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by Mr. Can- from rhododendrons. Many grasshopper nymphs were 

 jumping about on the ground. Contrary to what was the case at 

 Box Hill, on May 31st, no earwigs seem to have been taken at all. 

 Honeysuckle appeared to be the dominant flower. The white Rosa 

 arrensiti, Huds., was coming into bloom, while the Enchanter's 

 Nightshade and the Gout-weed [.H^gojiodinm podagraria, Linn.), 

 were noticed in blossom. Some ripe strawberries were gathered. 

 At the head of the smaller " Hut-pond " was a bed of Ragged Robin 

 and Spotted Orchid, the blooms of the latter being some of the 

 finest I have seen. Calla paliistris, Wild., was abundant and 

 luxuriant in one corner of Boldermere, but scarcely any blossoms 

 could be seen." 



JUNE 26i/i, 1919. 

 Exhibition of Living Objects of Natural History. 



Mr. K. G. Blair exhibited living specimens of Chrysomela distin- 

 guenda, a beetle found with ova and young hairy larv?e on toadflax, 

 on May oth. On behalf of Mr. Campbell Smith he exhibited 

 Cetonia aitrata, taken in roses at Swallowfield, Berks, on June 

 22nd, and on behalf of Mr. G. Wright, Lgtta vesicatoria, taken on 

 June 16th, at Feltwell, Norfolk. He stated that the life- history of 

 this last is somewhat similar to that of Melo'e. The young larvae 

 burrow in the earth and seek the nests of bees, generally CoUetes. 

 They do not attack the larvae and eggs first, but eat the pollen food. 



Mr. Hugh Main exhibited the beetle Necrophonis vespillo and 

 larvae of the same just hatched, the ova were deposited by the 

 female in the earth below a dead cat in a flowerpot full of earth 

 about a week before, not in or on the carcass. 



He also showed a batch of 24 ova deposited by 2IelolontJta nilgaris. 

 The female buried herself about six inches below the surface of the 

 ground. The eggs were found separated from each other by loose 

 earth in a small cavity in the hard soil. 



Mr. W. J. Ashdown exhibited a living specimen of Hylo}i]iUa 

 bicolorana, found on oak in Surrey ; also larvae of Diaphora mendica, 

 and a- larva of Drepana binaria (haiinda), both species from Surrey. 



Mr. Barnett, on behalf of Mr. Coppeard, exhibited Si living Viper 

 {Vipera berus), from Lincolnshire. 



He also showed larvae of Cerura furctda, from Limpsfield, and a 

 lizard {Zootoca vivipara). 



