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The South London Entomological and Natural History Society: 

 November 27th, 1890. — W. H. Tugwell, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. R. Soutli exhibited esamples of Melanippe fluctuafa, L., from many 

 localities, and called attention to the var. costovata, of Haworth, also to an unusually 

 large specimen from Scotland; he also referred to Millicre's figure of the variety 

 known as neapoliaata, as to which Mr. South expressed an opinion that he had a 

 doubt as to its occurring in England. Mr. Hodges, Leucania vitellina, Hb., taken 

 September 26th, 1890 ; also specimens of Caradrina ambigua, Fb., Isle of Wight, 

 August, 1888 ; and one from Guernsey, September, 1890. Mr. R. Adkin, a series 

 of Spilosoma menthastri, Esp., bred from ova received from the North of Ireland, 

 the whole of the moths having a distinct brownish tinge of colour, which was 

 common to both sexes, the specimens also varied much in the arrangement of the 

 spots. Mr. Short, series of the two forms of Lobophora viretata, Hb., bred from 

 ova received from the Birmingham district ; some discussion took place as to the 

 difference in colour and size of the respective broods ; Mr. Short also exhibited 

 three examples of Spilosoma fuliginosa, L., from Aberdeen, much larger and paler 

 than those usually received from the north. Mr. Adye, forms of Anchoscelis liinosa, 

 Haw., from Christchurch, Hants. Mr. Tugwell, insects from New Caledonia ; also 

 long series of Triphana comes, Hb., from English and Scotch localities, and extreme 

 forms from Shetland ; the series showed considerable variation, and T. orlona, Hufn. 

 (subsequa, Hb.), which species the exhibitor remarked was more stable in colour, and 

 the variation was less marked than in T. comes. Mr. Billups, foreign Coleoptera ; 

 also numerous species of Diptera taken by him during the past season, among which 

 were Tetanocera ferruginea. Fin., T. elata, F., T. piinctidata, Scop., Aeidia cognata, 

 W., A. heraclei, L., I'alloptera arcuata. Fin., Limnia marginata, F., Platystoma 

 seminationis, F., &c. 



December II th, 1890.— W. H. TuGWELL, Esq., in the Chair. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited Peronea hastiana, L., bred from larvae received from 

 the Isle of Man, Hepialus sylvinus, taken in Kent. Mr. R. South, Lyccena 

 Astrarche, Bgstr., vars. Allous, Hb., Salmacis, St., and Artaxerxes, Fab., and made 

 some observations thereon. Mr. Tugwell, long series of Eupithecia satyrata, Hb., 

 English and Scotch, also the var. callunaria ; also several specimens of an Eupithecia 

 from Paisley, which Mr. Tugwell said he could not think were E. satyrata. Mr. 

 C. G. Barrett expressed an opinion that they were E. trisignaria. Mr. Short, 

 Epunda lichenea, Hb., from Portland. Mr. Farrant, a small form of Hypsipetes 

 sordidata, Fb., and a Deltoid, which he stated was taken in Somerset. Mr. T. R. 

 Billups, Masicera .<!ylvatica, Fen., bred by Mr. Fenn from the larvee of Saturnia 

 pavunia, Schiff. ; Mr. Winkley had also bred the same species from Pieris brassicce, 

 L. ; Phorocera concinnata, Mg., by Mr. Frohawk, from Vanessa urticcB, L. ; Trixa 

 variegator, Mg., from Chimatobia boreata, Hb., by Mr. South. Mr. Billups also 

 called attention to three specimens of the rare Oxycera terminata, Mg., one of 

 which he had bred from a pupa found in his own garden, Dulwich, August, 1889, 

 the otlier two being captured in the same locality in August last ; he also exhibited 

 several species of Ilymenoptera parasitic on the ova of Lepidoptera and Diptera. 



January 8th, 1891.— W. H. TuGWELL, Esq., in the Chair. 



Messrs. H. Williams and T. J. Washford were elected Members. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited Boarinia repandata, L., bred from ova obtained from a 



