I^gg (August, 



ground colour was a fine dark copiiery-red, and the insect altogether was darker 

 than Harrett's darkest ; amongst other aberrations shown was a Spilosoiiia luhrici- 

 peda, L., with pinkish border to the wings.— Colbran J. Wainwrigut, lion. Sec. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Thursday, May 23>-rf, 1907, Mr. R. ,4dkin, F.E.S., President, in tlie Chair. 



Mr. Brown exhibited (1) varieties of Trachea piniperda from Oxshott ; in 

 some the red markings were dominant and in others the green ; (2) a dark 

 Agrotis exclamationis from Folkestone ; and (3) a very light A. piita from Deal. 

 Mr. Ashbj, a long series of the beetle, Thanasimus formicarius, from Oxshott, 

 where it had occurred commonly. 



Thursday, June 13///. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. West, of Greenwich, the rare Coleopteroii Triplax lacordairei and the 

 uncommon Hemipteron Verluski rhombea, both from Darenth. Mr. Tonge, 

 a living larva of Issoria latona, reared from an ovum sent from Ilyt^res, by 

 Dr. Chapman. Mr. Hy. J. Turner, a specimen of Tinea cloacella just taken in 

 Greenwich Park, and the living larvte of Coleophora discordella, sent by 

 Mr. Wilkinson, of Workington. Dr. Chapman, (I) living larva; of Calocampa 

 exoJeta, and remarked on their curious custom of feeding on the stale food-plant ; 

 and (2) varieties of Papilio inachaon, in one of which the costa of the fore-wings 

 was much more arched than usual towards the apex, and in the other the black 

 inner line of the dark submarginal band was wanting aiid the black basal circle of 

 the ocellus was absent. Several species of larva; were noted as having the same 

 habit as C. exoleta, and in their final instars voluntarily changing their pabulum. 



Thursday, June '27th. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. iSich reported he had just seen a living specimen of Amphydasis betularia 

 in Montagu Street, W. Mr. R. Adkin exhibited specimens of Hesperia malv;e., 

 var. taras, from near Hailsham. Mr. West (Greenwich), three rare species of 

 Coleoptera from Darenth Wood, viz. : — Cryplovephalus 6-puncf,atux, Apodcrus 

 coryii, and Byctiscus betuleti. Mr. Carr, the remarkable pupa of ILylophila 

 bicolorana, which was taken during the Society's Field Meeting at Fetcham 

 Common. Mr. Schooling, (1) a variety of Euchelia jacobxx having the apical 

 spot united with the submtirginal blotch ; (2) a variety of Bapta temerata having 

 the two dark costal markings closely approximated ; and (3) short bred series of 

 Melantkia aJbicillata and Boarmia abielaria. Mr. Main reported that in the Isle 

 of Wight he had met witli a few Metii;i;a ciiixia, and hod obtained ova. Cupido 

 minima and Agriades bellargus were also flying. He noted the 9 s of the latter 

 species as being unusually blue. A discussion took place as to the green tinge 

 apparent in many white Lepidoptera for a short time after emergence. Mr. Adkin 

 reported that he had just bred Tortrix pronubaiia, and thus proved it to bo double 

 brooded. Probably it was continuously brooded in its usual habitat. Mr. Adkin 

 then gave a short account of the Congress of the S.E. Union of Scientific Societies, 

 held at Woolwich from June 12th to loth. — Hy. J. Tuenkk, Ron. Sec. 



