276 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — October lQ,th, 

 1801.— The Rev. H. H. His;o;in8, Vice-Presifient, in the chair. Mr. C. E. 

 Stott read a paper entitled " Notes on Celcena haworthii," in which he 

 described the haunts of this species, cautioning the would-be captor of the 

 necessity of very gently approaching the heather on which the insect rests, 

 otherwise it would take fright and drop to the roots, from which it is almost 

 impossible to extricate it. The author then gave a short history of its 

 earlier stages, and concluded by describing the different local varieties. 

 The paper was illustrated by specimens of the species. Mr. J. Collins read 

 " A few Remarks on Aplecta nehulosa," stating he had bred five melanic 

 forms from Delamere, for which he proposed the varietal name of rohsoni, 

 in honour of the well-known entomologist, Mr. J. E. Robson, of Hartlepool. 

 Mr. Collins exhibited the five specimens, with others bred at the same time. 

 The Secretary read a communication from Mr. J. W. Tutt, who wrote that 

 the specimens of Tortrix donelana exhibited at the last meeting had, at the 

 meeting of the South London Entomological Society, been stated to be T. 

 stemeriana var. dohrniana, and that the name donelana would therefore fall 

 to the ground. But it was pointed out that donelana had already been 

 referred to steineriana, but incorrectlv so. Mr. Townsing showed a re- 

 markable gynandromorphous specimen of Orgyia antiqua, the head of which 

 possessed the male structure, while the body was that of the female ; Mr. 

 Harker a variety of Vanessa io, the ground-colour of which was fulvous 

 brown, apparently owing to the thinness of the scales ; Mr. Gregson a 

 very variable series of Dianthcecia conspersa, including the melanic form ; 

 Messrs. Townsing and Prince some dark forms of Abraxas grossulariata ; 

 and Mr. Pierce (the Secretary) Retinia resinana and their resinous nodules 

 from the fir trees. — F. N. Pierce, Hon. Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — Sept. Q,lst, 1891. — Mr. R. C. 

 Bradley in the chair. Mr. P. W. Abbott showed Tceniocampa opima and 

 T. gracilis, and Nyssia zonaria from Wallasey ; also Argynnis paphia var. 

 valesina from the New Forest. Mr. Gr. W. Wynn showed Sesia culiciformis 

 from Wyre Forest. Mr. W. Harrison showed a bred series of Selidosema 

 ericetaria from the New Forest. Mr. R. C. Bradley showed four specimens 

 of Pteropcecllia lamed from Sutton, which he said Mr. Verrallhad confirmed. 

 Mr. C. J. Wainwright showed Plusia orichalcea and Arctophila musitorus 

 from N. Cornwall. Mr. W. Harrison showed a box of beautifully preserved 

 larvae. He had managed to retain the green colours in Saturnia carpini 

 and others by inflating them and allowing them to dry naturally ia cool 

 air, which takes about twenty minutes only. 



Oct. 6th.— My. W. G. Blatch, President, in the chair. Mr. R. C. Bradley 

 showed a long series of Spilographa zoe from Moseley. This species is 

 usually found singly, but Mr. Bradley succeeded in taking it freely from 

 the under sides of leaves at Moseley. Mr. G. W. Wynu showed a box full 

 of large American Bombyces ; also Xylophasia hepatica, which he had bred 

 from pupae found underneath the bark of poplars at Cleeve Prior ; they 

 were in cocoons and situations which exactly resembled those of Acronycta 

 megacephala. Mr. W. Harrison showed Papilio machaon from Wicken. 

 Mr. W. G. Blatch showed the following beetles : — Homalota crassicornis, 

 from Bewdley ; Oxytelus fidvipes, Henoticus serratus (a series), Micropeplus 

 tesserula (a series), and Lampronia luzella, all from Knowle. — C. J. Wain- 

 wright, Hon. Sec, 



