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larvee of the parasite were attached full fed for pupation alone the back 
of the host by their tails. 
March 28th.—An orp Entomotocrcat Boox.—Mr. Ashdown exhibi- _ 
ed Lister’s edition of Goedartius De Insectis, 1685. 
VaRIATION IN C. peNDULARIA.—Mr. Newman, a very long fine series 
of Cosymbia pendularia var. decoraria (subroseata), bred from ova in 
January and February, mcluding almost all combinations and permu- 
tations of the dark grey and rosy areas. 
VaRIATION IN P. peDaRrIA (prLosaRia).—Mr. H. J. Turner, a series of 
Phigalia pedaria (pilosaria) from Sherwood Forest, with series from 
other localities for comparison. He pointed out seven phases of varia- 
tion in the specimens exhibited. 
THE NOX GROUP OF THE GENUS Papitio._—Mr. 5. Edwards, Papilio 
nox with its forms noctis and noctula, P. paradowa var. caunus, & Mimic 
of a Huploea sp., P. ilioneus var. amynthor, and P. enceladus, all from 
the Malayan region. 
Reports on THe SeAson.—Reports were made as to the numbers of 
Gonepteryx rhamni, Vanessa to, Aglais urticae, Pieris rapae and Diuwrnea 
fagella seen during the fine and warm weather of the past week. Larvee 
of Arctia caja were reported as locally abundant, those of A. villica 
very scarce. Brephos parthenias was in profusion. 
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LANCASHIRE AND CHEesHIRE HintromMoLoGicAL Socrety. 
January 21st, 1918.- The new President, Mr. Wm. Webster, took 
the chair. Mr. Albert KH. Wright, 41, Brookland Road, Burnley, was 
elected a member of the Society. 
Parer.—Mr. W. Mansbridge communicated a paper entitled ‘‘ Notes 
on Breeding Boarmia repandata.” The paper dealt with his experi- 
mental breeding of B. repandata and gave the results up to date; so 
far, although the present set of trials dealt with the var. nigra up to 
the fourth filial generation, the form had not yet bred true. The pro- 
portion of the local form of the type varied from 16% to 83% in the 
different generations, so the experiment is being continued, and when 
complete or ended owing to failure from inbreeding, the results will be 
published. 
Report or Fiexp Meetinc.—Mr. W. Mansbridge also contributed a 
note on the insects taken on the occasion of the summer Field 
Meeting at Eccleston Mere in June, 1917. The most inter- 
esting of these was the occurrence of Choreutes myllerana 
(scintillulana), Adela degeerella and Argyresthia curvella, these being the 
first records for S. Lancashire. Another interesting record was the 
melanie variation of Hupithecia castigata, which, although not uncommon 
in S. Lane., gave a new locality for its oceurrence. 
Exursit or Karwies.—Mr. W. J. Lucas sent for exhibition the in- 
teresting earwigs Prolabia arachidis from the bone works at Acton 
Bridge, Cheshire, a naturalised alien, and Apterygida albipennis from 
Sudbury, and generously presented the specimens to the Society's 
collection. 
Exotic Hemiprera.—Mr. Rigby, present as a visitor, showed a 
beautiful selection of exotic Hemiptera, several of which seemed to be 
“Mimics” of Lepidoptera. 
