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President, in the chair. — The Balance Sheet and Council's Report 

 were read, and showed that the Society had closed another year of 

 usefulness. The retiring President, Mr. R. Adkin, then read the 

 Annual Address, in which, after dealing with recent entomological 

 discoveries, observations, &c., he reviewed the past history of the 

 Society at some length. The following is a list of the Officers and 

 Council for the ensuing year : — President, A. Sich, F.E.S. ; Vice- 

 Presidents, R. Adkin, F.E.S., and W. J. Kaye, F.E.S. ; Treasurer, 

 T. W. Hall, F.E.S.; Librarian, A. W. Dods ; Curator, W. West 

 (Greenwich) ; Hon. Corresponding Secretary, Stanley Edwards, 

 F.L.S., F.Z.S. ; Hon. Report Secretary, Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S. ; 

 Council, S. R. Ashby, F.E.S. ; T. A. Chapman, M.D., F.Z.S., F.E.S. ; 

 H. Main, B.Sc, F.E.S. ; A. L. Rayward, F.E.S. ; E. Step, F.L.S. ; 

 and A. B. Tonge, F.E.S. In taking the chair Mr. Alfred Sich pro- 

 posed and Mr. Step seconded a vote of thanks to Mr. Adkin, and Mr. 

 Tutt, at some length, paid a warm tribute to the appreciation of 

 Mr. Adkin's services in the Society for so many years. — Mr. B. 

 Smith, of Upper Norwood, and Mr. E. R. Goffe, of Wandsworth 

 Common, were elected members. — Mr. Rayward exhibited the hyber- 

 nating larvae of Pseudoteiyna pruinata, on the stems of Genista 

 anglica. — Mr. Newman, a large and varied series of AmorpJia populi, 

 mostly from captured larvae. — Hy. J. Tuener, Hon. Bep. Secretary. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Meeting 

 held at the Royal Institution, Colquitt Street, Liverpool, on the 20th 

 January, 1908, Mr. Wm. Mansbridge, Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 Mr. Robert iVdkin, F.E.S., of Lewisham, was elected a member of the 

 Society. — Mr. Oulton Harrison read a paper descriptive of recent 

 photographs by Messrs. Harrison and Main, of London, illustrated 

 by lantern slides of many interesting species and varieties of Lepido- 

 ptera in their various stages. — Dr. J. Cotton exhibited lantern-slides 

 of Lepidoptera photographed in their natural colours by Lumiere's 

 process. The stereoscopic effect of the objects represented was 

 especially noticed in this exhibit. — The Hon. Sec. exhibited, on behalf 

 of Mr. T. Baxter, of St. Anne's-on-Sea, a case containing some of the 

 most interesting varieties captured in 1907 ; they were as follows, viz., 

 (1) A long series of Peronea hastiana, comprising vars. logiana, Hiib., 

 divisana, Stt., leucopheana, Bent., albistriana, Haw., mayrana, Hiib., 

 comhustana, Hiib., centrovittana, Steph., and other forms combining 

 distinctly two of these, viz., logiana-centrovittana, leucopheana-may- 

 rana, and albistriana-mayrana ; further, a water-colour drawing 

 of other named variations captured or bred in previous years at 

 St. Anne's. (2) Agrotis cursoria var. costceccerulea, Tutt, and var. 

 obscura, Tutt, the latter being exceptionally dark. (3) A varied series 

 of Gidaria immanata, taken at Forres. (4) A series of Melanthia 

 bicolorata, showing transition from the type to var. plumbata. also 

 from Forres. (5) Series of Polia var. olivacea, including a dark speci- 

 men, all from Co. Durham. (6) A fine variety of Acronycta rumieis, 

 taken at St. Anne's in 1905 ; the basal, submarginal, and marginal 

 areas black, otherwise as the type. (7) A short series of GavqHo- 

 gravima bilineata, banded form from Forres. (8) Zygcena filipendida 

 var. hippocrepidis, and one with the outer spots only confluent, 



