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land. Bred Celastrina argiolus. — Mr. R. Adkin, some bred examples of 

 C'elastrma an/ioli(s J with much reduced border. Exotic butterflies. — 

 Mr. Edwards, a box of exotic species of Apatxra, Adelpha and Limenitis. 

 Variation -of Prays curtisellus. — Mr. Sich, specimens of Prays 

 curtisellus with ab. rnstica from Westerham. Selected Angerona 

 prunaria. — Mr. Pickett, an extremely fine bred series of Aru/erona 

 primaria, this year's result after twelve years' selection, crossing and 

 interbreeding. Many of the forms were extreme ab. pickettaria. 

 Delegates' report. — ^Mr. Step read the report of the Delegates to the 

 Guildford Congress of the South-Eastern Union of Scientific Societies. 

 July 28th, 1910. — Ova and larva of Lampyris noctiluca. — Mr. Main, 

 the larvfe and luminous ova of the glow-worm, Lampyris noctiluca. 

 Mite on butterfly. — Mr. Clark, on behalf of Mr. Gadge, a specimen 

 of a species of mite found at Ventnor on a specimen of Melanargia 

 (jalathea. It was a species of the genus Tremhidium. A foodplant of 

 Cucullia verbasci. — Mr. B. H. Smith reported the larvae of Cvcidlia 

 verhasci found feeding on Budleyia variabilis. Exotic Satyrines. — 

 Mr. Edwards, a box of exotic Satyrines including Neorina crishna 

 from Java, and several species of the genus Citherias from Central 

 America. Foodplant of Zeuzera pyrina. — Mr. Sich reported finding 

 a larva of Zeuzera pyrina (acsculi) attacking jasmine. August 11th, 

 1910. — Ova of Acidalia straminata in situ. — Mr. Carr exhibited 

 the ova of Acidalia straminata from Oxshott on heather. Late 

 sallow-bloom. Eggs of Eupithecia subumbrata. — Mr. Sich, sallow- 

 catkins met with during the past week at Eastbourne, and ova of 

 Eupithecia subumbrata laid on leaves of yarrow. Adop^a flava attacked 

 BY mites. — Mr. Rayward, a specimen of Adopaea Jiara (linea) in a 

 moribund condition from being attacked by no fewer than 21 mites. 

 Ova of Emeralds. — He also showed the eggshells of Phorodesvia 

 smaragdaria and Geometra vernaria, and made comparison of the 

 surface structure and the method of oviposition. Coleoptera and 

 Hemiptera attacked by mites. — Mr. West (Greenwich), specimens of 

 Coleoptera and Hemiptera recently met with by him attacked by mites. 

 PiERiDs from North America. — Mr. R. Adkin, a number of " White 

 Butterflies " from North America sent him by Mr. Lachlan Gibb, 

 including a series of the introduced Pieris rapae, a series of P. oleracea, 

 and three specimens taken near Lost River, Canada, in May last, about 

 which comment and opinion were requested. Coleophora silenella ? 

 BRED. — Mr. Turner, a short series of Coleophora silenella (?) bred from 

 the heads of wild sweet-william sent him by Dr. Chapman from the 

 South of France. Wasp's nest. — He also exhibited the nest of a 

 species of Polistes wasp, found at Zermatt in July, 1909, suspended 

 in a bush of alpine rose (Rhododendron). Anthrocera vici^ ab. 

 coNFUSA, Staud. — Captain Cardew, an extremely fine confluent 

 example of Anthrocera viciae {ineliloti), taken in July in the New Forest. 

 A detailed account of this will be found in A Natural History of the 

 British Lepidoptera, i., p. 458. Algerian Epinephele jurtina. — Mr. A. 

 E. Gibbs, a series of Epinephele jurtina from Algeria, having the $ s 

 of the extremely large and bright form ab. fortunata. Exotic 

 Satyrines. — Mr. Edwards, a box of Satyrines including a series of 

 the extremely dimorphic species Heteronympha merope from Australia. 

 Living Mymarids. — Mr. Enoch, living specimens of the egg-parasites, 

 Mymaridae, taken in Richmond Park. 



