Barnett, a short series of Strenia clathrata, showing 

 stages in the darkening of the transverse bands, and also of Ematurga 

 atomaria, with considerably suffused markings. He also showed larvaa 

 of Smennthus populi, which were feeding on white poplar, and which 

 assimilated wonderfully to the colour of the food-plant. Mr. Main, a 

 curiously spotted cockroach, obtained from a ship which had brought 

 sugar from Java. — Mr. West, two rare species of Hemiptera from 

 Darenth — Corizus capitatus, obtained by sweeping Hypericum, and 

 Aneurus lavis, under oak-bark.— Mr. Tutt and Dr. Chapman made a 

 few remarks upon their continental rambles m July and August. — 

 Hy. J. Turner, Ho7i. Report Sec. 



Manchester Entomological Society. — In the Manchester Museum, 

 Owens College, on September 7th, before a large gathering presided 

 over by Dr. W. E. Hoyle, the proceedings took the form of an exhibit 

 meeting. — Mr. Geo. 0. Day exhibited a box of Lepidoptera collected 

 in Vancouver Island, B.C., mostly taken during May, 1904. — Mr. 

 H. S. Slade, specimens of Leucoma salicis from larvae taken at Urmston 

 (Lanes), also Abraxas i/rossulariata from the same locality; specimens 

 of Polia eld taken at Glossop. — Mr. L. Krah, lepidoptera from Bex, 

 Canton Vaud, Switzerland, and included A. cratagi, P. egeria, E. iauira, 

 M. (/alatea, P. vicera, A. cardamines, L. a)nanda, kc. — Mr. E. Tait, 

 Jun., Agrotis ravida taken at Monkswood, Hunts ; specimens of Aplecta 

 adveiia, Acronycta ligustri, Mamestra anceps, Angerona prxinaria, Xylo- 

 phasia hepatica ; Dianthcecia conspersa, including ochreous form, bred 

 from Welsh larvae ; Agrotis ashworthii, a fine series, bred this year from 

 hybernated larvos. — Mr. C. Oldham, specimen of Prionia coriarius from 

 Chelford (Cheshire), July 27th, 1904.— Mr. G. Kearey, ova, pupje, and 

 perfect insect ' of Orgyia antiqua, and illustrations pointing out the 

 difference of the situation selected by the sexes for pupation. — Messrs. 

 A. Binns and W. Buckley also exhibited Lepidoptera. — Robert J. 



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