30G I Novembei-, 



Lancashire AND Cheshire Entomological Society. — The monthly meeting 

 was held on Monday, October 13th, 1890, in the Free Library, the President 

 (J. S. Capper, Esq.,' F.L.S.) in the Chair. 



Mr. P. Sohill, of Manchester, was elected a Member. 



The President made some remarks on the proposed record of Insect Fauna of 

 Lancashire and Cheshire, and presented the Society with a copy of the work done 

 by the late Benjamin Cooke, one of the former Vice-Presidents ; in speaking of 

 this gentleman, the President said, that any work he had done might be relied upon, 

 as he was one of the best authorities on the neglected Orders of insects. A reso- 

 lution was subsequently passed, appointing the existing Council of the Society to 

 form a Committee for the purpose of undertaking the work. Messrs. Ilarker and 

 Jones read a paper, entitled, " A week at Howth," in which they gave a graphic 

 description of a week's collecting at this locality, illustrating the paper with a largo 

 number of specimens. During the conversazione the President showed some fine 

 varieties of Arctia Caja. The Vice-President showed forms of Vanessa Antiopa 

 for comparison ; and Mr. Sharp, Coleoptera collected at Howth. — F. N. Pierce, 

 Son. Sec, 143, Smithdown Lane, Liverpool : October I6th, 189U. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society: 

 SejHember 2hth, 1890.— J. T. Caerington, Esq., F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. S. C. Gr. Eussell exhibited interesting varieties of Zygcena trifolii, including 

 var. confluens, Stgr., from the New Forest. Mr. Mera, Acronycta ligustri, from 

 South Devon, also a banded variety of Argynnis Euphrosyne, L., from Chattenden. 

 Mr. E. Joy, two forms of the under-side of Lyccena minima, Fues. Mr. C. Fenn, 

 Cidaria immanata, showing all the varieties generally occurring at Aberdeen, also 

 dark varieties from York, specimens of Agrotis cursoria, Bork., from Aberdeen, 

 showing the extremes of variation there, and a specimen of Ephestia ficulella, Bar., 

 taken in the Society's rooms. Mr. Jager, a box of insects taken in the Isle of Man, 

 including Aporophila nigra. Haw., Stilbia anomala, Haw., Agrotis tritici, L., a few 

 specimens of A. sitnidans, Hufn., &c., taken at the flowers of ragwort, Cirrhoedia 

 xerampelina, Hb., which Mr. Jager stated were mostly found at the bottom of the 

 ash trees, among the dead leaves, which the moth closely resembled ; among the 

 other exhibits of Mr. Jager were some specimens of Callimorpha Hera, L. Mr. 

 Wellman, series of Hyponomeuta padellus, L., H. cognatellus, Hb., and H. evony- 

 melhts, L. Mr. R. Adkin, larvte of Apamea occulta, L., also Myelophila cribrum, 

 Schiff., and Homoeosoma lincBvella, Hb., from the Essex coa.st. Mr. Bright, a box 

 of varieties of Lepidoptera, including many of the genus Argynnis, the black form 

 of Limenitis Sibylla, L., forms of Tceniocampa gracilis, Fh. (New Forest), Boarmia 

 repandata, L. (Scotch), and of Vanessa urticcB, L., &c. In reply to Mr. Tutt, who 

 expressed an opinion that the last-named was an example of T'. Milberti, Mr. Bright 

 said that the specimen had been sent him by a Mr. Muuiford, and was said to have 

 been taken at Polegate, 1888. Mr. Moore exhibited Coleoptera. 



October 9th, 1890.— The President in the Chair. 

 Mr. W. E. Butler, of Reading, was elected a Member. 



Adverting to the specimen of Vanessa exhibited at the last meeting, and said 

 to have been taken at Polegate, Sussex, Mr. Jenner Weir stated that, in his opinion. 



