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November Q,6th. — Mr. Bull exhibited a large box of Lepidoptera, 

 collected at Cambridge in July and August. Mr. Farren, some strongly- 

 marked specimens of Arctia lubricijjeda bred from ova, both parents being 

 var. radiata. Mr. Fitzroy, a series of Xmithia gilvago and other Noctuse, 

 chiefly taken at Cambridge gas-lamps during September. Mr. Kickard, 

 some beautiful varieties of Arctia lubricipeda taken in a garden, and a good 

 pale variety of Abraxas grossulariata and a specimen of Epunda lutulenta, 

 all from the district. Mr. G. H. Bryan, M.A., read a paper on " Insect- 

 hunting on the Riviera," being an account of five weeks' collecting, from the 

 22ud March last, at Alassio, Mentone, Hyeres, Aries, Nimes, Avignon, 

 Taras^on, &c., with long lists of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, &c., capiured 

 or observed, and many interesting notes on their habits. The paper was 

 illustrated by an exhibition of several boxes of the specimens collected, the 

 Lepidoptera and Coleoptera being especially well set and in excellent 

 condition. — Wm. Farren, Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — The Annual 

 Meeting was held on Monday, January 9th, 1893, iu the class-room of the 

 Free Public Library, William Brown-street, Liverpool. Mr. S. J. Capper, 

 F.L.S., F.E.S. (President), occupied the chair, and there was a good 

 attendance. A number of interesting exhibits were laid on the table for 

 inspection. The first business was the election of officers for the ensuing 

 year. Mr. Capper was, for the seventeenth time, re-elected to the position 

 of President ; Mr. W. E. Sharp was appointed Vice-President ; Mr. F. N. 

 Pierce, F.E.S., Honorary Secretary and Treasurer; and Mr. C. H. H. 

 Walker, Librarian. Mr. Walker, on behalf of the members of the Society, 

 said it was his pleasing duty to ask Mr. Capper to accept a handsome gold- 

 mounted silver case containing a pair of gold entomological forceps. The 

 Society congratulated itself upon having again Mr. Capper as its President. 

 During the sixteen years he had presided over them, he had sought only 

 the advancement of the Society, and had encouraged the members to take 

 an interest in their studies. They therefore desired to inaugurate that 

 session by doing something more than merely thanking Mr. Capper for 

 his past services ; and they offered this slight token of regard, knowing 

 that it would occupy an honoured place amongst his valuable collection. 

 Mr. Capper, in acknowledging the gift, said that he thoroughly appreciated 

 the kindness of the members, and would in future, as iu the past, do all he 

 could to benefit the Society. Before proceeding to deliver his presidential 

 address, he referred to the death of Prof. Westwood. The President 

 exhibited a melanic variety of Timandra amataria ; the specimen was 

 unicolorous soft olive-green. Mr. Gregson, a collection of autographs of 

 naturalists, artists, and authors, including nearly all the entomologists of 

 the last fifty years. Mr. Walker, a drawer of varieties of Vanessa antiopa 

 from North America, probably the finest lot of varieties of this species 

 extant. Mr. Collins, Stauropus fagi from Reading. Mr, Mosley, "set of 

 educational cases of Natural History, to be used as prizes at schools. Mr. 

 Newstead, a specimen of Vanessa antiopa, captured in Cheshire in 1877 by 

 Mr. Leather, of Vale Royal. — F. N. Pierce, Hon. Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — December 12th, 1892. — Mr. 

 K. C. Bradley in the chair. The following were exhibited : — By Mr. E. 

 W, Wynn, one Acronycta alni, bred from a larva found at Knowle; also 

 Lithosia complana, taken at Bewdley. Mr. C. J. Wainwright, Isopogon 



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