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and beautiful Entomostracon, Brancldpus stagnalis, taken on May lObh 

 from a carfc-rut of water at Claygate. It is generally rare in this 

 country, — Mr. Gilbert J. Arrow, various species of Coleoptera to illus- 

 trate an address which he afterwards gave, entitled " Some Social 

 Beetles." A discussion took place as to the use of sound apparatus 

 in larvffi, the suggestion being that they were more or less directly 

 protective. 



May 25th. — The President in the chair. — Messrs. Harrison and 

 Main exhibited a large number of species of Lepidoptera captured or 

 bred this season, comparing those from South of England localities 

 with those from the neighbourhood of Liverpool. — Mr. Carr, series of 

 spring Lepidoptera from the New Forest. — Mr. Joy, a short bred series 

 of Thecla riihi from Folkestone, the larvae of which fed on dogwood, 

 which had led him to think they were Cyaniris argiolus. — Mr. Hy. J. 

 Turner, a short series of Cucullia lycJmitis, bred from larvse taken at 

 Box Hill in June, 1904. The larvae were fed up in the hottest sun- 

 shine in a conservatory, and grew extremely fast. When found they 

 were studded with ova of ichneumons, but after considerable trouble 

 these were successfully removed. He also showed larvae of Leioptilus 

 septodactylus (lienigianus), a local plume moth, feeding on Artemisia 

 vulgaris. They were found at Croydon feeding in the open. — Mr. 

 Edwards, specimens of the Amphioxus, and read notes on their struc- 

 ture, position in nature, and habitat. — Dr. Chapman, a series of 

 Depressaria thapsiclla, bred by him from larva3 obtained in Sicily, 

 where it fed in countless numbers on Thapsia gargania. — Mr. Sicb, 

 larvae and pupae of Aciptilia spilodactyla from the Isle of Wight, feeding 

 on Marrubiam vuJgare. — Mr. Wright, a larva of a large species of 

 Coleoptera feeding in the wood of a sugar-box from the West Indies. — 

 Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Rep. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — The fourth 

 ordinary meeting of the Session was held in the Eoyal Institution, 

 Liverpool, on April 17th, Mr. Rd. Wilding, Vice-President, in the 

 chair. — Drs. Wm. Bell, J. P., of Eutland House, New Brighton, and 

 P. F. Tmne, of Mostyn, Aigburth, were elected members of the Society. 

 An invitation to exhibit at the meeting of the Liverpool Microscopical 

 Society to be held on May 5th was accepted with thanks, the following 

 amongst others promising to represent the Society : — Miss Birch, and 

 Messrs. F. N. Pierce, F.E.S., H. B. Prince, H. B. Score, F.R.G.S., 

 Ed. Wilding, and E. J. B. Sopp, F.R.Met.S. Donations to the library 

 were received from Professor T. Hudson Beare, B.Sc, F.E.S., and 

 Messrs. Score and Sopp ; and a donation to the micro-slide cabinet from 

 Mr. C. M. Adams, F.I.C. — The paper of the evening was by Dr. Geo. 

 E. J. Crallan, M.A., F.S.A., of Bournemouth, " On the Life-history of 

 Ophiodes (Pseudophia) iioiaris,'^ which was illustrated with beautiful 

 coloured figures by the author, including the egg in three stages (actual 

 size and magnified thirty-two diameters), the larva in six stages, imago, 

 upper and under side of both sexes, &c. In opening. Dr. Crallan 

 referred to the fact that this is the only species of the genus that has 

 occurred in Britain, the first specimen having been taken in Hampshire 

 in 1882, and several having occurred since. In Spain it is said to be 

 common in the cork woods, and in Austria occurs amongst oaks. In 



