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in North Kent, and including a number of asymmetrical forms with aberrant 

 markings. Mr. R. Adkin, tiie Coleopteron Aiwhium panicenm, which had been 

 found destructive to sample packets of tobacco. Mr. Sicli, a specimen of Tortrix 

 pronubana taken in his garden at Cliiswick. Mr. Soutli, a short series of Abraxas 

 sylvata, including some curiously clouded forms. Mr. West (Grreenwich), tliree 

 rare species of Hemiptera from the New Forest, Eysarcoris xneus, Corizus maculatus 

 a,n(\ Lopus ffothicus. Mr. Step, photograjjlis of Lepidoplera at I'est, taken during 

 the Field Meeting of the Society at Bos Hill. Mr. Clark, an unusually pink form 

 of Amorpha popull. 



Thursday, August 8th. — Tiie President in the Chair. 



Mr. South exhibited a hybrid sjjecimeii of Malacosoma, M. caitren.ti.s- and .'/. 

 neu.siria, and read notes. Mr. .Montgomery, a bred s|)ecimen of Toxocampa cracae 

 from Cornwall. Mr. Newman, an exceptionally pink form of Saftiniia carpini, a 

 very dark example of Hinerinthiis ocellatus, a dark bred Arctia caja, living larvte of 

 Ennomo.t anfttmnaria from Dover, and a cocoon of Anthrocera fiUpendulx from 

 which the pupa had been extracted by birds. Mr. G-oulton, a female of the sawfly, 

 iSirex f/iya.i, from Sutton. Mr. Sich, the egg-shells, mines, cocoon and imago of 

 Cemiustoma laburneUa from Cliiswick. 



Thursday, August 22iid. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Harrison exhibited series of My r la muricata (auroraria) from Wicken and 

 tiie New Forest, and made remarks on the variation of the species. Air. Tonge, 

 the living larva of Saturnia pyri from continental ova, and larvije of Dipterygia 

 srabriuscula from ova laid by a ? taken at Eeigate. Mr. Newman, a larva of 

 Dicranura bicuspis from Tilgate Forest, and pointed out the difference from D. bi- 

 fida. Ml'. Turner, specimens from West Australia, including (1) Delias aganippe, 

 a brilliant Pierid, Lyavnesthes inous, a " Blue," Apina callisto, a Noctuid motli, 

 the Pyrale Mecyna polygonali.s, and the two Tineids, Cryptolechia alveola and 1 inea 

 clathrata ; (2) three cases of a large species of Psychid, (Eceticus s}). ?, made of 

 short twigs, with a number of parasites of the genus Bassus, which had emerged 

 from one case ; (3) examples of the Coccus J s called the " Paradise Fly " ; (4) a 

 series of the cJ s of the conspicuous beetle Rhipidocera femorata, with beautifully 

 developed antennae ; (5) a specimen of Helxus perforatus, a Tenebrionid witli 

 curiously developed margins to the thorax and elytra ; and (6) a Gordius worm 

 extracted from the abdomen of an Erebia ligea, taken on the Rigi, Switzerland, on 

 August 29th. Mr. Moore, numerous species of Lepidopfera taken during a short 

 trip to Wimereux, and read notes on the exhibits, which included Anthrocera trifolii, 

 Melanargia galathea, and A. nietiloti. Dr. Chapman, a specimen of Lycsena eumedon 

 from Qavarnie, Pyrenees, apparently an extreme form of the ab. .nubradiala and u 

 specimen of L. argus {fegoii) with unusually well marked spot variation on the under- 

 side. Mr. Kayward, living larvte of Cucullia lychnitis, and remarked on a curious 

 colour difference between larvaj captured and those reared from ova in captivity. 

 Mr. Turnei", larvse of C. verbasci and C. lychnitis, and pointed out the difference in 

 markings, he also showed a specimen of the large mud wasp, Sceliphron Isetus, with 

 its nest, from West Australia. Mr. R. Adkin, specimens of Eupithecia dodoneata 

 from Eastbourne taken on the cliff, and commenting on their occurrence so far from 

 the nearest oak trees, suggested that their food-plant had been the evergreen oak, 

 which grew somewhat near where they were taken ; he also showed a series of E. 

 oblongata, bred from flower heads of Centaurea at Eastbourne. Mr. Sich, cases of 

 Coleophora albiconta found on a furze bush in Surrey, and also the larva? of I'ararge 

 msera from ova, and feeding on Foa annua, but only in the early morning and in 

 the evening. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



