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Mr. Edwards exhibited a pair of the Eryeinid Stalachtis evelina, from the 

 Lower Amazons. Mr. Adkin, Borkhausenia pseudospretella bred from hare's hair. 

 Mr. West, a series of the Coloopteron Anohium paniceum, found destroyinj^ 

 tobacco leaves by Mr. Adkin. Mr. Curwen, some 15 examples of Pohjommatiis 

 icarus from near Dorking, showing much variation in the spotting and coalescence 

 of the spots on the under surface. Mr. Hugh Main, parasites of the larva of 

 Orgrjia antiq^ui and the larva of the large water-beetle. Hydrous piceus. 

 Mr. Ashdown, the larva of Hyles euphorbise from Switzerland. Mr. Barrett read 

 a note on the migration of Butterflies, Aporia crataegi and Pieris hrassica;, in 

 Sicily. Mr. Sich, the cocoon of Nepiicula viminetella. 



Thursday, August lith, 1913. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Adkin exhibited a series of Spilosoma iirticse reared from larva; taken at 

 Eastbourne in the autumn, 1912. Mr. Edwards, varied examples of tlie African 

 Hamanumida dsedalus, pointing out the extreme resjjonse of the underside 

 markings to the environment ; and the pupa of Tipula oleracea, the common 

 " daddy-long-legs." Mr. Bai-rett, Sicilian and Swiss Satyrus hermione, the foiuner 

 the larger, Raywardia telicanus and Lampides hwticits ivom Sicily, and the pupee 

 of Nonagria sparganii and N. typhm in sitv, head upwards in the former, down- 

 ward in the latter. Mr. Dennis, the parasitical plant, Orobanche major, from 

 Earl's Colne, and a gall on plantain caused by Tortrix icterana. Mr. Curwen 

 said that Colias edusa was common at Mickleham on August lOth, aud speci- 

 mens of Nisoniades tages were also obtained on the same date. 



Thursday, August 2bth, 1913. — Mr. B. H. Smith, B.A., Vice-Pi-esident, in 

 the Chair. 



Mr. Main exhibited the living imago of an ant-lion which he had bred 

 from a larva obtained in Switzerland in Jiuio last. It was a female, and while 

 held would feed on flies presented to it. Mr. West, the Orthopteron Thamno- 

 trizon cincrcus and Forjicula auricularia v. forcipata from Dartford, and on 

 behalf of Mr. Carr, the rare Coleopteron, Trichius fasciatus, from mid- Wales. 

 Mr. Adkin, a specimen of Agrotis exclamationis from Lewisham, in which the 

 reniform and orbicular stigmata were united. Mr. Dunster, Colias edusa from 

 Lyme Regis, P. atalanta, P. cardui, and V. io from Crewkerne, with Epionc 

 apiciaria, Mesoleuca ocellata, &.C., from the same locality. Mr. Ciu'wen, series of 

 Polyommatus escheri and Lycsena zephyrus v. lycidas from Switzerland. Mr. Carr, 

 ova of Boarmia gemmaria deposited in a box among ova of one of the " thorns." 

 Mr. Tiu'ner, specimens of the Coleopteron Cetonia aurataivom Cortina, a Cassida 

 bred from larva; feeding on a Salvia near Konig See, Bavaria, and a nest of a 

 wasp takini from a ^\■all on the road leading from Cortina to I'ieve di Cadore. 

 Mr. Sich repoi'ted the occiu-rence of a Tineid, Tineola biselliella, in some 

 numbers in the Indian rat-snake's den at the Zoological Gai'dens. Mr. Step 

 read a communication describing the deliberate cutting of holes by wasps 

 (Vespa germanica) throvigh tennis netting wliich had impeded the direct road 

 to their nest in his garden. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



