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March lith. — The President in tlie chair. Mr. E. C. Rye, of 

 Fulham, was elected a member. Mr. Frohawk exhibited a magni- 

 ficent bred series of Vanessa c-album, L., showing both light and dark 

 forms of male and female from one batch of ova ; a discussion ensued, 

 in which it was suggested that the pale form was the one which 

 produced a second brood, while the dark form went early into hyber- 

 nation. Mr. Adkin, a series of Melaidppe hastata, L., from Sutherland, 

 intermediate in coloration between the usual southern and northern 

 forms, Mr. Sauze, a specimen of Q^dipoda tartarica, taken among 

 imported garden produce at Brixton. Mr. T. A. Hall, a Pierine 

 butterfly, Ithonia patilla, with Danaine mimic Dismorphia fortunata, 

 from Nicaragua. Mr. Edwards, four varieties of the female of Papilio 

 viemnon, P. segonax, P. ivestwuodii, two P. epijcides, two P. anticorates, 

 and P. pamvion yav. javanana. — Hy. J. Turner {Hun. Report Sec). 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — February 18th, 1895. — Mr. 

 G. T. Bethune-Baker in the chair. A letter was read from Mr. G. H. 

 Kenrick, requesting to be relieved of the office of President for the 

 present year; Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker was therefore elected President 

 in his stead, and Mr. P. W. Abbott to the office of Vice-President thus 

 left vacant. The following were exhibited : — By Mr. Bethune-Baker, 

 a number of Lepidoptera, including English Lalia ccenosa, and Acidalia 

 contif/uaria ; Aporophijlla lutulenta var. sedi, from Ireland ; Noctita 

 depuncta; very debrkAcronycta ligustri, from Llangollen; some beautiful 

 brown forms of Rwnia cratcegata ; and other nice varieties and rarities. 

 By Mr. R. Freer, a number of varieties, chiefly from Cannock Chase ; 

 among others were a Paunia cratanjuta of a lovely pale or yellow orange 

 colour, deeper along the costa, from the Chase ; Ennovios aiujularia, 

 several varieties from Hyde Park, one male of a uniform fuscous colour, 

 with pale fuscous hind wings and yellow thorax and head; Notodonta 

 dictcea, one from the Chase, of a delicate pale brown without white in 

 any portion ; a specimen of Noctua /estiva, of the form called covftua 

 by Newman, from the Chase ; a brilliant orange specimen of Xanthia 

 aurago from Ashford, Kent ; and varieties of Notodonta dictceoides, 

 Asphalia flavicornis, Diloba cceruleocephala, &c. By Mr. C. J. Wain- 

 wright, a box of Lepidoptera, including some nice Acronycta leporina 

 var. bradyporina, one from Knowle being very dark and suffused. By 

 Mr. E. C. Eossiter, a number of Lepidoptera, chiefly from Arley, 

 including a specimen of Lycmia alexls, very chalky, and closely ap- 

 proaching L. corydon in colour, with a white spot in the centre of each 

 wing ; a fine dark Cleora gJabraria from the New Forest ; and other 

 varieties, &c. By Mr. E. G. B. Chase, Diantha;cia conspersa, from Lundy 

 Isle. By Mr. P. W. Abbott, bred series of Hadena suasa from Hull, 

 Sesia cidiciformis from Market Drayton. By Mr. R. C. Bradley, a 

 rose-bush covered with empty cases of Culeophora gryphipennella, from 

 his garden at Sutton ; also Orthosia suspecta from Barnt Green. — 

 CoLBRAN J. Wainwright, Hoh. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — March 11th, 

 1895.— Mr. S. J. Capper, F.E.S., F.L.S., President, in the chair. Mr. 

 E. J. Thompson was elected a member of the Society. Mr. E. New- 

 stead, F.E.S., Curator of the Grosvenor Museum, Chester, read some 

 " Observations on Insects found in Birds' Stomachs." The lecturer 



