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THE entomologist's RECORD. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. 



February 17iA.— Paper.— Mr. H. M. Hallett, F.E.S., read a paper 

 entitled " Wayside Hymenoptera." The paper described one of the 

 author's favourite banks in Glamorgan, where in a short length of 

 some thirty yards he had taken upwards of 150 species of Hymen- 

 optera. The rarer species and their habits were noticed in some- 

 detail, the whole formed a most interesting account of the intensive 

 study of the fauna of a limited area. 



Paper. — Dr. John Cotton followed with a short paper, illustrated 

 by a series of lantern slides, on the nest-building of the Hymenopterous 

 genus Oclynenis: the growth of the nest from the first cell to the com- 

 pletion of the full series, and of the embryo from the ovum to the 

 nymph were shown ; slides representing the imago at work, the larvae 

 with which the cells were stored by the parent wasp as food for its 

 young, instances of parasitism, etc., combined to make a highly 

 instructive address. 



Exhibits. — Mr. Leonard West, a water colour drawing showing the 

 life-histories of various Trichoptera. By Mr. W. A. TyeYmB,i-i, ■Enyonia 

 erosaria and Agriopis aprilina from Eastham. By Mr. F. N. Pierce, 

 Cidaria minna from Japan and Assam, with C. ostregiata for 

 comparison. By Mr. W. Mansbridge, a small selection of aberrations 

 of Peronea cristana recently received from Mr. W. G. Sheldon. 



March 17^/;.— Paper.— Captain A. W. Boyd, M.C., delivered an 

 address on " Collecting in Egypt." When opportunity occurred insects 

 of all orders were collected and sent every few days to Mr. Gilbert 

 Storey, the entomologist attached to the Ministry of Agriculture at 

 Cairo. A very large proportion, some 100 species, about half being 

 Lepidoptera, of Captain Boyd's captures are apparently undescribed, 

 and we may have to wait some time for the complete list. Some of 

 our rare immigrant species are found quite commonly, and Mr. Boyd 

 related how the men were more alarmed by the squeaking of A. 

 atropus than by the proximity of venomous reptiles. Photographs of 

 the various places visited contributed to the interest of the address. 

 Mr. Boyd was heartily congratulated upon the amount of work he had 

 accomplished, often under circumstances of great difficulty. 



Melanic p. pedaeia.- — Mr. W\ Mansbridge exhibited a bred series 

 of Phigalia pedaria, comprising var. monacharia and intermediate forms,, 

 from Burnley. 



Ajnil lAth. — Eeport. — Mr. W. Mansbridge reads his report as 

 Recorder of Lepidoptera for 1918. Four species new to Lancashire 

 and Cheshire had been recorded since the last report, viz., Liparh 

 7i>onacha and var. erewita, Bryophila muralis, Mixodia paliistrana, and 

 Anacampsh alhipaliiella. 



Asymmetrical M. ichneumoniformis. — Mr. W. Mansbridge, an 

 asymmetrical ab. of Aegeria ichneumoniformis having the left wing tip 

 yellow instead of red. 



Lithocolletis. — He also showed living specimens of Lithocolletis- 

 (juercifolieUa, L. viminiella, and L. sorbi. 



Spring Moths. — Mr. S. P. Doudney and Mr. W. A. Tyerman 

 brought series of various spring moths taken in the Liverpool district 

 this year. 



