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elected as Officers and Council for 1893 :— President, Mr. W. Or. Blatch, F.E.S. ; 

 Vice-President, Mr. G. H. Kenrick, F.E.S. ; Treasurer, Mr. R. C. Bradley ; Hon. 

 Secretary, Mr. Colbran J. Wainwright, 147, Hall Eoad, Handsworth, Birmingham ; 

 Librarian, Mr. A. H. Martineau ; and remaining Members of Council, Messrs. Gr. 

 T. Bethune-Baker, F.L.S., F.E.S., and Gr. W. Wynn.— Colbran J. Wainweight, 

 Son. Sec. 



Lancashieb and Cheshiee Entomological Society : February 9tk, 1893. — 

 Mr. S. J. Cappee, F.L.S., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Chairman referred to the death of the Rev. F. O. Morris, which occurred 

 last Saturday, in his eighty-third year. Mr. C. H. Hesketh Walker read a paper, 

 entitled, " Pond Life." Referring to hobbies generally, he considered Natural 

 History was one of the most interesting. He then stated that a stagnant pond was 

 a paradise prolific in animal life, and poetically described it with all its attendant 

 insects, &c., showing by a table that examples of most of the animal kingdom from 

 Protozoa to Mammalia were to be found therein. Proceeding, he gave brief de- 

 scriptions of these animals, illustrating his remarks by rapidly-drawn figures on the 

 black-board. The President exhibited some fine varieties of Arctia Caja, also a 

 number of port wine corks completely riddled by some Coleopterous or Lepidopterous 

 larvse. Mr. Locke, Carabus glabratus from Langdale Pikes. Mr. Deville, GoUathus 

 giganteus from Cameroons ; and Mr. Q-regson, Noctua triangulum, from Lancashire 

 and London. — F. N. Pieece, Hon. Sec, 143, Smithdown Lane, Liverpool. 



The South London Entomological and Natiteal Histoet Society : 

 November 25th, 1892. — C. Gr. Barrett, Esq., F.E.S. , President, in the Chair. 



Mr. J. Jenner Weir exhibited Pt/rameis cardui, L., from Larimer County, 

 Colorado, at an elevation of upwards of 7000 feet, and remarked thereon. Mr. R. 

 Adkin, Zygmna filipendulce, L., showing gradations of colour intermediate between 

 the red and yellow forms. Mr. F. W. Frohawk, a bred series of Smerinthus tiliee, 

 L., showing variation. Mr. R. South, malformed specimens of Lepidoptera, in- 

 cluding Fapilio Machaon, L., MelitcBa Athalla, Rott., and Lycctna bellargus, Rott. 

 Mr. Dennis, a very dark form of Vanessa cardui, L , and examples of Colias Edusa, 

 Fb., bred from ova obtained in August. Mr. H. Williams, pupae of Colias Hyale, 

 L., reared by him from ova obtained from a captured female. Mr. Tugwell, Dian- 

 thoecia Barrettii, Dbl. Mr. Barrett, on behalf of Mr. Collins, of Warrington, dark 

 varieties of Acronycta leporina, L. 



December 8th, 1892.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. F. W. Frohawk, on behalf of Mr. Merrifield, exhibited specimens of Pieris 

 napi, L., Polyommatus Phlceas, L., and Vanessa Atalanta, L.,the pupae having been 

 subjected to various temperatures. Mr. Farren showed four aberrations of Papilio 

 Machaon, L., and a series of very dark brown and black varieties of Chauliodus 

 chcBrophyllellus, Groze. Mr. South, a specimen of Eriogaster lanestris, L., 9 > with 

 ova showing between the segments of the abdomen. Mr. Hawes, the two seasonal 

 forms of Pieris napi, L., both bred from the same female ; also examples of the same 

 species, the larvse having been fed on different food-plants, and made some observa- 

 tions as to the effects produced. Mr. Tutt, examples of several species of the genus 



