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life-history, and a number of useful hints as to methods to be followed 

 to find and rear the larvas of various species. Mr. G. T. Betliune- 

 Baker showed a number of British and continental specimens of the 

 genus in illustration of the paper. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



Manchester Entomological Society. — In the Manchester Museum, 

 Owens College, on October 5th, 1904. — The President and Vice- 

 President being unavoidably absent, tbe chair was occupied by Mr. 

 E. Tait, Junr. — A paper was read by Mr. G. Kearey, entitled " Pupas 

 Digging and Collecting." — The following exhibits were shown by the 

 members: — Mr. R. Brauer, Indian moths (family Chalcosiidae). Mr, 

 Gr. Kearey, larvae of A. caia. Mr. L. Krah, Lepidoptera, selected; 

 specimens bred from continental ova — L. dispar (from Locarno), S. 

 menthaatri, P. pi(/ra, 0. f/onostigma, P. anachoreta (from Bex), P. rnbri- 

 cosa, P. trifolu (from Bex), S. popidi (British). Mr. C. F. Johnson, 

 Lepidoptera from Torquay, North Wales, and Staffordshire — L. ccesiata, 

 T. opima, A. lunigera, and B. vmralis. Mr. A. Binns, specimen of 

 A. atropos taken at Clayton, near Manchester, on Sept. 17th, 1904. 

 Mr. W. Buckley, specimen of A. ashivorthii, emerged Oct. oth, 1904. 



November %id, 1904. — Mr. R. Tait, Junr., presided in the absence of 

 the President. — The meeting took the form of an exhibit evening, and 

 the following specimens were shown by the members : — Mr. L. Krah, 

 case containing exotic silk spinners, and including P. cecropia, C. pro- 

 viethea, A. liina, T. polypheiuus (North America), 0. regalia (South 

 America), A. pernyi (China), A. mylitta, A. cynthia (India), C. regina 

 (Japan). Mr. C. E. Bailey, the following silk moths (with cocoons 

 and pupae): 5. pyri, T. polyphemus, and A. cynthia; Vanessa antiopa, 

 with pupae (Austrian form) ; Thecla rubi, male and female (Isle of 

 Wight), Mania maura (Marple, Cheshire) ; Kuclidia mi (Isle of Wight) ; 

 Arctia villica, bred from larva taken at Eastbourne. Mr. J. Ray Hardy, 

 larvae, pupae, and imagos of Calandria pabnaria. Mr. R. J. Wigels- 

 worth, illustrations of larvae and insect life. Mr. R. Brauer, Coleoptera 

 from West Africa of the genus Goliath, Ceratorhina, &c. ; Coleoptera 

 from Transvaal and East Africa — Cetoniinae, Elateridae, Scarabieidae, 

 &c. ; also Lepidoptera — Apatura iris var. iole, V. antiopa var. hyyicBa, 

 V. chelmys, and Satyridae (various) from Europe and Asia. Mr. W. 

 Warren Kinsey, case containing preserved larvfe of British moths ; 

 cocoons of E. lanestris ; larvae and ichneumon cocoons of M. typica. 

 Mr. R. Tait, Junr., A. galatea, T. pruni, C. fidvata, M. rubiginata, 

 P. bajidaria, T. albicillata, from Monkswood, 1904 ; A. agathiua, a 

 grand series, including some fine rosy forms, bred from Welsh larvae, 

 1904 ; K. lichenea, from Welsh larvte, 1904. 



December 5th, 1904. — A very successful Conversazione was held in 

 the Manchester Museum, Owens College, on the above date. Upwards 

 of three hundred invitations were issued, the majority of which were 

 accepted. Representatives from scientific and other societies in Man- 

 chester, Liverpool, Chester, and other towns, were present during the 

 evening. Dr. W. E. Hoyle, addressing the company, extended to 

 them a very hearty welcome. He was not only the Director of the 

 Manchester Museum, but esteemed it a great honour to be the first 

 President of the Society, the history of which was then briefly traced, 

 from the first meeting in the Municipal School of Technology, Man- 

 chester, to the present occasion. The object and aims of the Society 



