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SECTIONAL. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. 
The Hon. Secretary reports— 
No papers of importance have been read during the autumn. Two 
excursions were made in the summer to Avonmouth and Brockley. 
Several species new to the Bristol district, have been met with by 
Members of the Section, viz: — 
Noctua glareosa, Ephyra trilinearia, Larentia caesiata. 
The last named is found abundantly in mountainous districts in 
Scotland, but I believe has not been previously recorded as occurring so 
far south. 
At a Meeting of the Section held by invitation, on March 8th, at the 
house of the President, S. Barton, Esq., a box containing a number of silk- 
producing Canadian species of Lepidoptera, with carded silk and cocoons 
of each species, was exhibited by Mr. H. Collins of Canada. The silks of 
several species appeared to be of fine quality and produced in great 
abundance. A cocoon of one of the species exhibited was nearly four 
inches in length. Mr. Colling stated that experiments w ere now going on 
both in Canada and the United States, with a view to the utilization of 
the silk of this and other species with every prospect of success. 
The following rare species of British Lepidoptera have been exhibited at 
Meetings of the Section during the year 
Sesia assilirormia, Nola cetonalis, Lythra purpuraria, 
Cucullia gnaphalii, Polia nigrocincta, Dianthecia Barrettii. 
also a new British beetle, Trachyphlaeus myrmecophilus, captured by 
Mr. Moncreaff of Southsea. 
GEOLOGICAL SECTION. 
The Geological Section has made three field excursions during the summer 
months of 1870. On April 27th, a party proceeded to Weston, near Bath, 
by the Midland railway, where they were met by the Rev. H. H. Winwood, 
who conducted them to a large and interesting cutting in the lias near 
that station. The party afterwards visited the Bath museum, to see the 
magnificent and unique collection of Mr. Charles Moore, and then walked 
to the Hampton Kocks, where a few fossils from the oolite were obtained. 
On Whit Tuesday, June 7th, a party went to Longhope Station and 
thence to May Hill, visiting several quarries on their way. Mr. Stoddart 
pointed out the peculiarities of this district, and a large number of fossils 
from the upper Silurian beds were obtained. 
On Saturday, August 27th 5 a party joined at Cheddar the Exeter 
