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Mr. Rickard, some British beeUes and a common earwig with very long " forceps." 

 This latter gave rise to some discussion on the wings and flight of this insect, Dr. 

 Sharp expressing the opinion that it seldom resorts to flight. — C. J. Wilkinson, 

 Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society: 

 November 12tk, 1896.— T. W. Hall, Esq., F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited long and varied series of Acidalia marcjinepunctala in 

 illustration of his paper. Colonel Partridge, two dwarf red bred specimens of a 

 second brood of A. trilinearia, from Epping Forest. The annulated spots, which 

 appear in the other members of the genus, were developed in these examples. Mr. 

 Tutt had seen some of Mr. Merrifield's specimens bred under abnormal temperature, 

 and they closely resembled these in the spots and colour. Mr. Auld, a specimen of 

 Zygctna lonicerce, from Chattenden, witii semi-diaphanous under-wings in part. 

 Mr. Lucas, specimens of Periplaneta australasice, from Kew Gardens and Bishop's 

 Waltham, consisting of males, females and immature (wingless) examples, and said 

 that the females had the yellow ring to the pronotum wider than in the male. Mr. 

 Tutt, (1) specimens of Orrhodia vaccinii, very close in their coloration to &h. glabra 

 of O. erylhrocephala ; (2) a series of Zygcena exulan.i, from Le Lauteret, the smallest 

 from about 9000 feet elevation, where the herbage was sparse, the larger were from 7000 

 to 8000 feet elevation ; (3) two specimens of Lithosia lutarella, of the deep yellow form 

 found all over the high Alps ; they were seen assembling in large numbers one very 

 damp morning, in company with Acidal ia flaveolaria and CJeogene latearia ; (4) both 

 sexes of Acidalia ochrata, and stated that our British species is the perochraria of 

 Stephens ; (5) a series of the very beautiful Psecadia pusiella, a Tineid found in 

 abundance at La Grave, and looking much like a large form of Cerostoma .lequella. 

 Mr. Barrett, on behalf of Mr. Day, of Cheshire, a series of forms of Tephrosia 

 biundularia taken in March and May ; also, a very fine series of the Unst forms of 

 Noc-tua /estiva, sent to him by Mr. J. J. F. X. King. Mr. Tunaley stated that he 

 had frequently found late T. crepuscularia at the same time as early T. biundularia, 

 in Sutton Park, Birmingham. Mr. R. Adkin read a paper, entitled, "Notes on the 

 occurrence of Acidalia marginepunctata, and observations on the early stages of the 

 second brood of Cyaniris {Lycand) argiolus." A discussion took place, Messrs. 

 Tunaley, Tutt, Mansbridge and Barrett taking part, all bearing testimony to the 

 value of Mr. Adkin's close observation of the latter species. 



November 26th, 1896.— C. G. Barrett, Esq., F.E.S., Vice-President, in the 

 Chair. 



Mr. Barnett, of Royal Hill, Greenwich, was elected a Member. 



The Meeting was devoted to a special exhibition of varieties, and was largely 

 attended. 



Mr. Mansbridge showed series of Abraxas grossulariata, including the Leeds 

 smoky forms ; of Folia chi, including var. suffusa and v. olivacea, with the beautiful 

 West Riding form ; and of Eibernia aurantiaria, with many melanic forms. Mr. 

 Oldham, Brenthis (Argynni.i) Euphrosyne with few markings on upper wings in 

 contrast to well marked hind-wings ; a xanthic Epinephele Janira and putty coloured 



