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Orrters of Insects aa at present coiistituteil. A heartj vote of thanks having been 

 accorded Ihe lecturer, the following exhibits were shown : -A specimen of the ex- 

 ceedinglj rare Lcpidopterou, Leucaniafavicolor; L. p aliens and L. straminea by 

 Mr. F. N. Pierce ; Ilydrophilus j/iceus from Wicken Fon, October, 1902, by Mr. F. 

 Birch ; Altacu.i Cynthia, A. Alias, A. Fromethea, &c., reared from foreign pupse 

 by Mr. J. J. E,ichardson ; I'eriijlanela americana from Manchester, Februai'y, 1903 

 by the Secretary on behalf of Mr. iJen Jones; British Coleoptera, including 

 Harpalus nejiectus, Beinhidiuiii Clarki, Ammtecius hrevis, etc., from Birkdale, 

 Aphodlus surdidu.s (Blackpool) anil Bemhidium argeiiteulum (Lough Neagh) by Mr. 

 K. Wilding; and a collection of British Dennaptera by Mr. E. J. B. 8opp. — E. J. 

 BuKGESS SoPP, Hon. ISecretary. 



Entomological Societv of London : Wednesday, April ist, 1903. Professor 

 E. B. PouLTON, M.A., D.Sc, F.R.S , President, in the Chair. 



Mr. M. Jacoby exhibited s|jecimens of Rhayiosoina madayasco.riensis, Heyd., 

 from Madagascar, and Carpopkagus BanksicB, MacLeay, and Mecynodera coxalgica, 

 Boisd., from Australia. In appearance they presented many characteristics not 

 usually associated with Phytophagous Coleoptera. Mr. C. P. Pickett, forced speci- 

 mens of Dilina tilicB bred from Essex pupse. In two *+' '+' the usual rust-coloured 

 markings on the fore-wings were abnormally pale, and the himl-wiiigs were black 

 in another ? the rust-red hue pervaded the whole wing area, tlie four normal 

 green blotches being a deep reddish-brown, corresponding with a form of tSineri}ithus 

 /»opM^« frequently bred. A third ? displayed light brown hind-wings; while one 

 $ was of the normal $ coloration. Mr. W. J. Lucas, lantern slides of the speci- 

 men of Hemianax ephippiger, and of tlie Orthetrum (?) species attacked by an Asilid 

 fly, shown by Mr. K. McLachlan at the last meeting, [/'ic/e Plate iii.^Eus.] 



I'he following papers were read : — Dr. T. A. Chapman, " Contributions to the 

 Life History of Uruia (ChrysuchluaJ trisfis, var. sinaragdina." Sir George 

 Hampson, on "Apoprogoues hesperioides, a remarkable new Lepidopterous insect from 

 Zululand." He said that tlie genus must be referred to the family Enschemonid<B. 

 which was represented by the single species Euschemon Rafflesice, Westw., from 

 Australia. In what quarter of the globe the family originated it was impossible to 

 say, but the appearance of the species in question suggested that it was a survival 

 of the scattered remnant of the Antarctic fauna. It was, however, most remarkable 

 that tlie genus should occur in Africa and Australia alone. Mr. F. Enock, a paper, 

 illustrated with lantern slides, on " The Life History of Cicindela campestris." A 

 discussion followed as to how far the abundance of food in the larval state affects 

 the development of insects, in which Mr. W. E. Sharp, the President, and 

 other Fellows took part. Mr. Enock said that where the food supply happened to 

 be insutllcient, Neuropterous nymphs would continue two years in that stage, and 

 Mr. C. O. Waterhousc mentioned a case reported to him of the larvae of I'anessa 

 urticcB which, having exhausted their summer pabulum, retired to hibernate until 

 the following year. iVir. A. J. Chitty said he had observed that Coleopterous larvae 

 under similar circumstances would consume tlies ; while Mr. H. St. J. Donistliorpe 

 said that he had bred successfully a species of the same order by feeding them on 

 paper. — H. Kuwlanh-Bbown, Hon. Hec. 



