52 THE entomologist's record. 



CAMBRicA, with its two melanic forms, ab. bradyi, bred from Sheffield 

 district with both wings melanic, and ab. lofthousei from the Middlesex 

 district, with only the foiewings melanic, yet still streaked longitu- 

 dinally with white, Mr. L. B. Prout. Abraxas grossulariata, aberra- 

 tions bred from larvae taken wild in North London, upon FJuonymns. 

 One other specimen suffused and spotted with black, taken by 

 Mr. Southey at Barnsbury, in 1884, Mr. J. Riches. Lepidoptera 

 FROM Rannoch, including a remarkable aberration of Aplecta prasina 

 (lierbida) with centre of forewings very pale, and Boarinia repandata 

 var. conversaria, Reigate and Potter's Bar, Mr. L. Sabine. Smerinthus 

 hybr. hybridus, three specimens bred October, 1909. Amorpha populi, 

 a gynandromorph, left side ^ , right side ? , bred June 10th, 1909, 

 and a series of Bithys quercus, bred from New Forest larvae, July, 

 1909, Mr. V. E. Shaw. Depressaria putridella, Schiff., first taken 

 in Britain by Mr. E. D. Green, who took the larvae at Whitstable in 

 1906. An interesting addition to the British fauna, on account of its 

 southern distribution and large amount of variation; also/), lunhellana 

 and D. yeatiana for comparison, Mr. A. Sich. Tapinostola fulva, 

 series taken in Richmond Park, September, 1909, Mr. P. W. Tautz. 

 RuMiciA PHL^AS AB. ALBA, taken at Brasted, Kent, August 28th, 1909, 

 and several specimens of Cupido minimus, unusually small, little more 

 than half the usual size, taken at Winchester, June, 1909, Mr. H. J. 

 Turner. Agriades coridon ab. fowleri from Swanage, and ab. 

 suffusa from Shanklin, Mr. C. H. Williams. Melit^a cinxia, groups 

 showing gradation of ground colour and intensity of markings. Some 

 of the specimens were distinct from the groups, and formed striking 

 aberrations. The insects exhibited were picked from specimens bred 

 from wild Isle of Wight larvae collected over a series of years, Mr. A. J. 

 Willsdon. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society.^ — Mounting Coleoptera: Mr. South, on behalf of Mr. More 

 of Barnet, specimens of Coleoptera, etc., mounted on transparent 

 gelatine cards allowing of ready examination. Selenia bilunaria : Mr. 

 Adkin, a series of Selenia bilunaria, bred from Eastbourne ova, and 

 read notes on the brood. Photographs of Resting Hybernias: Mr, 

 Lucas, photographs of Hyhernia defnliaria taken on January 4th and 

 8th on Esher Common. Hydrcecias: Mr. Turner, on behalf of Rev. 

 C. R. N. Burrows, series of the genus Hydroecia, H. nictitans, H. 

 palustris, H. lucens, and H. crinanensis, together with microscopical 

 preparations of the genitalia and photographs of the same. Lepi- 

 doptera and Hymenoptera Exhibited: Mr. Tonge, a bred series of 

 I'idaria miata from Chichester, a bred pair of Catocala fra.riniivom ova 

 laid by a 2 taken at Horsham, and two species of Hymenoptera bred 

 from a bamboo cane standing in a garden at Red Hill. Living 

 Pyrameis atalanta: Mr. Newman, living specimens of Pyrarneis 

 atalanta, which he was endeavouring to hybernate. Aberration of 

 Polyommatus ICARUS ; Mr. A. H. Hemming, an underside aberration 

 of Polyoniiitatus icanifi taken at Red Hill, in which the submedian spots 

 were closely clustered around the discoidals ; on the hindwings some 

 spots were obsolete. Lantern Demonstration: Mr. Enock gave a 

 lantern demonstration of the life-histories of Gonepteryx rhamni, 

 iJicianitra vinida, and Vrapteryx mwbucaria : followed by a series of 

 photographs of the delicate hymenopterous egg-parasites, M?/»(i7J7V/ae'. 



