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emerged. In one instance, where he had made the experiment of cutting 

 off the distal end, the larva, being unable to repair the breach, forsook the 

 case and made another habitation. Mr. Bouttell exhibited a pale form of 

 Zygcena filipenduloe, from Leigh, Essex, and Hesperia lineola, taken at 

 Southend in 1882, which he had discovered in his series of H. thaumas. 

 Mr. Turner, H. lineola, taken on the Society's excursion to Leigh, and 

 Mr. Nussey the same species, including a very pale example from Shoe- 

 buryness. Mr. Tugwell expressed an opinion that the species occurred ou 

 the salt marshes, and those taken on the hills were specimens that had 

 been blown from the salt marshes. Mr. South said the species was 

 plentiful at Tancarville, some two or three hundred yards from the River 

 Seine, in a limestone quarry, and there was no character of salt marshes 

 whatever; Mr. Barker said he had taken a specimen in Sussex, on the 

 chalk. Mr. T. R. Billups, Coleoptera from Tancarville, taken by Messrs. 

 Leech and South; a specimen of Chrysomelidce rutilans, Woolaston, taken 

 alive in the Borough Market, October last, and stated that the species was 

 a native of the Canary Islands, and had probably been imported with 

 potatoes from those Islands ; Glypta rubicunda, Bridg., a species of Ich- 

 neumonidse new to Science, bred by Mr. Elisha from a larva of Argyrolepid 

 maritimana; a spider's nest from which he had bred Hemiteles fulvipes, 

 Gr. — the nest was taken by Mr. R. Adkiu, at Leigh, Essex; a cluster 

 of cocoons formed by Apanteles spurius, Wsm., attached to a sprig of 

 heather, and from which the living insects were emerging in some 

 numbers ; also a specimen of the white rose bedeguar gall and its maker, 

 Rhodites roses, L., with one of its parasites, Calimome bedeguaris, L. 

 Mr. Cockerell, larvae of Eriocampa cerasi Pach., feeding on leaves of pear, 

 received from Banstead, where they were doing considerable damage ; 

 hellebore was recommended as a remedy. Mr. Cockerell said the species 

 was common in America as well as in this country. Mr. C. A. Briggs, 

 specimens of Cicada montana, Scop. Mr. Perks, a specimen of Bagous 

 tempestivus, Hbst., from Leigh, Essex. Mr. B. W. Adkin, a spray of 

 oak leaves almost entirely covered with the galls of Neuroterus fumipennis, 

 Hartig. Mr. Billups, Helix incarnata, Miller, and a wliite^yariety ; Sue- 

 cinea putris, L., and the variety linnoidea, Bandon. Mr. Cockerell then 

 read a list of animals and plants observed in the Leigh district, between 

 Southend Pier and Hadley Castle, July 25th, 26th, and 27th, 1890, show- 

 ing a total of 160 species and 22 varieties. — H. W. Barker, Hon. Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — July 21s£, 1890. The Presi- 

 dent, Mr. W. Gr. Blatch, in the chair. Mr. W. Harrison, of Harborne, was 

 elected a member. Mr. G. W. Wynn showed Chcerocampa porcellus, taken 

 at Sutton Coldfield last June. Mr. G. H. Kenrick showed pupae of 

 Satyrus semele, and a larva of Eriogaster lanestris. Mr. R. C. Bradley 

 showed a short series of Sesia crabroniformis. Rev. C. F. Thornewill 

 showed a series of Thecla rubi from Cannock Chase, two specimens of 

 which possessed a light brown spot in each of the fore wings. Mr. W. G. 

 Blatch showed Sesia culiciformis from Wyre Forest. Mr. P. W. Abbott 

 showed unusually large Larentia casiata taken on Exmoor. Messrs. E. W. 

 Wynn and E. C. Tye gave an account of a short holiday spent collecting 

 Lepidoptera in Wyre Forest, last June. Among other interesting species 

 taken are Melanippe hastata, Eupisteria obliterata (= heparata), Tephrosia 

 luridata (= extersaria), Agrotis strigula (= porphyrea), &c. - — Colbran J. 

 Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



