188 THE entomologist's record. 



the markings of the forewing on the upperside, from Holmwood. 

 Loch Lomond Lepidopteka. — Mr. B. Adkin, Lepidoptera from Loch 

 Lomond, dark sulfased Brenthis scleiie and Diaci isia tiannio, a white 

 suffused underside of Coenonijuiplta paDijihilns, etc. Paper. — Mr. A. Sich 

 read a paper, "Notes on Toitrix viridana," on which a short discussion 

 took place. 



.1/(7// 21th. — MicRO-LEPiDOPTERA. — -Mr. Sich exhibited ova of Tortiix 

 rii idcnia IsbiA in pairs on the bark of oak, and cases of {\, Solenabia, 

 presumably N. lUhenella from Barnes. 8. African Lepidoptera. — Mr. 

 Moore, Lepidoptera from near Johannesburg, Transvaal, including 

 JJi/polimnas iiiinippiis, Precis sesainus, (Jolias electra and var. auricillius 

 {comparable to 0. edusa and var. hdice of Europe), Papilio deuiodorus, 

 Pijianieis lardni (the small ^-Ethiopian race), Hippotinn celerio, and 

 Basiotliia )iiedia, a small green iSphingid. Larv^ of X. scolopacina 

 AND T. polycowmata. — Mr. B. S. Williams, larvae of Xylojihasia ticido- 

 pacina from Finchley, and a series of Trio>pteyijx [Lohopliura] pulycoin- 

 viata from Yeovil. Aberrations of P. huntera and B. quercus. — 

 Mr. Lachlan Gibb, on behalf of Mr. H. M. Simms, a fine suffused 

 aberration of l^ijiameis liuntcra from near Montreal, an ab. bellia^ of 

 Bit/u/s (jKercns from near Barmouth, and an aberration of Pharetra 

 {Acionicta) uietiyanthidis in which the orbicular stigmata were absent, 

 from near Sheflfield. A Spanish Coleopteron. — Mr. Priske, an 

 example of the Tenebrionid Coleopteron Morica planata from 

 Gibraltar. Paper. — Mr. Bunnett read a short paper, " The Maple 

 Aphis," illustrated with drawings and lantern-slides. 



June 10th. —Bred P. escheri. — -Dr. Chapman exhibited a living 

 specimen of Polyonimatus escheri bred from ova from Gavarnie, 

 Pyrenees. It was of the form rondoui. A rare Book.-— Mr. Hy. J. 

 Turner, the whole of the coloured plates of the first ten volumes of 

 Herbst's Xatiirsystent, 1783-1804, which he had bought for a few 

 shillings from a street barrow. Aberrations of Lepidoptera, and the 

 "Buzzing" of H. prasinana. — Mr. B. S. Williams, aberrations of 

 Selenia hilnnaria {lllunaria), a very strongly marked $ and a smoky S \ 

 larvae of Anticlea badiata and aberrations of Ayrotis nigricans, a red- 

 brown form from Wicken and a black form from St. Anne's. He also 

 reported that he had heard Hylophila prasinana make a distinct, 

 peculiar buzzing noise when in flight at night, as it came to his 

 lantern light. Photographs. — Mr. Dennis, photographs with the 

 stereoscope of Hispida atra and Formica pratensis, with sprays of 

 laburnum and spiraea. Bred Stbymon pruni. — Mr. .7. P. Barrett, a 

 living specimen of Strymoh jtrnni which had emerged on June 10th. 

 It was considered an early date. ]>ucks Lepidoptera. — Mr. Dunster, 

 a series of Ihenthis et(jihrosyne taken in Bucks in May. Mygale 

 aviculare.- -Mr. Bunnett, examples of Myyale avicidare with photos of 

 the same. Notes on R. bktul.e and P. trifolii. — Mr, B. Adkin, series 

 of local forms and aberrations of liuralis betulae and Pachyyastria 

 trifolii and read notes on the exhibit. Of the former species he showed 

 a unique aberration with an orange border to all the wings and much 

 .suflfusion. 



