44 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



January 1st, 1907. — The first meeting of the year was devoted, as 

 usual, to a "pocket-box" exhibition, which met with less than the 

 usual support, owing, doubtless, to the inclement weather and the fact 

 of its being New Year's day. — Eev. C. R. N. Burrows exhihited 

 abnormally small specimens of about a dozen species of Lepidoptera, 

 including Agrotis puta, A. saucia, Piusia gamma, and P. cluysitis ; these 

 were taken in September, 1906, and the exhibitor attributed their 

 dwarfed appearance to the exceptionally dry and hot season. — Mr. S. J. 

 Bell, a series of Polia chi taken on moors near Whitby during latter 

 half of August. The species was abundant on the dark stone walls 

 common to the district, but no dark specimens were seen. — Mr. H. M. 

 E.ielsteu, very dark Acro-ryta menyanthidis from York-:. — Mr. T. H. L. 

 Grosvenor, Argynnis srlene from Ashdown Forest, including male with 

 confluent marginal spots, and a female much suffused with black 

 scales. — Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson, long series of Lyccena corydon, L. 

 bellaigus, L. alexis, and L. ceyon, arranged so as to demonstrate parallel 

 variation. — Mr. L. A. E. Sabine, Uo specimens of Thyatira batis, the 

 one from Eppmg with accentuated pink coloration, and the other 

 from New Forest with this colour entirely lacking ; the latter thus 

 representing the Linnsean type. — Mr. V. E. Shaw, Seda chrysidiforutis, 

 Folkestone, July, 1906, and Pieris cratcegi, East Kent, July, 1906; 

 also Lytta vesicatoria, which was found in abundance near Dover in 

 July, 1906. 



January 15th. — Mr. J. A. Clark exhibited a specimen of Tanio- 

 campa cruda var. haggerti (Tutt). — Mr. E. A. Cockayne, Thera variata, 

 witn interrupted central fascia, from Rannoch ; also Arctia fuiiginosa 

 var. boreaiis from same locality. — Mr. H. M. Edelsten melanic ex- 

 amples of Hemerophila abruptaria from Clapton, Nonagria geminipu.net a 

 from Entield, and A 7 , typlies and A', caimce from Norfolk Broads. — Mr. 

 T. H. L. Grosvenor. Lyccena og stis ab. ornaia from Surrey, and vars. 

 aiii)K>(?) find obs leta from Aberdeen. — Mr. A. Harrison, melanic 

 specimens or about twenty species, including Cymatophora duplaris and 

 Acronycta lep»rina from Cornwall and Laucs, A. rumicis from West- 

 moreland and Barnsley, and A. nebiilosa from Cornwall, Epping, and 

 Delamere. — Mr. L. W. Newman, a large number of melanic Lepido- 

 ptera. including Stauropus fagi, Boarmia consortia ia, Odontvpera biden- 

 tata, and Boarmia abietana. — Mr. L. A. E. Sabine, Arctia fuiiginosa 

 from Rannoch, including a specimen with black abdomen and hind 

 wings. — Mr. H. B. Whitehouse, two melanic specimens and one inter- 

 mediate form of Liparis monacha bred from dark Hull females ; also 

 Sphinx pinastri bred from Arlington (Suffolk) females. — Mr. L. W. 

 Newman read a paper dealing with his experiences in breeding various 

 melanic forms of Lepidoptera. — S. G. Bell, Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — The usual 

 monthly meeting of this Society was held in the Royal Institution, 

 Colquit Street, Liverpool, on December 21st, 1906, Mr. W. Mansbridge, 

 Vice-President, in the chair. — Mr. A. J. Wightman, of Reigate. was 

 elected a member of the Society. — A paper was read by Mr. F. N. 

 Pierce, F.E.S., entitled " Notes on the Structure of Malacusoma hybrid 

 schaufussi (M. castrensis x M. neustria)." The paper was admirably 



