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JULY -27 th, ld22. 



Mr. Hugh Main exhibited the natterjack toad (Bnfo calatnita) 

 from the South of France. It was remarked that formerly it was 

 to be found in various parts of Surrey, but had not been met with 

 in any numbers of late. 



Mr, Step exhibited several species taken on the occasion of the 

 Society's Field Meeting at Netley Heatb, July 15th, including 

 Ariiactiis ))njstacei(s (Hym.) ; Volucella iielliicens, Callipliora enjthro- 

 cephala, Mijiatropa fiorea (Dipt.) ; and Straiit/alia ariiiata (Col.). 



He also showed two living reptiles which Mr. 0. K. Goodman 

 had sent to him from Vernet-les-Bains, Pyrenees : a fine example 

 of the Southern Smooth-snake [Coronella (jirondica, Daud.), and a 

 small specimen of the Wall Lizard {Lacerta mnralis, Merr.) with 

 two tails. The Coronella is very like our rare native species, but 

 rather more slender and a little longer. A striking identification 

 mark is seen on the head, the l)lack streaks from the angle of the 

 mouth to the eye being continued across the prefrontal shields from 

 eye to eye. In this example the black mark behind the head, which 

 usually assumes some resemblance to the letter U, is asymmetrical. 

 It is a native of the S. of France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy ; and 

 has been reported occasionally from the African side of the Mediter- 

 ranean. Like the more northern species {C. onstriaco) its food is 

 said to be lizards, which it appears to hunt at night when these are 

 at rest. It is exceedingly gentle and makes no attempt at biting. 

 The scales are without any indication of a keel and perfectly smooth, 

 so that it can glide backwards as easily as forwards. 



Mr. Eobert Adkin exhibited a shoi't series of Ciip'ulo minhniis, 

 taken on the Downs near Eastbourne in May last. The specimens 

 generally were of large size, and some much dusted with blue 

 scaling. One underside had immaculate hindwings. 



Mr. T. H. L. Grosvenor exhibited the burnet moths Zi/i/aena 

 anthyllidis, Z. tiansal/nna, and X. scahiostie, sent to him by Mr. 0. 

 R. Goodman from the Pyrenees. 



Mr. F. B. Carr exhibited the larvae of Xe)iio)ia riridata from ova 

 laid by a female from Witherslack, and larvae of Bapta temerata, 

 beaten during the Field Meeting at Horsley, on July 15th. 



Mr. Barnett exhibited series of Brentliii> eitp/nosi/ne from S. Devon ; 

 and reported that he had taken Kmatun/a atoinan'a as late as June 

 22nd. 



Mr. Hy. J. Turner exhibited a series of the race ale.va}iilriiia of 



