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R. S. Bagnall, Leptura puheacens, Sinoxi/lon anale, Chrynohothrh chrysostigma, 

 and a number of other foreign beetles introrlaced into the Hartlepool District in 

 timber. Mr. Sopp, British burying beetles, borings of Hylesinus fraxini in ash, and 

 locusts. Mrs. Sopp, the leaf insect, Phyllium scythe. Mr. Pierce, a large wasp, 

 probably J^espa niandarina, captured by Mr. Wm. Johnson in the district about 

 sixty yeai's ago. Among the photogra|ihs of insects shown by the lantern, one of 

 Selops striatus showing a bifurcated antenna, exhibited by Mr. Harrison, was 

 especially interesting. — E. J. B. Sopp and J. R. le Tomlin, Kon. Secretaries. 



Monday, April Vlth, 1905. — Mi-. Richard Wilding, Vice-President, in the 

 Chair. 



The Fourth Ordinary Meeting of the Session was held in the Royal Institution, 

 Liverpool. 



Drs. Wm. Bell, J.P., of Rutland House, New Brighton, and P. F. Tinne, of 

 Mostyn, Aigburth, were elected Members of the Society. 



A paper was read by Dr. Geo. E. J. Crallan, M.A., F.S.A., on "The Life 

 History of Ophiodex (PseiidopJiia) hinaris," illustrated with coloured figures by 

 the author, including the egg in three stages (actual size and magnified 32 

 diameters), larva in six stages, imago, upper and under-side of both sexes, &c., &c. 

 Dr. Crallan referred to the fact that this is the only species of the genus that has 

 been taken in Britain, the first specimen having been taken in Hampshire in 1832, 

 and several having occurred since. In Spain it is said to be common in the cork 

 woods, and in Austria occurs amongst oaks. In confinement the moth appears 

 from April to June from eggs laid on oak or poplar. When laid the egg is of a 

 beautiful green, but after a week the colour changes to red or plum colour, and still 

 later to drab. The changes in colour and appearance of the larva at the different 

 ecdyses were described, and much interesting information given on habits through- 

 out the life of the insect in all its stages. Among exhibits were a box of insects 

 from Trinidad, by Miss Birch, on behalf of her brother ; eggs of Tsenioeampa opima 

 on hawkweed by Mr. H. B. Prince, and on yarrow by Mr. Mallinson, who also showed 

 larv£e of Leucania littoralis ; Plusia moneta (bred) and Lyaena avion from South 

 Devon, by Mr. Pierce, and a hibernating queen wasp by Mr. Score.— E. J. B. Sopp 

 and W. D. Harbison, Son. Secretaries. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Thursday, May llth, 1905.— Mr. Hugh Main, B.Sc, F.E.S., President, in the 

 Chair. 



Mr. Bevins, of Ongar, Essex, was elected a Member. 



Mr. Sich exhibited the flowering spike of an Asphodel grown in his garden at 

 Chiswick. It originally came from the west of France, but Dr. Chapman said it 

 was not the same species which formed the pabulum of Hastula hyerana in the 

 Esterels. Dr. Chapman, a short series of a moth, Metoptria monogramma. Hub., allied 



