22 [January, 



Walliiigton (Warrington), Jolin Lea, and J. J. Richardson (Liverpool), were elected 

 Members of the Society. 



Handsome donations to the Library were announced from Messrs. J. R. Charn- 

 Icy, F.E.S., and H. St. J. K. Donisthorpo, F.Z.S., F.E.S. The arrangements made 

 by the Secretary for the forthcoming Meeting to be lield in Wai'rington having been 

 api^roved, a liighly interesting paper on " Some Famous Collecting Grounds " was 

 communicated by Mr. Oulton Harrison (Wavertrce), whose instructive descriptive 

 account of various Entomological " centres " in Switzerland and Britain was ren- 

 dered still more attractive by nearly 200 lantern views. Many of the typical 

 Lepidopterous and other denizens of the Meiringen District, Lucerne, Rosenlaui, 

 etc., were enumerated, and descriptions given of favourite haunts of some of our 

 insular insects and birds in tlie New, Epping, and Delamere Forests. A hearty 

 vote of tlianks being accorded the lecturer, the following exhibits were described 

 and shown : — British Donacice, by Messrs. J. F. Dutton and J. R. le B. Tomlin ; 

 Emmetica cervinata (Wilts.), Mr. O. Harrison ; Lithosida, Mr. F. N. Pierce ; 

 Hymenopterous captures during 1902, Mr. F. Birch ; Trigonogenius globulum from 

 Hoylake, and Ixodida from leg of a tortoise, Mr. W. H. Jennings ; Metoecu 

 paradoxus and recent Coleopterous captures at Liverpool, Mr. Guy A. Dunlop ; 

 some magnificent Exotic Lepidoptera, and photographic slides of British Lepidop- 

 terous larvae shown upon the screen, Mr. J. "Jervis Richardson ; and Coleoptera 

 from the Sibutu and Sulu Islands, Mr. F. J. Burgess Sopp.- — E. J. BuKGKSs Sopp, 

 lion. Sec. 



A Correction. — I regret that in the account of my exhibit at the Lancashire 

 and Cheshire Entomological Society's October Meeting, Mr. W. H. Harwood's 

 Colchester earwig was given as Forjicula puhescens, Serv. It should liavc appeared 

 as the next species, F. Lesnei, Finot. The error was mine. — E. J. B. Sopp. 



The South London Entomological and Natueal History Society, 

 October 23rd, 1902.— Mr. F. Noad Clark, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Inglis, of Clapham, and Mr. Scollick, F.E.S., of Wimbledon, were elected 

 Members. 



Mr. South, on behalf of Mr. Fowler, of Ringwood, exhibited varieties of the 

 9 of Lithosia deplana : (1) grey in colour, with yellow costa extending to the 

 fringe = v. ochreata ; (2) with fore-wings almost as yellow as L. sororcula, and 

 tlio hind-wings only slightly tinged with grey ; they were from the New Forest. 

 Mr. Tutt pointed out that variation in the Lithosiids took one of two directions, 

 either a general darkening or an intensification of the yellow. Mr. Dennis reported 

 that on October 9th all stages of Cyaniris argio/us were to be found at the same 

 place. Mr. Turner, a number of examples of Ilydriomena (Hypsipetes) fnrcata 

 (sordidata, elutata), illustrative of local forms, and remarked upon the inconvenience 

 caused by tho continual change of the specific names. Mr. B. W. Adkin, some 

 remarkable forms of Pachygastria (Bombyx) trifolii bred from larvae taken on the 

 Scilly Islands. One 9 was conspicuously light, and the wedge shaped markings of 

 the fore-wings of several males were much enlarged. Mr. Lucas sliowed a number 



