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tera containing many rare species and varieties, the most interesting being a 

 variety of Ennychia octomaculata and a species which was not identified. 

 Mr. South, comparative series of Noctua brunnea and N. /estiva, including 

 var. conflua from various localities, and a case of Boarmia repandata from 

 many localities, including all the named varieties. Mr. Tutt, comparative 

 series of Agrotidse and European Zyggenidae. Mr. Howard Yaughan, two 

 drawers of Cidaria russata and C. immanata. Mr. Eedle, life histories, the 

 larvae being mounted on the natural food-plants. Mr. Tugwell, his collection 

 of Noctuae. Mr. Wellman, three broods of Acidalia rubricata, many species 

 of Eupithecia and Pterophorida. Mr. C. H. Williams, a case of preserved 

 larvee. Mr. G. Baker, larvae and imagines of Eupithecia venosata, E. satyr ata, 

 E. Curzoni, and E. nanata. Mr. R. S. Salvey and Mr. Black all, many 

 interesting series of Macro and Micro-lepidoptera. Among the other exhibitors 

 in this order were Mrs. Hutchinson, Messrs. Barren, Croker, Dobson, Druce, 

 Goldthwaite, Helps, Jenner, Joy, Lam plough, Levett, Rendall, P. Russ, 

 Stringer, &c. Messrs. Neighbour and Son exhibited bee-keeping appliances, 

 and there was a good display of microscopic objects, the Society being assisted 

 by the Queckett, South London, and Hackney Microscopical Societies,—- H. 

 W. Barker, Hon. Sec. 



LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE ENTOMOLOGICAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The first Conversazione and exhibition of objects of entomological interest, 

 was held by this Society on Monday, October 31st, in the Society's meeting 

 room, in the Free Library, William Brown Street. The number of members 

 and friends was very satisfactory, there being over 100 present. 



After tea the President, Mr. S. J. Capper, F.L.S., delivered an address, 

 explaining the aim and object of the Society, and the method of carrying on 

 the ordinary meetings, and invited strangers present to become members, and 

 take up a study which had been to him an endless source of pleasure for 

 nearly 50 years. He alluded to the Library of the Society, remarking it was 

 worth while for entomologists living at a distance to pay the small subscrip- 

 tion, to have the advantage of borrowing the books alone. He advocated 

 the placing of type collections of insects, such as his own educational collec- 

 tion, in all our schools, so that children might be taught to take an intelligent 

 interest in our insect fauna, referring to his own school-days at Epping, 

 where he gained his first kuowlodge of entomology and where the masters did 

 their utmost to encourage the boys in the pursuit of natural history. 



Mr. C. H. H. Walker delivered a lecture on " Ten minutes dabbling in a 

 stagnant pool," giving an account of its insect inhabitants, their habits and 



