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and Bhutanitis lidderdalii were included in the exhibit. — Dr. Chapman, 

 (1) a very large number of the genus Glirysophanus taken this year in 

 Spain, including the var. miegii of 0. vivfjaurecB, various forms of C. 

 phlcBaa, from light forms to the extreme dark var. eleus ; (2) a drawer 

 of Erebias, also from Spain, including various races of E. evias and 

 E. sti/fpie, and a long series of a new species, which he had named 

 E. polarica, and which was closely allied to E.styt/ne, but much larger 

 than any Erehia hitherto known. — Dr. Chapman, on behalf of Mr. 

 Tutt, for comparison with his own, a large number of Chrysophanids 

 from many mid-European sources. — Mr. Tonge, three albums of 

 photographs of Lepidoptera, most of them taken with the aid of the 

 electric light, — Mr. Carr, on behalf of Mr. F. M. B. Carr, a specimen 

 of Vanessa io having the usual eye-like spots on the hind wings very 

 obscure. — Mr. West (Streatham) and Mr. Fremliu exhibited objects 

 under their microscopes. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Rep. Sec. 



LANCASmRE AND CHESHIRE ENTOMOLOGICAL SoCIETY. By the kiud- 



ness of the Chester Society of Natural Science an ordinary meeting 

 was held in the Grosvenor Museum, Chester, on Monday, Nov. 21st, 

 1904:, Mr. Rd. Wilding, Vice-President, in the chair. — The following 

 gentlemen were elected members of the Society : Messrs. C. M. Adams, 

 F.C.S. (Southport), Rd. S. Bagnall, F.E.S. (Winlaton-on-Tyne), J. H. 

 Leyland (Ormskirk). W. C. Boyd (Cheshunt), John F. Dixon-Nuttall 

 (Prescot), Rd. Hancock (Handsworth), and E. E. Lowe (Plymouth). — 

 Dr. Herbert Dobie having welcomed the Society to Chester, the chair- 

 man called on Mr, Robert Newstead, A.L.S., F.E.S. , Hon.F.R.H.S., 

 who gave a most interesting and instructive lecture on " The Collections 

 in the Grosvenor Museum." — Amongst interesting exhibits examined 

 during the evening were: — Mr. Newstead, a living specimen of the 

 male of Lecanium hesperidum : this he had recently bred from a colony 

 of Coccids which had been under observation for the past three or four 

 years, the example being the first authentic one observed, although 

 the male had been searched for since the time of Linufeus. — Mr. J. J. 

 Richardson, a series of exotic Lepidoptera mounted in frames, with 

 slips of glass so arranged as to allow of the examination of the under 

 sides. — Mr. J, R. Charnley, F.Z.S., fourteen specimens of insects in 

 amber from the north coast of Germany, both the insects and clearness 

 of some of the pieces of amber being much admired. — Anisotoma furva 

 (from Crosby) was exhibited by Mr. Wilding ; and a selection of British 

 Lepidoptera by Mr. W. Mausbridge, F.E.S. ; &c. — E. J. B. Sopp and 

 J. R. LE B. ToMLiN, Hon. Secretaries. 



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Catalogue of Lepidoptera. By Frederick Lowe. Vol. i. pt. 1. Pp. 51. 

 London: Hutchings & Crowsley. 1904 (Dec). 

 The initial instalment of this important work deals with the 

 Nymphalid subfamily Danain^e, and all the species, subspecies or local 

 races that have been described up to date are included therein. The 

 part is interleaved with MS. paper, so that subsequent new species, 

 &c., may be added. There is also an index to the species mentioned 



