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fluviata iDred from South Devon female, the larvae having all pupated 

 (save two) on one day, and the imagines having all (save tw^o) 

 emerged during one day. — Mr. J. Eiches, larvae of this species fed 

 on dandelion in a hot-house; also a specimen of Arctia caia witli 

 usual hlack markings on hind wings restricted to three marginal 

 blotches. — Mr. A. J. Wellsdon, Phigalia pedaria, bred from wild 

 Yorks melanic female ; about ten per cent, of the brood were melanic, 

 a few light-coloured, and the rest intermediate forms. — S. J. Bell, 

 Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Meeting 

 held at the Eoyal Institution, Colquitt Street, Liverpool, March 15th, 

 1909. — Mr. C. E. Stott, Vice-President, in the chair. — A paper was 

 read by Mr. H. K. Sweeting entitled " The Value of Variation to a 

 Species." — Mr. W. Mansbridge exhibited specimens oi Amphidasys 

 betularia, and its variety doubledaj/aria, which had been bleached by 

 exposure to chlorine; also A. strataria, which had been kept alive in 

 an atmosphere containing a considerable amount of chlorine for 

 forty-eight hours, also a specimen which had been killed in a strong 

 atmosphere of chlorine. In the former experiment, A. strataria, 

 compared with a check specimen, showed no bleaching, but in the 

 latter the insect died in one minute, and the dark markings were at 

 once bleached to light brown. — Mr. C. E. Stott communicated notes 

 on recent additions to the local list of Coleoptera, and exhibited, on 

 behalf of Dr. Knight, of St. Annes, a tube containing a number of 

 Glossiniae (tsetse flies). — Mr. W. A. Tyerman exhibited Agrotis 

 exclamationis var. nigra and a specimen of Aplecta occulta from 

 Ainsdale. — H. E. Sweeting and Wm. Mansbridge, Hon. Sees. 



The Manchester Entomological Society. — March 3rd, 1909. — 

 The President, Mr. C. F. Johnson, in the chair. — Mr. J. E. Cope read 

 a paper, "Coleoptera, with special reference to the family Lamelli- 

 cornia," illustrating his remarks on their structure with several well- 

 dissected specimens, and showed various species lent by Mr. J. Eay 

 Hardy. — Mr. L. Nathan exhibited an orthopteron — Blatta americana 

 — taken in Princess Street, Manchester. — Mr. A. W. Boyd, part of 

 an autumn brood of D.pudibimda (Delamere ova). — Mr. J. B. Garnett, 

 entomological apparatus. 



Aj^ril 7th, 1909. — The President, Mr. C. F. Johnson, in the chair. 

 — Mr. W. Mansbridge, F.E.S., exhibited long and varied series of 

 Peronea hastiana from Wallasey, and of Pcedisca corticana from 

 Delamere and St. Annes. — Mr. C. Clark, G. papilionaria. — Mr. 

 J. E. E. Allen, M.A., a series of H. leucophoiaria from Kent. — -Mr. 

 N. H. Davison, a series of Phigalia pedaria ; types and var. mona- 

 charia ; H. leucophaaria, including two very dark forms ; and 

 0. vaccina — all from Dunham Park, Cheshire, this spring. — ^Mr. 

 B. H. Crabtree, F.E.S., G. dominula (yellow form); A. villica, with 

 large cream tips to the fore wings ; A. grossulariata vars. chalcozona 

 and lacticolor. — Mr. E. Tait, Jr., series of A. nebidosa, types and vars. 

 robsoni and thompsoni from Delamere; series of E. prasina (herbida), 

 Nov. 1908, Brockenhurst.— A. W Boyd, B.A., Ho7i. Sec. 



