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pair of the largest of tlie European grasshoppers, Acridiuin irgyptium, captured in 

 Soutliport during 1903 ; for comparison he also cxhibiled Acridium crislatum from 

 British Guiana, one of the largest of the genus, and Locusta viridi.isima, the largest 

 of our British grasshoppers, from Freshwater Bay, I. of Wight. — E. J. B. Sopp and 

 J. R. le B. ToMLiN, Son. Secretaries. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 April lUh, 1904.— Mr. A. SiCH, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Tonge exhibited a further series of photographs of the ovaot Lepidoptera, 

 including Pamphila comma, Anticlea badiata, Biston hirtaria, Oporina croceago, 

 Cerastis vaccini'i, and Sybernia marginaria. Mr. Main, photographs of Oonepleryx 

 Cleopatra (bred from Cannes), of Nyssia hispidaria in their resting position, and 

 also of the larvae of Selenia bilunaria ; also ova of Colias edusa, var. helice, laid by 

 a 9 sent to him from Hyeres by Dr. Chapman : they were deposited upright on a 

 glutinous pellucid base, singly or in small batches. 



April 28th, 1904. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Tonge exhibited an album of photographs of a further series of the ova of 

 Lepidoptera, including Ta;nioeampa nmnda, T. instabilis, T. cruda, T. populeti, 

 Asphalia Jlavicornis, Fachnohia rubricosa, Asteroscopus nubeculosa,&c. As several 

 members expressed the difBculty they had in breeding the last named species, Mr. 

 Adkin said that he had been very successful, no doubt from the care he had taken, 

 first in well washing the food before giving it to the larvse, secondly by giving 

 sufficient friable earth for the larvae to pupate in, and thirdly by never disturbing 

 the pupsB. Rev. H.Wood, a number of spiders to illustrate his paper, including 

 Mpeira angulata, E.gibhona, E. diademata, E. cucurbitina, antl others, obtained by 

 Mr. Carr in the New Forest, with living examples of Aryyronela aciuatica (the 

 water spider). Air. Carr, a specimen of the rare beetle Elater pomorum taken from 

 a birch stump in the New Forest. Mr. G-arrett, ova of Brephos parthenias deposited 

 by a $ taken on Wimbledon Common, and placed in a glass shade with twigs of 

 birch in the sunshine. Mr. Tonge, photographs of the ova of the above species. 

 Mr. Manger, a very perfect example of the Elephant Beetle, Megasuma elephas, from 

 Venezuela. Mr. Edwards, specimens of Fapilio neptunus from the Malay region, F. 

 karna from Java, P. andrcemon from fcJouth America, and Morpko anaxibia ^ and ? 

 from Brazil. Mr. H.J. Turner, living larva of (1) Coleopliora lixella, with its case made 

 of pieces of grass leaves ; (2) C. conyz:/', with its case made from the hairy cuticle 

 of Inula conyza ; and (3) C. troglodytella with its smooth case made of silk : and 

 he contributed full notes. All were received from Mr. Eustace Bankes, of Corfe 

 Castle, who took them in the Isle of Purbeck, and to whom he was indebted for 

 many details of their life history. Mr. Sieh, a short series of Crambus chrysonu- 

 chellus from the chalk hills east of Guildford, with S ^ and ? $ , and cases of 

 Taleporia tabulosa (pseudo-bombycelluj. Mr. Wood read a paper entitled " Notes 

 on Argyroneta aquatica and other Spiders," and a considerable discussion ensued. 

 — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



