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of the five British species of Clmtocnema ; these were (J. subcmndea, C. 

 hortensis, and C. confiisa, from Wisley. 



Oct. \%th. — Mr. Hugh Main, B. Sc, Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 Mr. Lucas exhibited two species of A>icalaplms, taken by Dr. Chapman 

 this year; A. cuccajus in South France in May, and A. longicomis in 

 Spain in July ; also living males and females of Aptenjr/ida media (albi- 

 ■pennis) from its old locality. He pointed out the specific characters of 

 this rare earwig. — Mr. Moore, several large species of Cicada from 

 Tasmania. — Mr. Turner, imagines and cases of the local coleophorid 

 C. vibicella, from Trench "Wood, where it was now very rare ; a life- 

 history of (J. laricella, showing the peculiar structure and position of 

 the cases at various ages of the larva. — Mr. Joy, a bred series of 

 Pobjommatus bellargus from Folkestone, and gave notes on their 

 history. They were small, and the larvse were shy feeders, but were 

 not cannibals. — Mr. Carr, the cocoon of Lasiocampa querciis, previously 

 shown. Since no imago had emerged, he had opened it and found a 

 crippled imago, a batch of ova, and a distorted pupa, all dead. Dr. 

 Chapman said the imago probably could not bring its power to force 

 open the cocoon. — Mr. West (Greenwich), four species of grasshopper 

 from Box Hill, Stenobothnis paraUelus, S. elerjans, Gomphuceras nifus, 

 and G. maculatus. — Mr. Goulton, lantern-slides of the larva of Gone- 

 pteryx rhamni, in various positions during the act of pupating. — Mr. 

 West (Streatham), lantern-slides of various corals. — Mr. Lucas, 

 lautern-slides showing among other objects (1) larva and details of 

 the ladybird Halyzia ocellata; (2) Lepidoptera at rest. 



Oct. 21th. — Mr. E. Step, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 Mr. Goulton exhibited a series of photographs of lepidopterous larvfe 

 on their respective food-plants. — Mr. Harrison and Mr. Main, series 

 or examples of Lepidoptera captured at, or bred from, Bude, including 

 Cleora lichenario, Dianthcecia luteayo yOtV. JickUni, D. conspeisa, Leuco- 

 phasia sinapis, Polia xanthutnista, and Boannia gemmaria. Of the last 

 species examples from Delamere and London were also shown. — Mr. 

 West (Greenwich), the case of a large species of psychid from South 

 Africa. — Mr, Turner reported finding larva) and cases of Coleophora 

 vinjaureic on golden-rod at Sevenoaks, Kent, as well as larvae of 

 Eupithecia ex pa II id a ta . 



yiov. 10th. — Mr. E. Step in the chair. — Mr. Fremlin exhibited 

 ordinary and loosely attached scales of Hniiaris fucifonnis under the 

 microscope. — Mr. Harrison and Mr. Mam, series of Dianthcecia albi- 

 macida from Folkestone; Cipiintophora dnplaris, including two melanic 

 specimens from Simonswood Moss, Lancashire ; and a form of Melan- 

 argia galathea with a black streak running through the large white 

 basal areas of the fore wings. — Mr. Main, some large reduviids from 

 West Africa. — A special meeting was then held to consider the pro- 

 posed alteration of the Bye-Laws. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Report Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — The opening 

 meeting of the winter session was held in the Royal Institution, 

 Liverpool, on Monday, October 17th, 1904, and took the form of a 

 joint exhibitional meeting with the Manchester Entomological Society. 

 In the unavoidable absence of the President, S. J. Capper, Esq., F.E.S., 

 Mr. R. Tait, Jun., Vice-President, presided over a large attendance of 



