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from Wallasey ; a series of Aplecta nehulosa (including var. rohsoni 

 and intermediates), all taken at rest on tree-trunks in Delamere ; 

 Cloantha solidaginis and Polia chi (including var. olivacea) taken in 

 Cheshire ; a specimen of Eurymene dolohraria taken at Wilmslow. — 

 Mr. L. Nathan, insects taken and bred, 1909, including Gymatophora 

 flavicornis, bred, from Wincle, and several finely marked bred Pieris 

 hrassiccB (female, Manchester). — Mr. G. Storey exhibited Arcjynnis 

 aglaia (female), Acherontia atropos, TriphcBna comes (orbona) approach- 

 ing var. curtisii, Dianthcecia ccesia, and D. capsophila, Boarmia 

 repandata, all from the Isle of Man ; series of Nola cuculatella, from 

 Brooklands, Cheshire, and of Nyssia zonaria, from Blackpool ; 

 several Aplecta nehulosa var. rohsoni, from Delamere, and a specimen 

 of CharocamjM celerio taken at Ashton-onMersey, Cheshire, several 

 years ago. — Mr. N. H. Davison showed a varied series of Lasio- 

 campa quoxus var. callunce, from Wilmslow. — Mr. G. Bradburn 

 showed Nola cuculatella, Agrotis nigricans, and Oporahia autumnata, 

 from Brooklands, Cheshire ; Eupithecia laricata, from Derbyshire ; 

 Agrotis lunigera, A. lucernea, Stilhia an'omala, and Orthosia upsilon, 

 from Penmaenmawr.^Mr. C. F. Johnson, F.E.S., exhibited light forms 

 of Dianthcecia carpophaga, from Brighton pupae, Oporahia filigram- 

 maria, Macaria notata, Cymatopliora flavicornis (Scotch), Agrotis 

 lucernea (Witherslack), and Nwneria pulveraria, bred from North 

 Devon larvae. — Mr. A. W. Boyd showed a bred series of Agrotis 

 asJuvorthii, from North Wales ; Acronycta rumicis var. salicis, bred 

 from Delamere ova ; a series of Emmelesia hlandiata and a few 

 Venilia macularia, from Cumberland ; series of Aspilates strigillaria 

 (Delamere), of Nudaria mundana (Grasmere), and of Venusia cani- 

 brica (Cheshire and Westmorland) ; bred Triphcena fimbria (Dela- 

 mere and Rudheath), Aplecta nehulosa var. rohsoni, and Boarmia 

 rcpandata, black variety (Delamere) ; several Lasiocampa quercus, 

 from North Wales larvae, including a semi-transparent example with 

 dark fringes ; Coenonympha typlion var. pihyloxenus, taken in Dela- 

 mere ; a specimen of Bomolocha fontis, taken on July 6th, in South 

 Cheshire, the second record for the county. All the above taken and 

 bred in 1909. — Mr. J. E. Cope showed the following Coleoptera, taken 

 on Ashton Moss in September, 1909 : — Carabus catenulcUus, C. nemo- 

 ralis, C. gramdatus, and C. violaceus. 



November 3rd. — Mr. C. F. Johnson, F.E.S., President, in the 

 chair. — An exhibition of and discussion on Abraxas grossulariata and 

 A. sylvata and their varieties was opened by Mr. Crabtree, F.E.S. 

 Of A. grossulariata he showed long series, including vars. varleyata, 

 lacticolor, lutea, chalcozona, sub- and semi-violacea, nigrosparsata, 

 hazeleighensis, flavofasciata, and melanozona. His A. sylvata showed 

 very extensive variation, including banded and light forms, and many 

 of the Yorkshire leaden form, which were also exhibited by Mr. R. 

 Tait, Mr. A. Wright, and Mr. C. F. Johnson. Mr. C. F. Johnson's, 

 grossidariata included two extremely dark forms, the wings being 

 entirely suffused with dark colour, through which the ordinary mark- 

 ings could be seen. Mr. A. Wright showed a most remarkable black 

 and yellow aberration of grossidariata from Burnley. Other exhibits : 

 Mr. Petrie, Heliothis marginatus (Wallasey), Odezia atrata (Chapel- 

 en-le-Frith), Pelurga comitcda, Dyschorista suspecta, and Cloantha 



