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showing a slight balance in the Society's favour. — The following 

 officers were elected for 1902: — Mr. G. H. Kenrick, F.E.S., President ; 

 Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, F.L.S., F.E.S., Vice-President ; Mr. E. 

 C. Bradley, Treasurer; Mr, A. H. Martineau, F.E.S., Librarian ; and 

 Mr. C. J. Wainwright, F.E.S , Secretary. The following were also 

 elected on to the Council :— Messrs. H. Willoughby Ellis, F.E.S. ; J. 

 T. Fountain ; W. Harrison, and G. W. Wynn. — Mr. A. D. Imms ex- 

 hibited, by means of a lantern, a series of microscopic preparations of 

 the CoUembola, including specimens of typical species and sections, 

 &c. — Mr. J. T. Fountain showed a series of Selenia bilunaria, Esp. 

 (illunaria, Hb.), of diiferent broods; including a series bred June to 

 August of var. juliaria, Haw., and others bred November to March, all 

 of the usual spring form. — Mr. A. H. Martineau showed Hymenoptera 

 taken at Budleigh Salterton, South Devon, at beginning of August 

 last year, including Andrena pilipes, F., and A. thoracica, F., both 

 from bramble bloom ; Astatus boops, Schr., taken at blossoms of gorse; 

 Andrena denticulata, Kirb. ; Nomada /((cato, Panz.; Dasypoda hirtipes, 

 Latr. ; Hedycridiuni roseum, Kossi, the parasite of Astatus boops, Schr. ; 

 and Tnjpoxylon Jigulus, L., with cells which had been found in sand, 

 instead of in the more usual wooden posts. — Colbran J. Wainweight, 

 Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire and CuEsmRE Entomological Society. — The Annual 

 Meeting was held at the Eoyal Institution, Liverpool, on January 13th, 

 Mr. E. Wilding, Vice-President, in the chair. — Mr. Frederick Birch, 

 Joint Secretary, in presenting the Council's report, gave a short lesumS 

 of the work of the past session. The Treasurer then read his state- 

 ment, which showed an increased and satisfactory credit balance to be 

 carried forward. The following officers were elected to serve during 

 1902 :— President, Mr. S. L. Capper, F.L.S., F.E.S. ; Vice-Presidents, 

 Eev. E. Freeman, M.A., and Dr. H. Dobie ; Secretaries, Messrs. Fredk. 

 Birch and E. J. B. Sopp, F.E.Met.Soc, F.E.S.; Treasurer, Dr.' J. 

 Cotton, F.E.S. ; Librarian, Mr. F. C. Thompson ; Council, Messrs. E. 

 Wilding, F. N. Pierce, F.E.S., A. Tippins, H. Tonkin, W. A. Tyerman. 

 In the absence of the President, the retiring Vice-President, Mr. E. 

 Wilding, delivered a most interesting address, reviewing the general 

 entomological work and literature of the first year of the century, with 

 special reference to several matters of local importance. The Eev. E. 

 Freeman proposed, and Mr. F. N. Pierce seconded, a vote of thanks to 

 Mr. Wilding, both for his able address and for his valuable services in 

 the chair during the past year, which was heartily accorded. On the 

 motion of Mr. Sopp, a cordial vote of thanks was also tendered to 

 Mr. Fredk. Birch, for his indefatigable labours as Secretary during 

 the past three sessions. The following exhibits were made during the 

 evening : — Ccelioxys mandibularis, a Hymenopteron new to the British 

 list, taken at Wallasey, by Mr. Birch, who also exhibited, on behalf 

 of the Eev. T. B. Eddrup, various species of Lepidoptera sent for 

 distribution amongst students of the group ; Vanessa c-albmii, captured 

 in the Liverpool district, by Mr. G. A. Dunlop ; and Corydia petitveriana, 

 an attractively marked cockroach from Madras, by Mr. Sopp. 



February lOth. — Mr. E. Wilding in the chair. — A valuable paper 

 was read by Mr. Willoughby Gardner on the life-habits of the 



