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the other of dark forms, bred in two successive years from New Forest larvae ; and 

 a series of LxUa coenosa from various old collections. Mr. Enock, on behalf of 

 Mr. Newman, living larva of hybrid <? Notodonta ziczac and ? N. dromedarlus, 

 with typical larvae for comparison. Mr. Priske, examples of the Coleoptera, 

 Apoderus corj/Ii, Ehynchites xquatus, and Otiorrhi/nchus sulcatns, all from High 

 Wycombe. 



July 28th, 1904.— Mr. E. Step, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Percy Richards, of Kingston Hill, was elected a Member. 



Mr. Enock, for Mr, Newman, a cocoon of Eutricha quercifolia in sitH. Mr. 

 Edwards, specimens of Volucella homhylavs and V. pellucens from Leatherhead, 

 taken at the Field Meeting on July 9th. Mr. West (Greenwich), a large number of 

 insects collected at Great Yarmouth from June 13th to 25th, comprising 84 species 

 of Coleoptera, 18 species of Hemiptera, and 3 species of Tenthredinidx. Among 

 the Coleoptera were Donacia dentipes. D. thalasslna, D. simplex, D. vulgaris, 

 D. sericea, Oaleruca calmariensis, Polydrusns confliiens, and Scirte.i hemisphiericus. 

 Among the Hemiptera were Plagiognathvs pulicarius, P. saltitans, and the rare 

 Poecilosct/tus vulneratiis, a species recently added to the British list. 



August Wth, 1904.— Mr. E. Step, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Ashby exhibited a specimen of one of our rarer weevils, Liparus germanus, 

 taken at Folkestone in July. Mr. West reported that from July 10th to 23rd he 

 had paid a very successful visit to the New Forest, obtaining Strangalia quadri- 

 fasciata, Telephorus testaceus, Phi/llohrotica qiiadrimaculata, and Orchestes iota, 

 the most notable of the Coleoptera ; Picromeriis bidens, Monanthia dumetorum, and 

 M. humnli, among the Heteroptera ; and the very rare Homopteron, Oliarus 

 leporinus. Mr. Main, pupse and small larvae of Everes argiades, from ova deposited 

 by a female sent by Dr. Chapman from the south of France. The larvae were 

 boring the seed pods of Lotus corniculatus. Mr. Priske, a specimen of Cicadetta 

 montana from the New Forest, and a specimen of Dicranura bifida, which had just 

 emerged from a this year's larva. Mr. Carr, a dead larva of Smerinthus ocellatus, 

 from which parasites had emerged in 1883, and which retained its normal green 

 coloration. Mr. Adkin and several other Members noted the unusual abundance of 

 Mania maura this year. Mr. Edwards, a long series of variations of the poly- 

 morphic Papilio, P. memnon, and called attention to the various forms and their 

 distribution. 



August 2Sth, 1904.— Mr. Hugh Main, B.Sc, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the 

 Chair. 



Mr. Barnett, a short series of Strenia clathrata, showing stages in the darkening 

 of the transverse bands, and also of Entaturga atomaria, with considerably suffused 

 markings. He also showed larvae of Smerinthus populi, which were feeding on 

 white poplar, and which assimilated wonderfully to the colour of the food plant. 

 Mr. Main, a curiously spotted Cockroach, obtained from a ship which had brought 

 sugar from Java. Mr. West, two species of Hemiptera from Darenth : Corizus 

 capitatus, obtained by sweeping Hypericum, and Aneurus lasvis, under oak bark. 

 Mr. Tutt and Dr. Chapman made a few remarks upon their continental rambles in 

 July and August. — Ht. J. Tuenee, Hon. Sec. 



