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slack ; melanie Thera variata from Witherslack. Series of Melanthia 

 albicillata, Abraxas sylvata, Nola confusalis, Ino geryon, Mamestra 

 dissimilis, Lygris testata, Mamestra thalassina (one dark form), 

 Numeria ■pulveraria, Malenydris salicata (examples of both broods), 

 Cidaria truncata, and an example of Epione apiciaria — all from 

 Silverdale. — Mr. B. H. Crtibtree, P.E.S. : Series of Gharceas graminis 

 and an example of Agrotis prcecox from Seascale. Bred series of 

 Tceniocampa mimda and gothica from Lakeside, of Lycia liirtaria 

 from Aviemore (two years in pupa), of Aplecta nehulosa var. rohsoni 

 from Delamere, of Boarmia repandata, types from Delamere, and ab. 

 nigra from Delamere and Knowsley. Bred vars. of Abraxas grossu- 

 lariata. — Mr. A. E. Wright : Bred series of Oporabia filigrammaria 

 from Burnley ; series of Hydriomcna hnplnviata, types and var. in- 

 fuscata, from Burnley ; series of Ematurga atomaria from Witherslack, 

 Burnley (including two fine dark unicolorous specimens), and Dela- 

 mere ; series of Thera variata, and Cidaria corylata from Delamere. 

 ■ — Mr. L. Nathan : Phalera bucephala, Ampliidasys betiilaria var. 

 doubledayaria, Tephrosia biundularia, Cabera pusaria, Notodonta 

 dromedarius, and LopJiopteryx camelina, bred from Delamere larvae ; 

 Satyrus semele, Epinepkele ianira, Lyccena icarus, Agrotis vestigialis, 

 and Lygris testata from Lytham ; Lymantria vionacha, bred from 

 Kent ova. — Mr. G. Storey : From Wicken : Pap)ilio viachaon, Snierin- 

 thus ocellatiis, Earias chlorana, Phragniatobia fnliginosa, Phragma- 

 tacia castanea {arundinis), Gastropacha quercifolia, Pterostoma p)Cil- 

 jnna, Arsilonche albovenosa, Leucania obsoleta, Meliana flavimea, 

 Grammesia trigrammica, Mamestra dissimilis [stiasa), Banhia argen- 

 titla, Hydrelia uncula, Lomaspilis marginata, and Gollix sparsata. 

 From Cambridge : Metopsilus porcellus, Pcecilocampa poptili, Pheosia 

 tremula (dictcea), Mamestra genistm, Asteroscopus sphinx, Plusia 

 moneta, Himera pennaria, and Eiipithecia consignata. From Tudden- 

 ham : Arctia villica, Emmelia trabealis (sulphiiralis), Acidalia rubi- 

 ginata (ritbricata), Eicpithecia lariciata, Lithostege griseata. From 

 Brooklands, Cheshire : Xylophasia rurea var. combusta, Agrotis 

 saucia, Mamestra contigua, Perizoma alchemUlata, Eupithecia sobri- 

 nata. — -Mr. W. B. Lees: Goenonympha pamphiliis, Parasemia planta- 

 ginis, Venilia maculata, Plusia pulchrina, Galymnia trapezina (bred), 

 from Dovedale. Hepialus humuli, Phalera bucephala (bred), Acro- 

 nycta megacephala (bred), Orgyia antiqua (bred), Xylophasia lith- 

 oxylea, Gonodontis bidentata ab. nigra, and Hybernia marginaria 

 var. fuscata, from South Manchester. Acronycta alni (bred) from 

 Northwich, Hepialus sylvina from Styal, and Ematurga atomaria 

 from Delamere. — Mr. W. Buckley : Series of the following : — Tanio- 

 campa opiina from Wallasey ova, Mamestra pisi from Penmaenmawr 

 ova, Agrotis ashniorthii, Dianthoecia conspersa from campions in Angle- 

 sea, Plusia moneta from Woking larvae, Phalera bucephala fromUrm- 

 ston larvae, Ino geryon from Dovedale, Amphidasys betularia and inter- 

 mediates between the type and var. doubledayaria, l)red from Urmston 

 larvae.— Mr. A. W. Boyd, F.E.S. : Series of the following ■.—Phigalia 

 pedaria types and var. monacharia from Dunham Park ; Ematurga 

 atomaria (varied forms) from Delamere and Eudheath ; Aplecta nebu- 

 losa, vars. thompsoni and robsoni, bred from Delamere larvae ; Ino 

 geryon, Asthena blomeri, and Eustroma silaceata from Dovedale ; 



