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cinereus, closely allied species, for comparison, and also the destructive Dipteron, 

 Merodon equestris, bred from daffodil bulbs. Mr. Lucas, P. roeselii from N. Essex . 

 Mr. Blenkarn, Anthrocera trifolii ab. minoides from Bembridge, a form new to 

 the Isle of Wight, and Spilosoma urticse from Sandown marshes, with an 

 example of Colias edusa. Of Odonata he showed Calopteryx splendens from 

 Brading ; of Coleoptera, Dichirotrichus puhescens from Bembridge with 4 perfect 

 legs on the left side ; Opilo mollis, a local species from West Wickham on oak ; 

 and Be^nhidium ephippium from Cvdver Cliffs, a rare record for the Isle of Wight. 

 Mr. L. W. Newman, a gynandromorph of Aviorpha populi bred, the left 

 side 9 , a vivid pink and large, the right side J normal and small, the antennae 

 both 9 . Also living pupae of Pachnohia hyperborea, and a stump of birch from 

 which 16 piTpa-cases of ^geria culiciformis were projecting. Mr. A. E. Tonge, 

 the commencement of the nests of the Common Wasp, Vespa vulgayris, and wild 

 laid ova of Mgeria tipuliformis on the twig of a cuiTant midway between the 

 nodes. Mrs. Hemming communicated a note on the occurrence of Colias edusa 

 on the S. Downs, and the obtaining of ova from a 9 captiired, and the habits 

 of the young larvae. Many Pyrameis cardui were seen at the same time. 

 Mr. Sich exhibited larval cases of Coleophora discordella from Folkestone Leas. 

 Mr. Hall, the Orthopteron known as Dixippus morosus {Lonchodes sp.). 

 Mr. Adkin, the series of Tortrix teucriana from the Tutt collection, and read 

 notes on the species. 



June 27th, 1912. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Sothern Dekter, of Lee, was elected a Member. 



Mr. Gahan exhibited some sycamore leaves showing the mines of the larvae 

 of the saw-fly Phyllotoma aceris, and the remarkable cases, in the form of little 

 circular discs constructed by the larvae. These cases become detached and 

 move on the groimd by little hops somewhat like the Mexican jumping bean 

 Mr. A. Sich, specimens of the rare Micro-lepidopteron, Coleophora agramella, 

 from Hailsham. Mr. E,. Adkin. a short series of Biston hirtaria bred from Avie- 

 more larvae which fed up in 1908. The imagines exhibited emerged in March 

 and April of this year. Mr. Edwards, a pair of the beautifiil Lycaenid, Eumseus 

 dehora, from Mexico, and a fine specimen of the rare Epiphile eriopis from 

 Bogota. Mr. Cowham, a fine regular variety of Abraxas grossulariata taken in 

 his garden ; the iisual yellow markings were almost absent, and the black 

 markings were of smaller area and very symmetrical. Mr. Dods, a cocoon of 

 Platysamia cecropia from which the imago had emerged by the wrong end. 

 Mr. Goff, somewhat heavily marked specimens of Brenthis euphrosyne from 

 Kent and Surrey, Mr. H. Moore, a huge Tick taken from a tortoise from 

 N. Africa. Mr. Step read the Eeport of the Delegates to the Congress of the 

 S. Eastern Union of Scientific Societies held at Folkestone in June. — 

 H. J. TcTRNBR, Hon. Secretary. 



