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qviired two 8oakings, but the pile was raised again perfectly when dry, and the colour 

 of some niucli blackened Coccinella distincla was well restored. As " petrol " is 

 sold retail for at most 3d. per pint, its price compares, most favourably with that of 

 any suitable quality of benzine, and enables a large bath of the liquid to be used, of 

 course with due precaution as to its extreme inflanmiabiiity ; and 1 confidently 

 recommend it as a safe, efficient, and cheap grease solvent. — James J. Walkek, 

 Oxford : October 10th, 1904. 



British specimens of Hifdrotasa wanted. — I propose to publish as soon as pos- 

 sible an account of the British species of Ilydrot-.ea (Dip(era--Fam. Jnthomi/iid,T), 

 and would be grateful if readers of this Magazine would send rae for examination 

 any specimens belonging to this genus which are in their possession. All hel]) in 

 this way will be fully acknowledged, and the material returned labelled with specific 

 names as soon as practicable. — Pebcy H. Grimshaw, Royal Scottish Museum, 

 Edinburgh: October, V30i^. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 September 8th, 1904.— Mr. E. Step, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited a series of the Danaine butterfly, Tirumala hamata 

 from Samoa, and pointed out the secondary sexual characters of the $ . Mr. H. 

 Moore, a specimen of IStenoptertfn hirundinis, the curious Dipterous parasite of the 

 swallow. Mr. Lucas, a coloured drawing of varieties of Lepidoptera, including a 

 S of Goneptvryx rhamni, extremely like G*. eleopatra in having the large bright 

 yellow cloud on the fore-wings. Mr. Fremlin, bred specimens of Hemaris Juci- 

 formis, some still retaining the deciduous scales, of which he placed a few under the 

 microscope, and pointed out the very weak pedicles of the individual scales. Mr. 

 Manger, on behalf of Mr. Pearson, several species of butterflies from the Swiss Alps, 

 including Polyommatus hylas, P. eras, Caenonympha arcania, Hatyrus cordula, 

 Brenthis amathusia, &c. Mr. West, of Greenwich, developed and undeveloped 

 forms of the Hemiptera, Orthostira parvula and Ceratocombus coleoptratus, from 

 Osshott. Mr. Turner, on behalf of Mr. Tutt, a h':Vf species of butterflies from 

 Cairo, sent by Mr. Groves, including a fine example of Daiiais chrysippus, Antho- 

 charts belemia, var. glauce, and A. belia. Several members reported taking or 

 seeing Agrius convolvuli. 



Sept. 22nd, 1904.— Mr. HuGU Main, B.Sc, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Ernest Joy, of Stoke Newington, was elected a Member. 



Mr. Moore exhibited a living specimen of the Mole Cricket, found outside 

 his house in Lower Road, Deptford, no doubt attracted by the neighbouring 

 electric light; a number of species taken at Theydon during the Society's 

 Field Meeting on September lOth, including series of the Diptera, lielophi- 

 lus pendulus and Sericomyia borealis ; and from Tasmania a series of the beauti- 

 ful metallic coloured Coleopteron, Lamprima aurata, showing its polymorphism as 

 well as its sexual dimorphism. Mr. ilarrison and Mr. Main, series ot Carsia palu- 

 data, taken at Simonswood Moss, July, l'JU4, and a bred series of Cirrhvedia xeraw 



