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Birmingham Entomological Society : Septemher 12th, 1894.— Mr. G. H. 

 Keneick, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Valentine Smith, Wellington Eoad, Edgbaston, was elected a Member of 

 the Society. 



Messrs. E. C. Bradley and 0. J. Wainwright showed a collection of insects made 

 during ten days spent in the New Forest in the middle of July this year. The 

 Lepidoptera included freshly emerged specimens of Lithosia mesomella and Erastria 

 fuscula, which were thus a full month late, Cleora glahraria, CalUgenia miniata, 

 etc. ; there were 11 species of dragon-flies, and a number of Aculeate Kymenoptera, 

 including Ammophila sahulosa, Crahro vagus, cribrarius, &c. The chief part of the 

 collection, however, consisted of Diptera : Alophora hemiptera and jEchinomyia 

 grossa were in good series ; one specimen of H. lurida fell to each, also Myolepta 

 luteola, Laphria marginata, Dioctria Reinhardi, D. flavipes, Limnohia hifasciata, 

 and many others not yet fully identified, including one Dicranomyia taken by Mr. 

 Bradley, belonging probably to an undescribed species. Mr. E. 0. Eossiter showed 

 a fine collection of Lepidoptera taken during a month's collecting in July at 

 Brockenhurst, including Triphcena subsequa, Cleora glabraria and lichenaria, Ma- 

 caria alternata, and long series of the species more usually met with. Mr. E. Gr. B. 

 Chase and Mr. W. Harrison also showed New Forest captures — the former series, bred 

 this year, of Limenitis Sibylla, Apatura Iris, &c. ; and the latter, insects captured 

 in former years, including Selidosema plumaria. There were also exhibited by Mr. 

 E. C. Eossiter, Asthena Blomeri, Cymatophora fluctuosa, &c., from Arley ; and a 

 series of Hepialus velleda from Clent, where he said it had occurred more freely 

 than usual this year, but the specimens were much smaller ; last year he took only 

 a few, but much larger. And by Mr. C. F. Haines, insects taken by his father 30 

 years ago, including Cymatophora octogesima from Bewdley. — Colbran J. Wain- 

 weight, Hon. Secretary. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society : October 8th, 1894, 

 Opening Meeting of the winter session. — Mr. S. J. Capper, F.L.S., F.E.S., President, 

 in the Chair. 



Mr. C. S. Q-regson stated that Orgyia fascelina, which he supposed had been 

 exterminated from the sandhills, was in profusion at Formby in the larval state. 

 Mr. Percy Bright, F.E.S., of Bournemouth, made some interesting remarks on 

 various Lepidoptera, which he had collected from the north of Scotland, and brought 

 with him for exhibition. Mr. F. N. Pierce, F.E.S., read a short note respecting the 

 genitalia of two specimens of Bombyx quercus. During the evening the President 

 exhibited a fine series of Calymnia trapezina. Mr. Q-regson, specimens of Lithosia 

 sericea, taken by himself this year ; Melanippe hastata, var. hastulata, Hb., from 

 Sutherlandshire ; and varieties of Arctia Caja, bred by himself this year. Mr. C. 

 E. Stott, on behalf of Mr. H. S. Clark, of the Isle of Man, two specimens of Sphinx 

 pinastri. — F. N. Pierce, Hon. Sec, 7, The Elms, Dingle, Liverpool. 



The Sottth London Entomological and Natural History Society: 

 September 2lth, 1894. — E. Step, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Auld exhibited a larva of Phorodesma smaragdaria, Fb., which had been 



