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placed on a previously laid egg. He also showed specimens of the 

 pine weevil, lli/lubins abieth, just now abundant in many parts of 

 the South of England. The beetles clung very tightly when 

 touched. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited an Ant-lion Mi/nndeon, which he had 

 bred from a larva he had received from the S. of France, sent him 

 by Mr. Hugh Main. He noted that during the night the larva 

 travelled on the surface, which it did not appear to do during the 

 day time. Mr. Blair confirmed this observation and said that he 

 had further found that the larva would creep up a rough surface. 



Mr. Moore also exhibited a form of Anoaia herenice from 

 Florida, U.S.A., which on the underside showed a strongly 

 emphasised V-mark outside the end of the cell of the forewing. 



Mr. Priske exhibited the winged form of the heniipteron Vclia 

 ciirrens, which was considered scarce in that state. 



Mr. Hugh Main showed some young field crickets which had 

 just hatched. At first they were white in colour, but soon became 

 black. The eggs were laid in groups in the ground disposed 

 vertically. 



Mr. K. G. Blair exhibited a living female with ova of the fire- 

 fly, Phenr/ocles laticollis, from Washington, and read notes on the 

 life-history sent to him by Mr. Barker. 



Mr. Hy. J. Turner exhibited further species of Lepidoptera sent 

 to him by Mr. G. B. Pearson, from Pasadena, California, including 

 a long series of the extremely small "blue" Brepltiliiiini e.iiUs, a 

 series of the rare Thecla avalona from Catalina Islands, a series of 

 the beautiful Meganostoma eurydice from Mt. San Bernardina, 

 the extremely brilliant metallic blue {Lycaena) sowirensu from the 

 desert land, etc. 



After a short statement and discussion the following resolution 

 was proposed on the motion of Mr. E. Step, seconded by the 

 President, and carried unanimously. 



" That this meeting of the South London Entomological and 

 Natural History Society, having learned that a scheme is on foot to 

 alienate a considerable portion of Esher Common from public 

 enjoyment by leasing it to a Golf Club Syndicate, desires to express 

 its strong opposition to such a scheme, which it believes to be 

 antagonistic to the general good and conceived solely in the 

 interests of a class already well catered for in the vicinity." 



