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chamomillcB and Hydrcecia petasiUs bred from wild Warrington larvae ; 

 Macaria litarata, including a fair number of the var. nirp-ofalvata, and 

 a collection of Crambidae embracing most of the local Lancashire and 

 Cheshire species. — Mr. F. N. Pierce, F.E.S. (Liverpool), brought a 

 specimen of Sji/unx convulvuH, captured by Mr. G. Caunt at Wallasey 

 in August last, and Mr. A. Tippins (Liverpool) exhibited Abraxas 

 grossidariata, including one magnificent specimen with bright yellow 

 ground colour, bred from a Dingle larva. — Mr. H. B. Prince's (Birken- 

 head) extensive exhibit included a fine series of NemeopJdla plantaginu 

 var. hospita from the Lake District ; and Mr. A. G. Wallington (War- 

 rington) showed Mamestra ahjecta from Warrington, a species of great 

 rarity in the district. — A collection of some four hundred species of 

 Coleoptera from the immediate neighbourhood of Southport was shown 

 by Dr. G. W. Chaster, M.R.C.S. (Southport), and Mr. E. J. B. Sopp, 

 F.R.Met.S., F.E.S. (Birkdale), which included amongst its many 

 rarities : — Thinobius hrevlpennis ; the very rare Anisotoma picea, A. 

 riKjosa, and A. furva; Heterocerus fiisculus, hitherto recorded from the 

 Isle of Wight only ; Heptaulacus villostis ; Ammcecius hrevis, an insect 

 entirely confined to the Southport district ; JEgialia rufa ; the very 

 rare Anthicus bimaculatus and Gymnetron collinus, &c. — Mr. Fred Birch 

 (Waver tree) exhibited living specimens of Chrysomela cerealis in all its 

 stages, and gave some interesting details of its life-history. — Mr. H. B. 

 Prince exhibited a living specimen of Phyllodromia yermamca from 

 Birkenhead, which is considerably darker than the type ; Mr. Sopp 

 remarking that he had also lately received for identification the same 

 species from the Borough hospital there. — ^Mr. Oulton Harrison 

 (Wavertree) showed the Coccus (? sp.) commercially known as the 

 *' rosy black " ; and Mr. W. H. Jennings (Hoylake), samples of 

 liquorice root and coriander seed exhibiting the enormous damage 

 wrought by Anohium paniceum, a species of beetle closely allied to the 

 famiUar "death watch" of our habitations. — E. J. B. Sopp and 



F. Birch, Hon. Secretaries. 



Manchester Entomological Society. — The monthly meeting of 

 the Society was held on October 7th, 1903, in the Manchester Museum, 

 Owens College. — In the absence of the President, Mr. W. E. Hoyle, 

 M.A., D.Sc, the chair was occupied by the Vice-President, Mr. B. H. 

 Crabtree, F.E.S. — There was a very good gathering of members. — - 

 Mr. J. Leslie H. Atkinson, of Mobberley, was nominated for member- 

 ship. — Mr, C. F. Johnson gave a few notes on that very interesting 

 family, the AgrotidaB ; these were overlooked by some beginners on 

 account of the difficulty in naming the species, and their dullness of 

 colour. Mr. Johnson briefly remarked on the British species comprised 

 in the genus Agrotis (twenty-two according to South's list). Mr. 

 Johnson's remarks were illustrated by specimens exhibited by Mr. 

 Geo. 0. Day, F.E.S., Mr. R. Tait, Jun., and Mr. B. H. Crabtree.— 

 Various other insects were also exhibited. — Robt. J. Wigelsworth, 

 Hon. Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — September 21st, 1903. — Mr. 



G. T. Bethune-Baker, President, in the chair. — Mr. J. T. Fountain 

 showed a series of Adopcca actaon, Rott., taken this year on the south 

 coast; also Dianthcecia albimaciila , Bkh., D. czicubali {^. V.), Puessl, 



