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Turner pointed out interesting eases of Coleophora lutipennella on the same buds, 

 all extremely small. Mr. Sich, specimens of Tinea pallescentella, a,\\A ^&ve noies 

 on its occurrence, exhibiting Oelechia pinguinella and Borkhausenia pseudospre- 

 tella, which much resemble it in general appearance. Mr. Newman, (1) a long bred 

 series of Laphi/gma exigua wilh captured specimens for comparison, and a living 

 Stauropus fagi, which emerged on December 9th. Mr. Jennings, a series of Otior- 

 rhynchus hlandus from the Isle of Man. Mr. Carpenter, (1) a Pieris brassicse, with 

 the discal spot connected with the apical patch ; (2) a bred series of MelUsea 

 athalia ; and (3) a series of Plusia moneta bred from larvae found in his own 

 garden. 



Thursday, January lOlh, 1907.— Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., President, in the 

 Chair. 



Mr. John Alderson, of Balham ; and Mr. B. Eichard, of Rotherhithe, were 

 elected members. . 



Messrs. Harrison and Main exhibited a long series of Cidaria miata, bred 

 from New Forest ova, and showing much variation in tone and mottling. Mr. 

 Newman, a large number of bred Notodonta chaonia, showing a good deal of 

 variation in colour and banding. Mr. Dods, Lepidoptera from Africa, including 

 Papilio demoleus, Deiopeia pulchella, Danais dorippus, &c. Mr. R. Adkin, a 

 specimen of Epinephele Janira, in which the usual tawny markings were of a straw 

 colour and somewhat extended. Mr. Turner, a number of remarkable Eemiptera 

 from S. America, including mimics of beetles, seeds, thorns, &c., and the interesting 

 moth-like species, Poeciloptera phala'noides ; he also showed a Ccenonympha pam- 

 philus from Chipstead, having pale patches on all four wings ; and a series of Aglais 

 urticw, showing restricted blue lunules in specimens from Engelberg and Lapland. 



Reports of the various Field Meetings of the Society held during 1906 were 

 read. 



Mr. Adkin read a paper, entitled, " Further Notes on the Occurrence of 

 Tortrix pronubana in England." — Ht. J. Tcrneb, Hon. Secretary. 



TEN YEARS' WORK AMONG VERTEBRATE CARRION. 

 BT CLAUDE MOELEY, P.E.S. 



There is by no means a fixed idea in the minds of most British 

 Coleopterists as to what may be regarded as a " carrion beetle," 

 though the average Collector would say that the number was a very 

 large one, including perhaps half the Brachelytra, a hundred species 

 of Glavicornin, as well as such genera as Trox and Necrohia in the 

 bones and some Teredilia upon the fur and feathers. This, at least, 

 was my own conception till, looking through my diaries, I was 

 astonished to find that, in the course of slightly over ten years' 

 assiduous collecting (in winter, which is almost the best time for 

 carrion beetles, as well as in summer), I had taken hardly more than 

 a hundred species altogether. In this total is included everything 



