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F.E.S., was read, the autlior exliibifed several cases of Ht/menoptera, and two 

 species of Jiombus, in situ, stuck on thorns, said to be done by the Butcher Bird. 

 The President exhibited Cicada montana from the New Forest. Mr. Stott, varieties 

 of several sjjeeies of Nocture. Mr. Day exhibited and explained a new setting board 

 (Day and Newstead's Patent), which, by the use of glass slips, it is claimed the wings 

 of Lepidoptera can be set accurately, and without disturbing the scales. The next 

 meeting of the Society will take place on Monday September 14th.— F. N. PiEECE, 

 JIo7i. Sec, 143, Smithdown Lane, Liverpool. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 March 'IGth, 1891.— W. H. Tugwell, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Skinner, of Putney, was elected a Member. 



Mr. C. Fenn exhibited a long series of Tcsniocampa incerta, Hufn., bred from 

 ova obtained from a female at Lee, Kent, and remarked that the forms were mostly 

 of very pale grey or brownish tints, banded with dark grey and purple, out of 

 nearly one hundred that were bred, two-thirds followed the type ; the pupse had 

 been exposed to tlie intense frost of the winter, and the moths emerged within a 

 fortnight after the frost broke up. Mr. Tugwell, referring to Mr. Fenn's exhibit, 

 expressed an opinion that a brood did not always follow the parent form. Mr. South 

 remarked that in breeding Lepidoptera he invariably found the brood followed either 

 the male or female form. Mr. Mansbridge exhibited a melanic specimen oi Phigalia 

 pedaria, Fb. Mr. South then referred to the supposed variety of Pygara curtula, 

 L., exhibited at a previous meeting by Mr. A. Kobinson, and remarked that an 

 analogous variety of P. piffrn, Hufn., had been figured by Stephens and recorded by 

 Mr. Whittick. An exhibition of microscopical objects was then given by members. 



ylpril 9th, 1891.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. A. H. Hamm, of Reading, was elected a Member. 



Mr. II. Moore exhibited Caligo Memnon from South America, and Metapodi^is 

 sericoUis from Trinidad. Mr. South, three varieties of Miana strigilis, Clerck, 

 which were extraordinary forms of the var. latruncula, and were received from Mr. 

 Jeffreys, of Clevedon. Mr. R. Adkin, Pcedisca sordidana, from Forres, and re- 

 marked that these were very unlike the specimens from N. Devon. Mr. Cockerell 

 read a note on variation, and some discussion followed. Mr. S. Edwards contributed 

 a paper on the Pajnlionidce. 



The Annual Exhibition was held on April 15th and 16th, at the "Bridge 

 House," London Bridge, S.E., and comprised exhibits in nearly all groups of 

 Natural History. The principal entomological exhibits were a fine collection of 

 nests of British and Foreign Wasps by -Mr. H. Moore and Mr. A. E. Cook. Mr. 

 Billups showing Hymenoptera, Heterogyna and Foi^sorial, British Coleoptera, 

 Dipiera, Hemiptera-Homoptera. Mr. Lewcock and Mr. Goodman, cases of Coleop- 

 tera. Mr. W. Manger, Exotic Coleoptera, &c. Mr. R. McLaclilan, British Tri- 

 choptera or Caddis Flies, with cases of the larvee. Mr. W. West, Uomoptera, 

 collected in 1890. The most interesting exhibits amoug the Lepidoptera were those 

 of Messrs. Tugwell, South, McArthur, J. II. Leech, C. S. Gregson, A. J. Crokor, C. 



