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(Brenthis) euplirosyne; and (3), a series of photographs of varieties of 

 Bryophila mnmlis, B. peiia, Polia old, and Psilura monacha. — Mr. 

 Manger, an example of Halicopis cupido from Demarara, which was of 

 a beautiful light ground colour, with more or less suppressed and di- 

 minished dark markings, together with the typical form from Brazil, 

 for comparison. — Mr. Sich, a specimen of Bedellia somnulentella, with 

 its pupa-case, which closely resembled that of a Pierid in miniature. — 

 Mr. Montgomery, long and varied bred series of Pieris napi, largely 

 from Ireland, and contributed notes. — A large number of lantern- 

 slides were exhibited by Messrs. Tonge, Warne, Lucas, Hamm, Dennis, 

 Harrison, Groulton, Main, and Clark. The objects represented were 

 larvfe and ova of Lepidoptera, protective resemblance in insects, 

 orchids, plants in their haunts, studies of trees, diatoms, and forami- 

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



Birmingham Entomological Society. — February 15th, 1904. — 

 Annual Meeting. — Mr. R. C. Bradley, Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 The various Annual Reports were read, and Officers and Council 

 elected for the ensuing year. — Mr. G. W. Wynn exhibited a boxful of 

 varieties of various Lepidoptera, including, amongst others, the fol- 

 lowing : — Argi/nnis valesina, Esp., from the New Forest ; pale Vanessa 

 urticcB, L., from Teignmouth ; Spiiosoma lubricipeda, L. ab. zatima, Cr. ; 

 black Hadena monoylypha, Hufn., from Hampton-in-Arden ; Ayrotis 

 exclainatioiiis, L., from Wyre, with spots confluent ; a beautiful varie- 

 gated var. of A. corticea, Hiib., from Lapworth ; A. cinerea, Hiib. var. 

 obscura, from Wyre Forest ; and Mamestra pisi, L., with the white 

 markings lengthened out across the wing, from Sutton Park. — Mr. J. 

 T. Fountain showed a series of Larentia autumnaJis, Strom, (itnplu- 

 viata, Hb.) bred from sallow-bloom, from the Wye Valley. Tlie larva 

 were found in the old blossoms of the female trees, which still remained 

 attached to the stems in June. There were but a few larvae, but the 

 resulting imagines showed almost the whole range of variation — uni- 

 colorous black, barred forms, dark marbled ones, light marbled ones 

 nearly all green, and some with ochreous ground colour. — Mr. H. 

 Willoughby Ellis showed his collection of the Gleodephaga, and gave a 

 general account of the division and a running account of the species 

 and their local occurrence, &c. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire and Manchester Entomological Societies. 

 — The first ordinary gathering of the current session took the form of 

 a joint meeting of the two societies, which, by the kind invitation of 

 Dr. Hoyle, was held in the Museum, Owens College, Manchwster, on 

 Feb. 15th, 1904. The President of the Manchester Society, Dr. W. 

 E. Hoyle, presided over a large assembly of members. On the invi- 

 tation of the chairman, Mr. J. Cosmo Melvill, M.A. (Manchester), ex- 

 tended a hearty welcome to the visiting Society, alluding in the course 

 of his remarks to his having first taken up the study of entomology 

 when in Liverpool, and first collected on the Wallasey sandhills with 

 the late Messrs. Ben Cooke, Gregson, Roxburgh and others, prior to 

 settling in Manchester in 1871. Having congratulated Mr. G. 0. Day 

 on his new List of Local Lepidoptera, he referred to his pending 

 departure from Lancashire. Dr. Hoyle intimated that the Manchester 

 Society hoped shortly to issue a List of the Lepidoptera of the District. 



