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in five days he had taken ninety-four species, including Oodes helopioides, 

 Phytcecia cylindiica, Cryptocephalus bipunctatus, Cluysomela varia7is, a 

 pair of the green var. in cop., Lnchmcea cratagi, Cistela luperus, Magdalus 

 armigera, and M. pruni. — Mr. Bethune-Baker exhibited a pair of 

 Flusia moneta taken by a friend in Surrey this year ; also a series of 

 Pararge of the egeria group, to show the difference between Continental 

 egeria and our egerides and their allies xiphiodes from Canary Islands, 

 and xiphia from Madeira. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — The first 

 meeting of the session of 1900-1901 was held on October 8th, 1900 

 (in the Free Library, Liverpool). The Vice-President, Mr. B. H. 

 Crabtree, occupied the chair. — Dr. J. Cotton exhibited captures made 

 on Simonswood Moss and at Llandudno during 1900. The former 

 included a specimen of Acronycta alni. — Mr. B. H. Crabtree exhibited 

 Colias edusa and series of Agrotis carsoria from St. Annes-on-Sea, also 

 a curious variety of Arctiit caia, in which the upper wiugs were almost 

 unicolorous dark brown, and the under wings yellow with a dark 

 brown mark at the base of each. — Mr. Crabtree also showed, on 

 behalf of Mr. Harold Milne, two singular varieties of A. plantaginis, 

 in which the black markings were replaced by a yellowish orange 

 tint, thus causing them to appear almost unicolorous. These specimens 

 were male and female ! — To mention all the remarkable species in 

 Mr. Day's interesting exhibit would take too much space ; amongst 

 them were the following : — a fine dark form of Smerinthus tilm, a 

 series of Chcerocampa porcellus, long and fine series of Eulepia crihnmi, 

 Notodonta cucallina, Agrotis ripa, and Anticlea sinuata, the latter from 

 Cambridgeshire larvae. — Mr. Mason exhibited a magnificent series of 

 Pyrameis cardui, Argynnis aglaia, Bombyx trifolii (bred), Agrotis ripcE, 

 A. ciirsoria, and other coast species. Amongst his odd captures were 

 A. pyruphila and Colias edusa, taken at Lytham. — Mr. Massey showed 

 long series of the beautiful and local Pachnobia alpina, Tceniocampa 

 gothica and its mountain form gothicina. — Mr. Tait exhibited fine 

 series of Melitaa cinxia, Agrotis corticea, A. lunigera Acidalia Immiliata, 

 and Anticlea rubidata from the Isle of Wight, also the living larva and 

 imago of Agrotis ashworthii. — Mr. Thompson recorded Colias edusa, 

 Acherontia atropos, and Macroglossa stellatarum from St. Helens, the 

 latter abundant in the larval state in suburban gardens. — Mr. Pierce 

 brought for exhibition a living A. atropos, which stridulated loudly 

 on being disturbed. — Mr. Johnson exhibited bred series of Notodonta 

 cucnllina, and the lovely Phorodesma sniaragduria, also a specimen of 

 S. populi, in which the pink of the under wings was suffused all over 

 the insect. Amongst Mr. Johnson's other insects were Zygcena minos, 

 Sesia philanthiformis, and Carsia imbiitata. — Mr. Prince exhibited 

 splendid series of Erebia blayidina, E. cassiope, Epinephele hyperanthus, 

 Gonopteryx rhamni, Leucophasia sinapis, Thecla quercus, and Lycceiia 

 agon. Besides these north country captures he showed long series 

 of coast species. — Mr. Collins brought for exhibition a part of his 

 collection of Geometrina. It included specimens of a large number 

 of the British Eupitheciae, whilst Melanthia and Melanippe were also 

 well represented by their beautiful species albicillata, hastata, &c. — 

 Frederick Birch, Joint Secretary. 



