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North Cornwall and North Devon, 1907, all being of the grey form, 

 and showing no trace of the brownish coloration characteristic of 

 specimens taken some years ago in the latter district. — Mr. R. G. 

 Todd, a long series of Nonagria arundinis, Wicken, mid-June, 1907, 

 Mr. C. J. Willsdon, Leucania vitellina, L. putrescents, and Heliothis 

 peltigera, Torquay, 1907; also, on behalf of Mr. E. C. Goulton, a long 

 and extraordinarily variable series of Hypsipetes elutata, bred from Surrey 

 larvae. — S. J. Bell. Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — The opening 

 meeting of the session was held at the Society's rooms in the Royal 

 Institution, Liverpool, on October 21st, Mr. Wm. Mansbridge, Vice- 

 President, in the chair.— Mr. A. E. Gibbs, F.L.S., F.E.S., of St. 

 Albans, was elected a member of the Society. — This being the annual 

 exhibitory meeting, many interesting insects were brought by the 

 members. — Mr. B. H. Crabtree had a fine series of the local melanic 

 form of Boarmia repandata from Penmaenmawr, the females especially 

 showing the white blotches characteristic of this local race ; B. gem- 

 maria var. perfumaria from Manchester ; varieties of Angerona pru- 

 naria from Monkswood ; Aplecta nebulosa var. robsoni from Delamere 

 Forest ; Agrotis ashworthii from Penmaenmawr ; and CJiariclea umbra 

 from Sidmouth. — Mr. Robert Tait, Jun., showed a number of local 

 species, among them being a long series of Agrotis ripce from South 

 Wales coast ; A. ashworthii, North Wales, a series captured at rest ; 

 Hemerophila abruptaria, the chocolate form, from the London district ; 

 Lobophora viretata, Anticlea derivata, and Larentia salicata, from Lake 

 Side, Westmorland ; Dianthoscia nana and Eupithecia jasioneata from 

 Abersoch. — Dr. William Bell had a drawer of beautifully preserved and 

 mounted larvae of Lepidoptera, in which he had been able to preserve 

 the green coloration in such species as Saturnia pavonia and Papilio 

 machaon, without recourse to artificial aid. Dr. Bell had also been 

 able to dry the plants on which the larvae were mounted, in their 

 natural form and colour. The same member further exhibited a box 

 of Wicken insects, which included Spilosoma urticce, and an example of 

 Tapinostola extrema (concolor) from that district ; varieties of Arctia 

 caia and a dark specimen of Ennomos ahiiaria from Wallasey ; and 

 Plusia moneta from Surrey. — Mr. F. N. Pierce brought a drawer of 

 minor varieties of Abraxas grossulariata from Wallasey. — Mr. Prince 

 had a large number of insects representing his season's work at 

 Wallasey and Witherslack, and contributed notes. — Mr. W. Mallinson 

 showed a beautiful water-colour drawing of a larva of Deitephila galii, 

 one of two found at Wallasey this year. — Mr. H. R. Sweeting 

 exhibited Lycama bellargus and var. car idea from Eastbourne ; L. cory- 

 don and var. syngrapha taken by himself in Surrey ; a series of Xoctua 

 castanea and var. neglecta from Delamere ; .V. glareosa and N. brunnea 

 also from Delamere ; Moina orion from the New Forest. — Mr. W. Mans- 

 bridge, a long bred series of Boarmia repandata from Delamere ; a bred 

 series of Odontopera bidentata from Wakefield, including var. nigra and 

 diaphanous specimens ; series of Nyssia lapponaria, Anarta melanopa, 

 and A. cordigera, from Rannoch. 



The usual monthly meeting of this Society was held in the Royal 

 Institution, Colquit Street, Liverpool, on November 13th, Mr. Wm. 



