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exhibited a series of AjnUma iris, bred from New Forest larvse ; a 

 series of Entricha [G astro pacha) quercifolia, bred, from Leatherhead ; 

 a series of Plusia vioneta, bred, from Tilgate Forest ; specimens of 

 Lophopterijx earmelita and Ayrotis cinerea, from lamps at Dorking; and 

 a specimen of Sesia myopifurmis, from Dorliing. — Mr. Bishop, a bred 

 series of Plusia moneta, from Chinnor, and read notes on their life- 

 history and on the colouring of the cocoons. — Mr. South, (1), a series 

 of Aglais ( Vanessa) nrtica; he had bred from very young larvae found on 

 nettle, but which he had afterwards fed on hop ; there seemed to be no 

 particular aberrational result, but in three of the specimens the space 

 on the costal area between the first and second black spots were of the 

 ground colour ; (2), several specimens of Cleora cjlahraria, bred from 

 New Forest larvte ; one example was very considerably suffused and 

 clouded with blackish; (3), a series of Acidalia trigeminata, bred from 

 ova obaiued from a female specimen captured at Wisley ; a few of the 

 larvae fed up in 1902, and produced moths in September; the majority 

 hybernated, but from these only two moths resulted in June, 1903. — 

 Mr. Tonge, series of Conchylis dipoltella from Brighton, Cravibas 

 alpinellus from Arundel, five examples of Senta uIvcb from near 

 Lowestoft, one Leucania straminea, bred from a larva found near 

 Lowestoft on sedge, and a specimen of L. obsoleta from the same 

 place. — Mr. Goulton, photographs of the larvae of Odontopera bidentata, 

 Jocheara {Acronijcta) aim, Hemaris fuciformis, Halias inasina, and 

 Phorodesum smaragdaria. — Mr. West (Greenwich), a series of the local 

 Hemipteron, Aradiis depressus, from Darenth, under bark. — Mr. Carr, 

 living specimens of Acanthosoma tristriata, beaten from juniper at 

 Salisbury. — Hy. J. Turnek, Hon. Rep. Sec. 



LANCASmRE AND CHESHIRE ENTOMOLOGICAL SoCIETY. The Exhibi- 



tional Meeting was held in the Royal Institution, Liverpool, on Monday, 

 Oct. 19th, 1903.— Mr. Wm. Webster, M.R. S.A.I. (St. Helens), in the 

 chair.— The minutes having been confirmed, (Mrs.) F. Eveline Lister, 

 of Bootle, and (Mrs.) Winifred M. Sopp, of Birkdale, were elected 

 members of the Society. — Certain amendments and additions to the 

 rules of the Society having been discussed and adopted, the following 

 amongst other interesting exhibits were examined by the large gather- 

 ing of members present. — Aplecta nebulosa var, robsoni from Delamere, 

 by Messrs. R. Tait, Junr. (Manchester), B. H. Crabtree, F.E.S. 

 (Levenshulme), C. F. Johnson (Stockport), and J. Colhns (Warring- 

 ton). — Mr. Tait further exhibited Agrotis ripa, A. ashicorthii, A. valli- 

 gera, A. agatJiina, Plusia festucce, Zigecna minos, Heliothis viarginata, 

 and some remarkably large dark forms of Acidalia contiguaria from 

 North Wales, as well as living specimens of Agrotis ashivorthii, Aplecta 

 occulta, and Acidalia contiguaria. — Mr. Crabtree's fine series of Lepi- 

 doptera bred during 1903 included Epunda lichenea and Eupithecia 

 pulchellnta from North Wales, E. venosata var, hebridium from Shetland 

 pupge, Taniocampa opima from Wallasey ova, and Odontoptera bidentata 

 ab. nigra and varieties of Abraxas grossulariata from wild Manchester 

 larvffi. — Mr. Johnson's valuable collection included an exceptionally 

 fine variety of A. grossulariata, the ground colour of which, instead of 

 being white, is a dark leaden colour. This insect was bred from a 

 Warrington larva. — Mr. Joseph Collins showed series of Cucullia 



