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brown colour. ^Nlr. Battley, Apatura iris (bred) Chavocampa porcellns, Stauropus fagi, 

 Diphthera ovion, and a specimen of Thcva variata with the band reduced to a small 

 blotch on the costal margin, all from the iNew Forest. Mr. B3.yv\e, Avgynnis paphia ? 

 with a bleached spot on each wing, A. selene with the black markings much reduced, 

 Triphaiia subscqiui and Heliothis dipsacca, also from the New Forest. Mr. Clark, a series 

 of Hoporina croceagc, bred from the ova Mr. Southey, Xylophasia rurea and var. 

 combus^u from North London. Mr. Milton, Colias edusa and Leucophasia sinapis from 

 CuUompton ; also in Coleoptcra, i6 specimens oi N ecrophorns ruspator, i6 N. vespilo and 

 4 A', huniatoy, all taken under one dead rabbit, and specimens of Dorcus paralellopipedus, 

 Piicnus corarius and ^hilonthus spiendens. Mr. Heasler, Apion cruentatum and A. spcncci 

 from Totteridge. 



Thursday, 20th October, 1892. — Exhibits: — Mr. Battley, a variable series of A. 

 didyina and N . /estiva, all from the London District ; also on behalf of Mr. Nicholson, 

 a series of V. urticce. Part of these were bred from larva, taken at Leigh, Essex, and 

 showed a remarkable tendency to var. ichnusa {i.e. without the two black spots in 

 the centre of the fore wings), two specimens being absolutely without these spots, 

 and the rest only having them slightly developed. The other specimens, bred from 

 Clapton larva, were all bi-ightly coloured and dark, Mr. Hill, C. or from Forres and 

 Winchester, the latter being larger and more distinctly banded, also C. ocularis from 

 Wicken and M. fluctuata from Orkney. Mr. Clark, a perfect albino of the house 

 sparrow, shot at Bayleigh, Essex. He also recorded the occurrence of the Great 

 Shrike on the Hackney Marshes. — A. U. Battley and J. A. Sims, Hon. Sees. 



LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



October 10th. — The president (Mr. S. J. Capper, F.L.S., F.E.S.) in the chair. Mr. 

 J. T. Moore, A.L.S., was elected an honorary member, and Mr J. H. Stott, of 

 Newcastle, Staffr., an ordinary member of the society. Mr. S. L. Mosley, F.E.S. , of 

 Huddersfield, rea.d a paper entitled " Vegetable galls and their makers." The 

 author referred to the difficulty in breeding these insects, and spoke of the theory of 

 the ancients, who, because they could not understand how a caterpillar could be 

 inside a gall which had no opening believed that the egg must have been deposited 

 in the seed of the plant. He remarked on the scarcity of literature on the subject, 

 and described and exhibited specimens of many of the galls and their makers, 

 including some species new to Britain. The president exhibited a rich variety of 

 Epione apiciaria ; Mr. Newstead an interesting case of Atoucus sacer and Egyptian 

 scarabs, which were beautifully carved with hieroglyphics ; Mr. Arkle, Heliothis 

 armigera bred from imported tomatoes ; and Mr. Collins some nice forms oi Acronycta 

 leporina ; Mr. Gregson series of Agvotis ashn'orthii, Polia nigrocincta, and Dianthacia 

 casta bred and captured by himself this year ; Mr. Harker two bred specimens of 

 Hadena satura from Aberdeen, Mr. Jones Lepidoptera, captured in Ireland, including 

 some nice Irish forms, Dr. Ellis series of Cassida sanguinolenta and Bembidium saxatile, 

 Mr. Newstead drew attention to a record ol Polyomatus bcetica captured at Heswell, 

 Cheshire, by Master McFee in 1886-7, which had lately come under his notice. — 

 F. H. Pierce, Hon. See., 143, Smithdown Lane,' Liverpool. 



Obituary. 



HOWARD VAUGHAN, f.e.s , etc. 

 We regret to announce the deatli of our old friend and correspon- 

 dent, Howard A^aughan, who died on iStli October, and was buried 

 at Ilford. We hope to give a portrait of our departed friend with the 

 December number of the " British NaturaHst," and a brief biography. 



