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Cabinet were announced. — The exhibits were extremely numerous, of 

 the highest merit and interest, and covered ahiiost every branch of 

 entomology. The following were particularly noteworthy : — Mr, W. A. 

 Tyerman showed a lovely bred series of Pijrameis cardui from Water- 

 ville, Ireland ; Mr. F. N. Pierce, series of Abraxas grossulariata, with 

 many vars., from Wallasey larv?e ; Dr. W. Bell, two cases of beautifully 

 preserved larvae on their food-plants ; Mr. W. Mansbridge, bred series 

 of Peronea permutana, P. aspersana, and P. hastiana from Wallasey, 

 Catoptria expallidana (Wallasey), PanUsca corticana, part of a long and 

 variable series (Delamere), and Ephippiphora popnlana (Crosby) ; Mr. 

 C. E. Stott, a light var. of Dicranura vinula bred from a batch of 

 Blackpool ova ; Mr. Eichard Wilding, a series of Polia cJd from 

 Montgomeryshire; Mr. C. F. Johnson, some very dark vars. of 

 Macaria liturata (Delamere), one black and one asymmetrical var. of 

 A. (jrossulariata from Stockport larv», bred series of Acronycta leporina, 

 including very dark suffused specimens (Rixton Moss), and ol Boarmia 

 repandata and Acidalia contiguaria (N. Wales) ; Mr. G. L. Cox, captures 

 in Hunts, including Toxocampa pastinurn, Acidalia riibiginata, Dicycla oo, 

 with var. renago, Hadena atiiplicis, Cymatophora octogesima, and C. or ; 

 Dr. P. F. Tinne, melanic forms of Aplecta nebulosa, A. grossulariata, 

 Xylopluuia polyodon, red vars. of Smerinthus populi, and specimens of 

 the tarantula spider (British Guiana), and of a My gale which preys on 

 humming-birds; Mr. J. E. Eobson, Synia vmsculosa, Micra parva, 

 Leucania extranea, and L. vitellina, all ex coll. Mason, L. favicolor 

 (Lieut. Mathew, R.N.), L. albipuncta (Bournemouth), Xylomiges con- 

 spicillaris (Taunton), Pachetra leucoplma (G. T. Porritt), and Anerastia 

 hankesiella (E. R. Bankes) ; Dr. Cotton, Zygmia piloseUce and Cucullia 

 chaniomillcB from Abersoch, Xanthia cerago and X. siiago (Eccleston, 

 Lanes.), Odontopera bulentata ab. nigra, and a very handsomely banded 

 Noctua festiva with dark margins ; Mr. F. C. Thompson, long series of 

 Tapinostola fulva, Eiipithecia venosata bred from Lychnis, and Miana 

 arcuosa, all from Eccleston ; Dr. P. Edwards, series of Calligenia 

 miniata, Cieora licheuaria, Lareiitia ccesiata, and Acidalia imitaria, all 

 from South Devon; Mr. R. Tait, jun., bred series of Angerona prunaria, 

 Pericallia syringaria, and Eriogaster lanestris (Monkswood), Acidalia 

 contiguaria, and Agrotis ashivorthii (N. Wales), Melanippe rivata, and 

 M. jyrocellata (Sidmouth), and a bred var. of 0. potatoria from Wallasey ; 

 Mr. B. H. Crabtree, bred series of Agrotis ashivorthii and A. agathina 

 (N. Wales), 0. bidentata ab. nigra, A. grossulariata, and Dianthcecia 

 cucubali (Manchester), Hydrelia unca (Ulverston), and Argynnis selene 

 (Windermere). In Coleoptera, Mr. J. F. Dutton showed a collection 

 made by Mr. Geo. Ellison at Stromness, including a melanic form of 

 Anchomenus paruynpunctatus, Donacia discolor, Clirysomela sanquinolenta, 

 Otiorrliynchus blandus, 0. matirus, smd Ptimis tectus; Dr. H. H. Corbett, 

 Quedius longicornis, Monohammus sutor, Orsodacna cerasi, Hyperaspis 

 reppensis, and Acanthocimis cedilis, all from Doncaster, and sub-fossil 

 remains of Hydrophilus piceus from the peat of Hatfield Moor ; a case 

 of Coleoptera collected in the North of France by Messrs. W. G. 

 Dukinfield and C. B. Williams ; Mr. H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe, Dibolia 

 cynoglossi, Adrastus pusillus, and Dinarda hagensi; Mr. J. R. le B. 

 Tomlin, Psylliodes luridij)ennis and Ceutho. contractxis var. ■pallipes from 

 Lundy Island, and Anophthalmns gentilei, a blind species from caves in 



