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parasitic on U. sanibucata, the cocoons being suspended from leaves, 4;c., by means 

 of long filaments ; also a male Sirex gigas from Sutton. Mr. Kenrick, some 

 Lepidoptera from Inverness-shire — Anarta melanopa, which he said was not long 

 ago supposed to be confined to Rannoch, but was now known to occur throughout 

 Inverness-shire at 3000 above the sea level, and he had also seen specimens from still 

 another locality ; these came from a spot nearly on the borders of Inverness-shire 

 and Perthshire, where the insect was common ; lie also showed from the same county 

 Hadena glauca, which was common, Scodiona helgiaria and Nemeophila plantaginis, 

 with dark females, which he believed to be var. hospiton. Mr. Chase, living larva) 

 of Eriogaster lanestris. — Colbran J. Wainweight, Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society: 

 June 2ith, 1897. — Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. W. H. Drury, F.R.H.S., of Kingston-on-Thames, and Mr. J. Sandison, of 

 Wimbledon, were elected Members. 



Mr. South exhibited the series of Zygaena filipendulce taken in Middlesex, and 

 referred to at length in the Entomologist, July, 1897 ; he was unable to draw any 

 fine distinction between var. hippocrepidis and the type, and remarked that it was 

 necessary that conaiderahle attention should be paid to the ZygcencB before any cer- 

 tainty could be expressed as to the specific value of the various forms. Mr. Adkin, 

 series of Cyaniris {Lyccena) argiolus bred from ova and larvee taken last autunni at 

 Eastbourne (Proc. S. Lond. Ent. Soc, 1896, p. 110), and contributed notes. 



July Zrd. — Field Meeting at Reigate. 



July Sth. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. A. Perry, of Anerley, was elected a Member. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited nymph cases of Anax formosiis taken by himself and Mr. 

 W. Prest at the Black Pond, Esher, in June. Mr. Auld, a fine bred series of Phoro- 

 desma hajuJarIa from the New Forest. Mr. Malcolm Burr, a small collection of 

 Orlhoptera from the Persian Gulf, collected by Mr.'J. H. Hiles ; they were chiefly 

 European species (see Entomologist, July, 1897). Mr. Ficklin, three specimens of 

 Dianthaecia luteago, var. Barrettii, from Cornwall this year ; they were very different 

 from the Irish form, being grey. This was interesting, as being the second well 

 authenticated occurrence of the species in England. Mr. Mera, a bred series of 

 Hadena dissimUis (suasa) from Essex, including a spct-imen having all the mai'kings 

 converted into longitudinal streaks. Mr. Turner, a bred series of Cleora lichenaria 

 from Ashdown Forest, and series of several species of Coleoptera, including Stran- 

 galia melanura from Ranmore Common, Clonus scrophularicB from Chalfont Road, 

 and Leptura livida from Canvey Island. Mr. R. Adkin, series of Eupithecia 

 satyrata, var. Curzoni, bred from Shetland larvae, and contributed notes. — Hy. J. 

 Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



