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popidi (Col.) from Oxshott, where tbe species was very common just 

 now. 



Mr. Preston exhibited butterflies from Macedonia, including 

 Fontia daplidlce, Anthochaiis craineri {belia), Leptosia sinapitt, etc. 



Various reports of the occurrence of Colias crocens (edusa) were 

 made. On the N. Downs seven specimens ; in Huntingdonshire on 

 June 6th ; and elsewhere on May 25th and 28th. 



JUNE 22nd, 1922. 



Mr. Turner sent for exhibition, from Freshwater, Isle of Wight, 

 a flower spike of Orchis incarnata, L., and one of the Buckbean 

 [Memjanthes tri/'oliata, L.), both abundant in the marshes there. 

 He also sent an entire plant of the Salt-marsh Arrow-grass (Tri(ilo- 

 chin iiiaiitiiiinni, L.) in fruit. He reported that the Bee Orchis 

 [Op/nijs apifera, Huds.) was plentiful on the Downs towards the 

 Needles, but with very short stems. Both our native species of Iris 

 (7. psi'iidacorns and 7. foetidissifiia) were flowering and abundant, the 

 former in the marshes, the latter on the chalk slopes and in woody 

 places. Kespecting insects : he found the first brood of Paranje 

 aein'tia worn, the second brood just emerging ; hnt E. jn it ina was 

 the only abundant species — more so even than Crambi. He had not 

 met with Zipjaena trifolii, but a chance acquaintance had reported 

 the capture of six specimens. 



Mr. Staniland exhibited specimens of the large Coleoptera 

 Petr<)<inathi(x i/iijas and Archon ceiitanntn from the Gold Coast. 



Mr. Withycombe exhibited the Neuroptera — (1) Osiiii/Ihs clirysops 

 (male) alive, and a spirit specimen of the larva, which has very long 

 sucking jaws and is amphibious in habits, living on banks of streams 

 among moss. (2) Sicilis lutaria and a living larva of the same, 

 which lives in mud at the bottom of the ponds. (3) Jtlione fnnca 

 from Australia, and spirit specimen of the larva sent him by Dr. R. 

 J. Tillyard. This larva is a blind, white grub, that lives in sandy 

 soil, and feeds up on cockchafer larvae. (4) Fsip^/iopsis leonina, 

 from Afriea, and a spirit specimen of the larva of P. elei/ans, from 

 Australia, also sent by Dr. Tillyard. This last larva lives under the 

 bark of Eucalyptus trees, in a similar way to that of the !Snake-fly 

 [liaphidia) in this country. (5) Stenosmylus excicux, from New 

 Zealand. 



Mr. Buckhurst exhibited a specimen of Hesperia malvae ab. taras, 

 taken at Effingham. 



