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of the five British species of Chcetocnema ; these were C. subccBrulea, C. 

 horteusis, and C. confusa, from Wisley. 



Oct. Idtk. — Mr. Hugh Main, B. Sc, Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 Mr. Lucas exhibited two species of Aacalaphus, taken by Dr. Chapman 

 , this year; A. coccajnn in South France in May, and A. longicornis in 

 Spain in July ; also living males and females of Aptenjgida 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 C. liiricella, showing the peculiar structure and position of 

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

 Polijommatus bellarijm from Folkestone, and gave notes on their 

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

 not cannibals. — Mr. Carr, the cocoon of Lasiocampa guerciis, 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 parallelus, S. elegans, Gomphocerns rufus, 

 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, 

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

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



Oct. 27th. — Mr. E. Step, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 Mr. Goulton exhibited a series of photographs of lepidopterous larvaB 

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

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

 Cleora iiclienaria, Dianthcecia iHteayo \a,v. Jicklini, D. conspersa, Leucu- 

 phasia sinapis, Pol.ia xanthoniista, and Boannia (jemmaria. 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 larvas and cases of Coleophora 

 virt/aureie on golden-rod at Sevenoaks, Kent, as well as larvae of 

 Eup ithecia ex pall idata. 



Nov. 10th. — Mr. E. Step in the chair. — Mr. Premlin exhibited 

 ordinary and loosely attached scales of Hemaiis fuciformis under the 

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

 laacula from Folkestone ; C'l/mntophora duplaris, including two melanic 

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

 aryia (jalathea 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 



