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momitans, from Jamaica. Mr. Newman, imagines of Dicranura Ucuxpis from 

 Tilgate Forest, Dianthaecia conspersa and D. carpophaga, and larvee of Oastro- 

 pacha quercifolia. Mr. Main, two larvae of Limenith populi from Saxony, and 

 the egg, cocoon, and young larvae of the large water-beetle, Hydrophilm piceus. 

 Mr. Ray ward, living larvje of Polygonia c-alhum from the ova previously shown. 

 Mr. Tonge, on behalf of Mr. Grosvenor, ova of Cyclopide^ palxmon (paniscu-i). 

 Mr. F. Noad Clark, a Dipteron bred from a larva voided by a sheep in its excrement. 



Thursday, June 24th. — Mv. Alfeed Sich, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Newman exhibited a very curiously mixed gynandromorphous specimen of 

 Saturnia carpini, mainly <? , but with ? characters scattered about the wings and 

 body ; he also sliowed some almost black Dianthcecia conspersa from Shetland, 

 living larvae of Nyssia lapponaria from Glasgow, a very heavily dark speckled form 

 and beautifully banded forms of Angerona prunaria, a living example of Sesia 

 andreniformis, &c. Mr. Smith, living full-fed larvae of Pachnobia leucographa. 

 Mr. Green, a short series of Leucania vitellina taken at sugar in East Kent in 

 October, 1907 and 1908. Dr. Chapman, specimens of the recently much discussed 

 Pieris manni taken by liim in the Eastern Pyrenees during the present spring. 

 Mr. Turner, a number of figures of varieties of Arctia caja, and also the photo- 

 graph group of the Delegates and Members of the Congress of the S. E. Union of 

 Scientific Societies, held at Winchester, which Messrs. Adkin, Sich, Step, Tutt, ai'd 

 he had attended. Mr. Adkin, a specimen of a Nonogria from Sussex, that had been 

 called edehteni, and examples of the species commonly known as neurica (arundi- 

 neta), and made remarks on the specific distinction of the two species. Mr. Step, 

 as Delegate, read a Report of the recent Congress at Winchester, giving a detailed 

 account of the proceedings day by day. Mr. Tutt read a paper entitled, " The 

 Darwin Commemoration— 'i'houghts — Species," being reminiscences and reveries, 

 induced by the reperusal of some of the volumes of the " Entomologists' Weekly 

 Intelligencer " of half a century ago.— Ht. J. Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



ON THE BRITISH SPECIES OF PHORA 



{Continued from page 149). 



BY JOHN H. WOOD, M.B. 



Section C continued. 



84 (37) Both meso-pleura; and hind tihix bare. 



If under a strong lens cilia appear to be present on the tibiae, they are rather of the 

 nature of hairs than bristles and are very numerous. In the cilialess condition 

 the tibiffi are generally slender, or thickened it may be towards the outer end, 

 but are never arched along the upper-side as is often the case in the ciliated 

 condition, the hind femora at the same time being comparatively slender in the 

 one case and stout in the other. In this cilialess group, too, it is noticeable 

 that the frons is usually shorter and broader, and the under pair of supra- 

 antennal bristles more ill-developed than in the group with bristly pleurae and 

 tibiae. 



