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Cuna Pass, Blue Mountains, Jamaica, including the rar^ Papilio 

 homerus, and fine local forms of Aganislhos odius, Gynoecia dirce, 

 Hymenitis diaphamis, Calisto zaugis, Adelpha abyla, &c. — Mr. Adkin, 

 a form of Nola alhiilalis, in which the dark brown band was reduced 

 to a dark narrow stripe only, giving a much more delicate appearance 

 to the insect. — Mr. W. J. Kaye, several Syntomid species of the 

 genus Pseudosphex and the wasp models which they so closely 

 mimicked in build, shape of antennae, legs, colour, &c. — Mr. Sheldon, 

 the two specimens of a Noctuid, about which much discussion as to 

 their identity arose many years ago, &c., which were named Agrotis 

 helvetina. They are now regarded as pale, putty coloured examples of 

 Graphipliora augur. — Mr. Blenkarn, a pale xanthic form of Epinephele 

 tithonus, from the Isle of Wight, and a fine dark clouded example 

 of Camptogramma hilineata from the same place. 



March 23r^.— Mr. W. J. Kaye, F.E.S., President, in the chair.— 

 Mr. Stanley A. Blenkarn, of Beckenham, was elected a member. — ^Mr. 

 W. J. Kaye exhibited a series of Xylina conformis, all but one from 

 Glamorganshire, and remarked on its occurrence and distribution. — 

 Mr. Newman called attention to the devastation caused by some 

 hitherto unknown disease among bees in the South of England. It 

 was most contagious, and scarcely a hive remained over a large area. 

 — Mr. Buckstone, a bred series of Ajjocheima (Nyssia) hispidaria, 

 and gave particulars as to breeding. He also contributed notes on 

 the occurrence of numerous dwarf examples of Hyhernia defoliaria 

 at Eichmond ; the pairing of H. marginaria male and H. defoliaria 

 female ; delayed wing development of CJiesias rufata ; pupation of 

 Triphana pronuha after hybernation without feeding ; the finding of 

 the ova of Spilosoma menthastri on the shell of a living snail ; and 

 the occurrence of batches of ova of Hadena pisi on a small plum- 

 tree. Mr. Newman said that A. hispidaria readily pupated in two 

 inches of soil if the bottom of the cage was the concrete floor. — 

 Mr. K. Adkin, two varieties of Arctia caja, from Yorkshire larvae. 

 One with whole of fore wings dull smoky brown with very much 

 diminished white markings, the hind wings black with only a few 

 dull yellow, some ill-defined, patches ; the other with a concentration 

 of the lighter colour of the fore wing towards the base, and of the 

 darker colour towards the apex, while the hind wings were bright 

 orange-red with much reduced black markings. He also showed 

 living A. zonaria with eggs in sitil under bark of clematis. — Hy. J. 

 Turner, Hon. Bep. Secretary. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Meeting 

 held February 20th, 1911, at the Eoyal Institution, Colquit Street, 

 Liverpool, Mr. Geo. Arnold, M.Sc, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the 

 chair. The Vice-President delivered a lecture on " Ants," in which 

 he dealt chiefly with the recent discoveries connected with the habits 

 of the subterranean fungus-eating species and the curious procedure 

 of the females when founding a new colony. The ants which infest 

 trees, constructing their nests in hollow parts of the branches, were 

 also specially dealt with, and the economic efi^ect of their presence 

 described. The lecture was illustrated by a large number of speci- 

 mens, and also by means of drawings on the blackboard. — H. E. 

 Sweeting & Wm. Mansbridge, Hon. Sees. 



