264 rNovember, 



"I took Halictophagus curtisii the 15th of Inst Au£;u8t, in company with the 

 males of Halictus leratus, whieli were in plenty, by brushing some long coarse grass 

 and thistles close to the sea on a rock called Durdle Door at Lulworth Oove ; in one 

 of the Halicii I found a pupa, so exactly at the apex of the abdomen, that T mis- 

 toot it for an appendage and killed the bee ; otherwise I should have bred the 

 imago as it was nearly matured." 



As the locality is just such as would have abounded in Homopterous life, 

 Mr. Perkins' belief is, I think, very probably likely to prove coi'reet. The treatise 

 ends with a classification of the f^tylopiilce and a Bibliogrnphy. and is illustrated 

 with four excellent uncoloured plates It is altogether a most interesting and 

 instructive pamphlet. — E. S. 



The South London Entomological and Natubal History Society : 

 Thursday, August 2Uh, 1905.— Mr. Hitgh Main, B.Sc, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Carr exhibited Trmna {Acronycia) tridevs, ? from Clandon with larvae, 

 and bred specimens of T. p.ti. Mr. Harrison, a short series of Phorodesma smarag- 

 daria bred from Essex larvse. Mr. Main, a large exotic Longicorn beetle taken 

 alive at Silvertown. Mr. West (Greenwich), ordinary undeveloped forms and 

 developed forms of the Hemipteron, Nahis hrempennix from Darenth. 



Thursday, September \Uh, 1905.— The President in the Chair. 



The President referred in suitable terms to the death of Mr. N. E. Warne, for 

 years an active Member of the Society. 



Mr. South, a series of Ac'idalia virgularia (incanaria) bred about the end of 

 April, and pointed out that the specimens were unusually dark and large, whereas 

 a series bred in July from parents in the April brood were small and light like the 

 ? from whose ova the April brood originated ; (2) Rhacodia emargana, with 

 V. caudana, v. effractana, and v. excavana ; and (3) a bred series of Coremia 

 unidentaria, and contributed notes. Mr. Goulton, excellent photographs of Lepi- 

 dopterous larvse. Mr. Smallman, a beautiful xanthic variety of Ccenonympha 

 pamphilus, taken on Wimbledon Common in August. Mr. Kaye for Mr. Eichards, 

 (1) series of Acidalia dihifaria, one of normal forms, the other of darker and 

 yellowish specimens; (2) Macaria lifnrata, v. nigrofulvata ; and (3) pupae of 

 Anarta myrtilli. Mr. West (Greenwich), a large collection of butterflies from 

 West Africa. Mr. Main, a photograph of a larva of Phorode.ima smaragdaria . 

 Mr. Sich, larvse and cases of Coleophora laripennella on Chenopodium. Mr. South, 

 larvse and case of C. Umosipennella from birch at Oxshott. Mr. Penn-Gaskell, ova 

 clusters of Ocneria dispar from San Sebastian, where they were abundant in early 

 September. Dr. Chapman, examples of JErehia scipio from the Basses Alpes, and 

 the white glistening cocoons of the Coccid Eriopeltis festuccp, and contributed 

 notes. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



Entomological Society of-London: Wednesday, October 5th, 1905.— Mr. 

 F. Meheifield, President, in the Chair. 



