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including FH. nubilis and FE. desdemona from the former area, and M. 
dilecta, C'. elocata, UC. promissa, and a British bred C. frawini from the 
latter, and gave notes on the species. 
Mr. Hy. J. Turner, numerous species of Palearctic and Nearctic 
Catocalinae, and read a short paper on the exhibit. An aberration of 
C. promissa was exhibited in which the crimson of the hindwings was 
replaced by a beautiful cream colour. 
A discussion followed, Messrs. Frohawk, Gibbs, Wolley-Dod, Dr. 
Chapman, ete., took part. 
ABERRATION OF PararGE MEGAERA.—Mr. Gibbs, an aberration of 
Pararge megaera taken in Devon by Dr. Perkins, in which the two 
central transverse lines were united by a dark patch. It was taken in 
September and was possibly of a third brood. 
ABERRATIONS OF CoccINELLIDZ.—Mr. Ashdown, a further series of 
aberrations of Coccinellidae, including black forms of Adalia bipunctata 
and A. obliterata. 
ABERRATIONS OF C. ARGIOLUS AND A, CYDIPPE (aDIPPpE).—Mr. Fro- 
hawk, a female form of Celastrina aryiolus, in which several small 
streaks of male colour ran through the marginal dark area, and an 
underside of the same species in which there was a dark streak from 
base to hind margin. He also showed an aberration of Aryynnis 
eydippe (adippe) in which some of the black markings were coalesced to 
form a narrow transverse band across the disc. 
SERIES OF SOUTHERN FORMS of C. pameHitus.—Mr. Curwen, a series 
of forms of Coenonympha pamphilus from the Mediterranean area, in- 
cluding var. lyllus, ab. marginata and var. thyrsides. 
Ovieosirion oF Sawriies.—Dr. Chapman, leaves of hawthorn and 
birch to show the method of oviposition of the sawflies T'rtchiosoma 
tibiale and Cimbex sylvarum. 
June 8th.—SexvuaL DimorpHIsM in C. coryt1.—Mr. W. J. Ashdown 
exhibited male and female specimens of Cryptocephalus coryli to show 
the sexual dimorphism, and also a male example of the Tipulid Cteno- 
phora flaveolata (°) from Surrey. 
Exuisits oF Acari anp Hosr, AND LARV OF A “ FIREFLY. ’—Mr. H. 
Main, (1) A small cockroach from among bananas, the colour of which 
it closely resembled. (2) Male and female of the burying beetle Necro- 
phorus ruspator covered with Acari. A discussion took place as to the 
relations between the host and the Acari. (8) Nearly full fed larve of 
the firefly Luciola italica from ova laid in 1914. 
Puusra Moneta at Souracate.—Mr. Dunster, cocoons of Plusia 
moneta on Velphiniwn at Southgate. 
LANCASHIRE \ND CHESHIRE HintOMOLOGICAL SocrsrTy. 
March 20th, 1916.—Paeer. —Mr. Henry T. Carter, of the Liverpool 
University, gave. a lecture entitled ‘“‘ Mosquitos.” Mr. Carter being a 
specialist on this group of the Diptera was able to hold the close atten- 
tion of the meeting while he described the peculiarities of these in- 
teresting little creatures. ‘Taking the term mosquito in a broad sense 
to include the blood-sucking gnats, of which we bave several species in 
Kngland, the lecturer traced the life-history and development of the 
insect from the ovum to the imago; he showed how particular species 
had adapted themselves to climates varying from the Equator to the 
