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Leicestershire. Elampns (ineiis, an uncommon species of Ttibtili- 

 fera bred from bramble stem, from Leicestershire. Ehi/asa persua- 

 soria, the largest British Ichneumon, a parasite of Sirex iiigas; 

 local and rather rare. This specimen was caught in June last year 

 at Hook Hill, Surrey, boring into the posts of a verandah. Andrena 

 darh-i'Ila, showing the rare pale variety. Dug up in the mature state 

 in October last year, the pale var. occurring as a single example 

 with a number of the type. Andrena cin<nilata, a midsummer bee, 

 but the whole series was dug out of the ground in Warwickshire, in 

 October, last year. As Andrenas are supposed to hibernate in the 

 larval state this is particularly interesting. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited several large species of exotic Centipedes, 

 including Sculopendra fiubapinijies and Foh/deainiis; sp. from Victoria 

 Island, Burmah ; also Pidi/dcsnius ciniinlata from Sicily, taken by 

 the late J. Platt-Barrett. 



Mr. B. W. Adkin exhibited portions of oak branches showing the 

 ravages of the bark beetle, Sccdi/t.ns intricatnu. He also showed the 

 "small stag beetle," Dorcns iiarallelopipidnH, which he had found 

 hibernating in large numbers in damaged ash trees. 



Mr. West exhibited four drawers of Hemiptera, including the 

 local and rare Pi/i/olanipin hidentata : also the following Hymen- 

 o^tevd^-Andrtna fnlra from Box Hill, where it was common on 

 April 12th, 1912. Osmia .ranthonwlas, from Darenth Wood. Encera 

 lomjicornis, taken at By fleet in 190G, and various species of 

 ClirysididiT. 



Mr. Leeds exhibited .Eaclina ci/anea, taken on April 27th, at 

 Letchworth. 



I\Ir. Priske exhibited a very variable series of the shells of the 

 mollusc, Helix aspersn, including two of the rare white form, e.ralhida, 

 from the inland Downs, near Eastbourne. 



i\lr. Tonge exhibited the predaceous fly, Adlna crabroniforwis, 

 taken in Cornwall ; also a specimen of the bee, AnthopJiora acerro- 

 rim, from Deal, and remarked upon its habit of cl^asing other bees. 



Mr. Buckstone exhibited a curious chain made of the vertebrte of 

 rattlesnakes from America. 



Mr. Bunnelt exhibited an example of the Queen Bee with workers 

 for comparison. 



