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villosus, Osphya bijniuctata (Chcltciiliaiii) ; and Silpha reticulata (Barmouth). 

 Mr. J. Eay Hardy's (Manchester) extensive collection of the Rhynchophora of the 

 World found many admirers. He also exhibited three specimens of the very rare 

 Raphidia notata captured in Sherwood Foi'est, and gave some interesting intro- 

 ductory remarks anent the well-known Reston collection of British Coleoptera 

 which, through the kindness of Dr. Hoyle and Mr. Hardy, was also on view. 

 Cynthia erota, Papilio epius, and other exotic Lepidoptera were shown mounted 

 between slips of glass, with the object of facilitating the examination of either 

 side. — E. J. B. Sopp and R. J. Wiqelswoeth, Ron. Secretaries. 



The South London Entomological and Natural Histoey Society : 

 February 11th, 1904. — Mr. A. Sich, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Montgomery exhibited a curious malformation of the wings which had 

 occurred in a brood of Ocneria dlspar. A pair of the malformed specimens were 

 selected and from them was produced a brood, nearly the whole of which had the 

 same peculiarity, a large semicircular portion of the apical part of the hind-wings 

 being undeveloped. Mr. South, albino and xanthic aberrations of Epinephele 

 tithoiius, taken by Mr. G, M. Russell on the chalk downs in South Hampshire, in 

 1898-99-1900. Mr. R. Adkin, series of Leucoma {Liparis) salicis reared from 

 pup89 collected at Heme Bay last year, and made remarks on the scarcity and 

 abundance of the species for some years past. Mr. Newbery, several conspicuous 

 species of Indian Coleoptera, and a very large species of water bug. Mr. West 

 (Greenwich), an example of the rare Coleopteron, Gynandrophthahna affinis, from 

 Wychwood, Oxford, where it was discovered in 1899. Mr. H. Moore, specimens of 

 Coleoptera and Orthoptera from Natal. Dr. Chapman, brilliant but dwarf speci- 

 mens of Cyaniris argiolus, and bred examples of Arctia fasciata, one of the most 

 gorgeous of Continental "Tigers" from Moncayo, Spain, together with a bred series 

 of Chrysophanus amphidamus. Mr. Sich read a paper, " Notes on the genus 

 Coleophora" dealing chiefly with the life history of C. fuscedinella, including 

 description of its egg, and with its method of constructing and enlarging its case. 



February lUh, 1904.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited a striking variety of Hypena rostralis, having a broad 

 light brown costa, and other unusual markings of the same colour. Mr. Colthrup 

 (1), a very light aberration of Abraxas grossulariata, having only a few black dots 

 and marks on the disc and margins, with a narrow yellow band at base ; (2), a 

 blotched form of Brenthis euphrasy ne ; and (3), a series of photographs of varieties 

 of Bryophila muralis, B. perla, Folia chi, and PsHura monacha. Mr. Manger, an 

 example of Helicopis cupido from Demerara, which was of a beautiful light ground 

 colour, with more or less suppressed and diminished dark markings, together with 

 the typical form from Brazil for comparison. Mr. Sich, a specimen of Bedellia 

 somnulentella with its pupa case, which closely resembled that of a Picrid in minia- 

 ture. Mr. Montgomery, long and varied bred series of Vieris uapi, largely from 

 Ireland, and contributed notes. A large number of lantern slides were then 

 exhibited of larvaj and ova of Lepidoptera, protective resemblance in insects, «ic. — 

 Hy. J. Turner, Eon. Secretary. 



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