118 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



London Natural History Society. — November 22nd, 1921. — 

 Among the entomological exhibits were seven specimens of Grapta 

 G-album bred from pupse found in September in Herefordshire, showing 

 both " marbled " and " non-marbled " forms, exhibitedby Mr. Bobbins, 

 and some Euvanessa antiopa with white borders caught in August and 

 September in fresh condition by Dr. Cockayne. The paper read was 

 on " Bird Protection," by Mr. Masefield. 



January 3rd, 1922. — Mr. Mera exhibited Ephyra linearia, first and 

 second broods, and Mr. Burkill, galls of Cryptocampus medullarius on 

 Salix pentandra. Papers read dealt with the season of 1921, Mr. 

 L. W. Newman giving a comprehensive survey of his experiences 

 with Lepidoptera during the long drought. 



February 1th. — Among the exhibits were a series of gynandro- 

 morphs of Plebeius argus (Dr. Cockayne), varieties of Abraxas 

 grossulariata bred in London (Mr. Biches), Dryas paphia (Mr. H. B. 

 Williams), Hemerophila abruptaria (Mr. W. A. Southey), Erebia 

 blandina, Chrysophanus phloeas,Brephos parthenias and Pseudoterpna 

 pruinata and their varieties (Mr. Worsley Wood), and mounted 

 specimens of plant galls (Messrs. Hall and Burkill). Mr. O. G. Pike 

 exhibited a series of coloured slides of birds. 



February 21st. — Paper read, " British Ferns," by Mr. Bobbins. 



March 7th. — Exhibits : Burrow of Sesia andrenceformis, and galls 

 of Eriophyes ilicis, etc. Paper read, " The Buried Palace at Knossos," 

 by Bev. H. J. Gamble, M.A. — H. J. Burkill, Minuting Secretary. 



Manchester Entomological Society. — Meeting held on March 

 1st, 1922, at the Manchester Museum, Mr. H. Britten, F.E.S., Presi- 

 dent, in the Chair. Messrs. Daniel Lea, 27, Bridge Street, Manchester, 

 E. P. Collett, 8, St. John Street, Manchester, were elected members of 

 the Society. — The President read a letter announcing the death of 

 Mr. Kenneth Bhodes at Oxford on February 16th, 1922, and a vote 

 of condolence was passed to his relatives. — Exhibits : Mr. W. 

 Buckley, for Mr. W. Mansbridge, several fine photographs illustrating 

 the resting habits of Lepidoptera, taken by Mr. H. Main. — Mr. H. 

 Halkyard, a storebox of Hymenoptera collected during 1921 from 

 Broadbottom, Cheshire, and $ 9 and £' £ of the ant Tetramorium 

 guineense from same locality. — Mr. B. H. Crabtree, several fine 

 varieties of Vanessa urticae. — Mr. G. Wynne, Ennychia octomaculata 

 from Macclesfield, new to the Cheshire list. Lepidoptera from St. 

 Anne's-on-Sea, Lancashire, 1921 : Luperina gueneei, Agrotis praecox, 

 A. ripae, Leucania littoralis, Eupithecia succenturiata, E. oblongata) 

 Nyssia zonaria, Dasychira fascelina, Pararge megaera, Satyrus semele. 

 The meeting then adjourned to an open lecture given by Mr. H. 

 Britten, F.E.S., on " Protective Coloration in Insects," illustrated by 

 some fine lantern-slides showing the resting habits and protective 

 coloration of insects, mostly Lepidoptera, and a few birds. Most of 

 the slides were photographed by the lecturer himself. — J. F. G. 

 Wynne, Hon. Becording Secretary. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Meeting 

 held at the Boyal Institution, Colquitt Street, Liverpool, January 16th, 

 1922.— Mr. J. W. Griftm, F.E.S., in the Chair.— Mr. H. O. Wells, 



