26 THE entomologist's record. 



Mr. Carwen, Brenthis enphroi^yne from several localities, those from the 

 higher Alps being mostly large and light in colour, instead of dark and 

 small as usually met with. Aberration of R. phlaeas. — Mr. Moore, the 

 aberration of linwicia phlaeas captured during the recent Field Meeting 

 at Worms Heath. The upper and underside of the forewings had much 

 enlarged spots = ab. maiinipnnctata. A Fungivorotjs Coleopteron. — Mr. 

 West (Greenwich), a series of the Coleopteron, Dame rn/ifmns, taken 

 from the fungus recently exhibited by Mr. Edwards, and a short 

 series of the beautiful Cassida vittata. Reports ofC. edusa, etc. — Several 

 members reported that Colias ednm had been seen in numbers at various 

 places. Box Hill, Margate, Folkestone, etc., and that C. liijale had been 

 taken. 



October dth. — Reference Collections. — Some large additions 

 to the Society's reference collection of British Lepidoptera from Mr. W. 

 G. Dawson were announced. Paper.- -Mr. Lucas read a Paper : — " The 

 Short-horned Acridians of the British Isles," and illustrated his 

 remarks with lantern slides of all the species. Swiss Lepidoptera. — 

 Mr. Ashdown exhibited Lepidoptera taken by him in Switzerland in 

 June and July last. Dipterous parasite of a snail. — Mr. Colthrup, a 

 snail shell from which he had bred a Dipteron presumably parasitic 

 in the snail. A scarce Dipteron. — -Mr. Andrews, a scarce Dipteron, 

 the Syrphid, .S. (jtittatm taken at Bexley in August. Platyarthrus 

 HOFFMANNSEGGii. — Mr. Step, living examples of the ant-nest Isopod, 

 Platyarthrus Itofmamiseyyii found in a nest of Formica fiisca. Mr. W'est 

 (Ashtead), enlarged photographs of the same woodlouse."'' Swiss 

 Lepidoptera and varieties. — Mr. Curwen, specimens of Syntomis pheyea, 

 and its var. pjlnemeri in which the white spots were reduced in size 

 and number, from Pallanza and Iselle, together with specimens of the 

 rare Xaclia ancillaA Local Series of M. aurinia. — Mr. Newman, 

 picked series from a large number of bred MeUtaea aurinia, from 

 County Clare and Oban. The variation was extremely small although 

 the larvfe were samples of many broods. C. quadrifasciaria bred.^ 

 Mr. Tonge, a series of Coreniia quadrifasciaria bred from a J taken at 

 Albury, Surrey, showing but little variation. 



October 23>(/. — Lecture. — Prof. E. B. Poulton, F.R.S., gave an 

 account of the mimicry exhibited by the Nymphalines of Norch 

 America illustrating his remarks by specimens and lantern 

 slides. Sphingid^ of Trinidad.— Mr. W. J. Kaye exhibited a 

 collection of the Sphinyidae found in the Island of Trinidad. 

 There were about 40 species in all. Spanish Lepidoptera. — Mr. 

 Sheldon, series of species taken by him near Albarracin, Central Spain, 

 including Plebeius sephyrus var. itesperica, Ayriades tlietis ab. rufo- 

 Innulata, A. thersites and Glancopsyche cyllarus. Dr. Chapman was of 

 opinion that A. tliersites only occurred where sainfoin was indigenous, 

 Irish Lepidoptera. — Mr. L. W. Newman, Lepidoptera from C. Clare, 

 C. Cork and Killarney, including very light Aplecta nebulosa, very dark 

 Luperina cespitis, Aphantopns hyperantus with greenish shade on the 

 underside, Aeyeria scnliaeforuiis, bred Dianthoecia capsophila, D. luteayo 

 var. barrettii, etc. The weather was very bad from April to the end of 



* Any ant's nest around London will provide quite enough specimens for all 

 ordinai-y purposes, say 40 or 50 per nest. — C. Nicholson. 



t N. ancilla is common enough in the Ehone Valley and many other places 

 but difficult to see, and frequently passed over. — G.W. 



