52 

 APRIL 2ith, 1919. 



Mr. Newman exhibited a living female of Xijlomiges conqncillaris 

 bred from a Worcester larva, and also an example of Cassida viridis 

 (Col.) found on sorrel. 



Mr. Buckstone reported that he had met with a number of females 

 of Tephrosia hintortata at Horsley, on trunks of pine and beech, all 

 practically dead with their ovipositors extended ; this was on a day 

 following a very cold night. He stated that the ova of this species 

 were only slightly attached and appeared to be largely kept in 

 position by the down. 



Numerous remarks on the season were made by members. Mr, 

 Leeds said that both Vanessa io and Gonepteryx rhamni were 

 numerous at Horning, where in two evenings the sallows only pro- 

 duced six imagines. The Bittern was again in the Fen. Mr. 

 Newman said that spring larvaB were scarce generally, but Arctia 

 caja larvae were abundant. Of Noctuid larvae he had found about a 

 dozen, those of Cosmotriche potatoria were abundant. Arctia villica, 

 Eutricha quercifolia, and Lasiocampa querciis larvae were all scarce. 

 In one wood not a larva was to be found, but a dusty hedge near 

 produced numerous caterpillars. Mr. Buckstone had seen a number 

 of EiKjonia polychloros in Surrey, as well as Acjlais urtica, and T'. io. 

 Mr. B. S. Williams had found Lycia hirtaria very sparingly, and 

 larvae generally scarce. The cuckoo was reported on the 19th at 

 Leith Hill. 



MAY 8th, 1919. 

 Lieut. F. H. Wolley Dod, F.E.S., was elected a member. 

 Annual Exhibition of Orders other than Lepidoptera. 



Mr. Frisby exhibited a specimen of Vesi)a dorylloides, Sauss. This 

 particular specimen was from N. China, but it also occurs in India, 

 Burma, Sumatra, and Java. The peculiarity of its habits is that it 

 is nocturnal in its flight, being much distressed when disturbed by 

 daylight, flying awkwardly and colliding with different objects. It 

 lives in dense forest, and comes to light at night. The nest is con- 

 structed in a hollow tree and consists of about half a dozen circular 

 tiers of papery material, connected by pillars of the same substance. 

 It stings severely. 



Mr. Frisby also exhibited two workers of PolyrhacJa's striata, 



