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Mr. East, of Stoke Newington, was elected a member. — Mr. R. Adkin 

 exhibited a short bred series of Acontia luctuosa, and contributed notes 

 on their life-history. — Mr. Edwards, ova of Hybernia rupicapraria, and 

 a specimen of the large and carious Orthopteron sent by M. Montandon 

 from near Bucharest. — Mr. Tonge, a series of capital photographs of 

 the ova of Lepidoptera, including Hybernia rapicapraria, Hemerophila 

 abruptaria, Melinia circeUaiis, Arcfynnis tkore, and Anchocelis rufina. — 

 Mr. West, specimens of Dermestes lardaiiiis, which he had bred from 

 almonds, among which it had occurred freely. — Mr. Browne, a large 

 number of species of Lepidoptera captured at Dawlish between July 

 .23rd and Aug. 7th, 1903. — Mr. Turner, a few species of Lepidoptera 

 taken at the same place and at about the same time. Mr. Browne then 

 read a paper descriptive of his holiday-collecting at Dawlish, to which 

 Mr. Turner added a few notes on the Micro-Lepidoptera and other 

 orders. — The report of the field-meeting held on July 11th, 1903, at 

 Wendover, was read. 



January 28th, Annual Meeting. — The President in the chair. — The 

 first half of the meeting was devoted to the receiving of the Treasurer's 

 Report and Balance-sheet, the election of the Officers and Council for 

 the ensuing year, and the reading of the Annual Address by the 

 President. — The following is a list of the Officers and Council for 

 1904 :— President, Alfred Sich, F.E.S. ; Vice-Presidents, H. Main, 

 B.Sc, F.E.S., and E. Step, F.L.S. ; Treasurer, T. M. Hall, F.E.S. ; 

 Librarian, A. W. Dodds ; Curator, W. West (Greenwich) ; Hon. 

 Secretaries, Stanley Edwards, F.L.S. (Corresponding), and Hy. J. 

 Turner, F.E.S. (Report); Council, R. Adkin, F.E.S., F. Noad Clark, 

 F. B. Carr, H. L. Fremlin, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., F.E.S., M. J. Lucas, 

 B.A., F.E.S., H. A. Sauze, and M. West (Streatham). Subsequently 

 Mr. Thompson, of " Garlands," Redhill, was elected a member. — Mr. 

 Tonge exhibited several admirable photographs of the ova of Lepido- 

 ptera ; Mr. Step, a specimen of the Dublin prawn ; and Mr. Turner 

 read notes on the natural history of Canada, sent to him by Mr. A. J. 

 Croker. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Rep. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — By the courtesy 

 of the St. Helen's and District Naturalists' Society the concluding 

 meeting of the present session was held in the Association Buildings, 

 St. Helen's, on December 21st, the gathering partaking of the nature 

 of a joint meeting of the two societies, of which a large number of 

 members were present. Mr. Wm. Webster, M.R. S.A.I. , Vice-President, 

 occupied the chair. The minutes having been confirmed, the Secre- 

 tary announced the following donation to the library : " The Coccidse 

 of the British Isles," vol. ii., by Robt. Newstead, A.L.S., F.E.S., 

 Hon.F.R.H.S., &c., presented by the author. On the motion of the 

 Council it was unanimously resolved to elect Major Ronald Ross, 

 F.R.C.S., F.R.S., &c., an Honorary Member of the Society. The 

 following gentlemen were proposed for election as ordinary members 

 in January : Messrs. H. Mousley, of Buxton, and Donald Kent, of 

 Sefton Park, Liverpool. Certain amendments to the rules of the 

 Society having been adopted, communications were read by Messrs. 

 R. S. Norman, F.G.S., and J. G. Wallbridge, M.P.S. Mr. R. S. Nor- 

 man's paper on " Fossil Insects " dealt in an exhaustive manner with 



