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of blotches a little below the apex. No one had seen this form 

 before, and it was stated that no continental race had this 

 peculiarity. 



In the remarks on the season it was generally noted that the male 

 of Euchliii' raidaiinnes was very abundant in the London District, 

 but that few or no females had been observed. Mr. West, however, 

 said the female was quite abundant at Wicken. The devastation of 

 the oak by Toitrix viridana was everywhere very noticeable. 

 Callophrys rubi had been very common this spring. Several mem- 

 bers remarked that both BrentJiis eiiphrosyne and B. selene were now 

 gaining ground in outer London. 



JUNE 2Ut, 1919. 



Field Meeting — Effingham and Ockham Common. 



Conducted by (the late) W. J. Ashdown and Stanley Edwards. 



This was also a whole day meeting. The weather was somewhat 

 showery, and only about ten members were present. The morning 

 party tried Hook Wood, near the station, but with little success. It 

 was a somewhat early date for the BnjopJiila perla, which was taken. 

 Tea was obtained quite reasonably at the " Hut " Hotel, Wisley. 

 Mr. W. J. Lucas has supplied the following notes : — 



" After Friday's rain the country was very fresh and pleasant, 

 and, with the exception of one or two short showers in the morning, 

 the weather was- fine and rather bright. Some Epinephele jitrtina, 

 Linn., were on the wing, bat butterflies were remarkably few; nor, 

 except Tortri.r riridana, Linn., were moths at all plentiful. Larvae 

 of Gonepten/.v r/iainni, Linn., were found of various ages, as well as 

 the cocoons of the ichneumon Anilasta placiila, which are 

 parasites of them. Dragonflies, on the other hand, were numerous, 

 those noted including at least — Libelhda qnaihimacidata, Linn., with 

 a nice var. }>r(r,niihila, Newm.; Cordidia anea, Linn.; Anax iinperatnr, 

 Leach; one very teneral fjestfs spnnsa, Hans.; Pi/rrhoftnma )i!/uip/um, 

 Sulz. ; Apioii puella, Linn. ; and Enallaipiia ci/athiijenon, Charp. 

 Of the Nemoptera the two common scorpion-flies, Panorpa cmn- 

 munis, Linn., and P. ijernianica, Linn., were taken. Amongst the 

 Orthoptera a male Chorthippitu parallelns, Zett., and a very small 

 dark male Tetrix bipimctati^s, Linn., were captured mature, while 

 very young nymphs of Mecnnema t/talassiniiui, T)e Geer, were beaten 



