276 THE entomologist's record. 



Godart and Dupouchel's " Lepidopteres de France," Haras's "The 

 Aurelian," cd. i, and Sepp's " Nederlandsche Insecten." There were 

 also numerous modern works dealing with the lepidopterous fauna of 

 Europe. 



Mr. J. J. Walker exhibited, at the same meeting, a black form of 

 Clytus mysticus, L., ab. Ideroglyphicus, taken by Mr. Newstead at 

 Chester, where about one per cent, of the specimens were of that 

 aberration ; also a black ab. of Leiopus nehulosus, L., from the New 

 Forest. 



A meeting of the Entomological Club was held at " Stanhope," 

 The Crescent, Croydon, the residence of Mr. T. W. Hall, F.E.S., on 

 the evening of October 19th. To meet the members of the club Mr. 

 Hall invited a select party of entomological friends, who after a pleas- 

 ant evening (tea and coffee being dispensed by Mrs. Hall) , sat down 

 to an excellent supper provided by the host. We noticed among 

 others present, Dr. T. A. Chapman, Messrs. Adkin, C. G. Barrett, 

 Edwards, Harrison, Lucas, Mansbridge, Turner, the Rev. C. Boken- 

 ham and Mr. E. A. Smith, of the British Museum. These social 

 evenings of the Entomological Club are very enjoyable, and are be- 

 coming quite a feature in the life of London entomologists. We were 

 sorry to find that Messrs. Porritt, South and Verrall were unable to 

 attend, the editor of Tlte Entomologist being absent through illness. 



Mr. Champion adds (E.M.M.) Ploiaria haerensprungi, Dohrn, 

 to the list of British Rednviidae. The captures were made at Esher, 

 August 30th, 1874, and New Forest, Jime, 1894. 



Mr. Bignell has succeeded in breeding Nenroterus schlechtendali, 

 the first specimen emerging on August 6th last, from small galls found 

 on catkins of the oak, towards the end of May, 1896. This confirms 

 Mayr's record that the flies appear in the second year. 



Mr. C. G. Barrett notes (E. M.M.J that Lozopera heatricella 

 (a species allied to L. francillonaua, and recently differentiated there- 

 from by Lord Walsingham by the more upright transverse lines on the 

 fore-wings) has been captured flying over alder and privet blossoms, in 

 the middle of July, at Folkestone, from about eight p.m. until dark, by 

 Mr. Purdey. 



Mr. E. G. Hodge records (Entoia.) the capture of larvas of 

 Macrothylacia rubi at Castlemartin, feeding on birds'-foot trefoil. 

 He further notes that, " As this plant is not obtainable in London 

 during the winter, and they would eat nothing else, they had to be 

 returned." Two queries arise — Why would these particular larvre eat 

 nothing else ? Why do they want food in the winter ? The species 

 certainly hybernates in the larval state, but full-fed, and has been 

 shown by dozens of lepidopterists to pupate in spring without feeding. 



X^^OTES ON LIFE-HISTORIES, LARY^, &c. 



Drscription of eggs of Lkpidoptera. — ilypena albistrigalis. — A 

 nearly spent $ laid two ova on August 15th — one on a chip box, the 

 otlier being extruded, but remaining attached to the end of the 

 abdomen. The ovum is pearly-white, and very large for the size of 

 the insect, -462 nnn. in diameter, and -412 mm. in height, from base 

 to micropyle. It is nearly spherical, being a little flattened at the 

 base, less so at the apex, The sculpturing is very superficial compared 



