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the rare Bemhidinm nigricorne, a series from Yorkshire, the local 

 species B. stephensi from Charlton, B. ephippiiim from Pett Level, 

 Limnaeum nigropiceits from Ventnor, Lebia ci/anocephala from Box 

 Hill, etc. 



Mr. A. E. Tonge exhibited five larvae of Sphinx ligustri, from S. 

 Cornwall, of identical parentage, but showing wide variation in the 

 intensity of the purple stripes on the sides. In the more extreme 

 forms these were expanded into wide blotches. 



On behalf of the Society the Ashdown collections of Cocdnellidae 

 and Odonata were exhibited. 



The President exhibited a specimen of the dog-stinkhorn, Mutiiuis 

 caninus, much less common than the common stmkhorn. Mr. Lucas 

 remarked that he had found a number of the beetle Silpha tlwrocica 

 feeding on the caps of stinkhorns. 



Mr. Barnett reported that Mr. Coppeard had met with both 

 Phryxus livornica and Agriiis convolndi in S. Devon. Mr. Tonge 

 had observed the crab-spider attacking Lepidoptera. Mr. Withy- 

 combe said that he had met with the spider Kpeira fanciata in Great 

 Britain. There were numerous reports of the occurrence of Colias 

 croceus {edusa). 



SEPTEMBER 23?- J, 1922. 



Field Meeting— Effingham and Ockham Common. 



Conductor, Hy. -J. Turner, F.E.S. 



This Field Meeting was held on ground well known to members 

 of the Society, and reported on on several previous occasions. 

 Nominally larvae-beating was to be the object ; this, however, 

 was found not very productive, no special captures being made. 



Mr. C. L. Withycombe reported that the following Neuropteroid 

 insects were taken by Messrs. Blair, Lucas, Step, Syms, and himself. 



Beating was carried out in the pinewoods mainly, the following 

 insects being captured. Chrijaupa vulgaris, several specimens, all 

 green ; llemerohius stigma, one female and several larvae ; the 

 scarcity of species of Heiiierohins was very noticeable as H. stigma, 

 especially, is usually more or less common all the year round ; 

 Conioptergx pygmaea, over thirty specimens, all $ ? (C.L.W.) ; 

 Conwentzia psnciformis, one ^ (E.E.S.) ; larvae of Eaphidia notata 

 and R. maculicollis were found sparingly under pine bark, two being 



