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from Cheshire and the Isle of Lewis, the former showing the ocelli 

 much more pronounced ; and (3) Erehia cethiops (blandina), two speci- 

 mens bred from ova laid by a Yorkshire female. — Mr. Colthrup, a very 

 fine variety of Polyommatus corydon, in which the marginal markings 

 of the hind wings were developed and coalesced into radiating streaks. 

 — Mr. J. W. Kaye, a fine bred series of Thecia pnmi, from Monkswood 

 larvje. He pointed out the variable and unstable character of the 

 orange markings of the female. — Mr. Joy, a bred series of Cyaniris 

 argiolus, being about half of a brood of which the remainder were 

 going over the winter as pupse, and gave notes on his method of breed- 

 ing. — Mr. Turner read a paper entitled " Notes on the Genus Coleo- 

 phora," and illustrated each species mentioned by a life-history show- 

 ing imago, cases at different stages, position in life, and the leaves 

 showing larval depredations. 



October 12th. — The President in the chair. — Mr. Edward Hill, of 

 Dorville Koad, Lee, was elected a member. — Mr. Stonell exhibited a 

 number of varieties of British LepidopLera, including pale Orthosia 

 suspecta, pale and dark Noctna sobrina, Taniocampa gracilis var. pallida, 

 &c. — Mr. Cowham, a fine, richly banded Dicycla oo, from Woodford. — 

 Messrs. Harrison & Main, (1) Nemeophila russula, a series bred from 

 Delamere Forest ova ; and (2) Callimorpha doniimda, bred, from Deal. 

 — Mr. Sich, the two specimens of Argyresthia illuminatella from Hails- 

 ham, Sussex, which had been determined by Mr. Meyrick as new to 

 the British fauna. — Mr. Kaye, (1) a pair of black Boannia genimaria 

 [rhomboidaria] ; and (2) a much-suffused Cleora glabraria from the New 

 Forest. — Mr. Ashdown, specimens of the local hemipteron Eysarcoris 

 melanocephahis taken in Surrey, and the rare E. (cneKs from the New 

 Forest. — Mr. West, the Coleoptera Sibinia poteiitillce, on Spergula 

 arvensis ; S. prlmita, on grass; and Ehinoncus briichoides, on Poly- 

 gonum, by sweeping in Darenth Wood in August. — Mr. Joy, a fine 

 variety of Ciipido minima, having the usual submarginal row of dots 

 on the hind wings elongated into streaks of considerable but varying 

 length. — Mr. West (Ashtead), a photograph showing a cluster of 

 Mania maura in a corner of a room, where for years they had been 

 accustomed to assemble. — Mr. F. Noad-Clark, a microscope, fitted with 

 all the ordinary modern appliances, in illustration of his paper. — Mr. 

 R. Adkin, specimens of Emmelesia unifasciata that had emerged in 

 August of this year from pupse of 1900. Some individuals had emerged 

 in 1901, 1902, 1903, and 1904, and a few pupaB still remained over. — 

 Mr. F. Noad-Clark read a paper, "Practical Hints in Microscopical 

 Manipulation." — Hy. J. Turner, Hoii. Rep. Secretary. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society, — The first 

 meeting of the autumn session was held in the Royal Institution, 

 Liverpool, on Monday, October 16th, the President, Mr. Samuel J. 

 Capper, F.E.S., in the chair, and was probably the largest and most 

 successful in the history of the Society. In opening, the Chairman 

 extended a cordial welcome to the visitors, who included a number of 

 ladies. — After the passing of the minutes, a vote of condolence was 

 passed with the relatives of the late Mr. William Johnson, one of the 

 original members of the Society. — Eight candidates were proposed for 

 membership, and several donations to the Library and Micro-slide 



