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A discussion on '' A ijrotis cursoria and its Varieties" was opened by Mr. 

 W. Mansbridg-e and continued by Mr. T. Baxter, of St. Anne's-on-Sea, Mr. F. N. 

 Pierce, and other Members. Mr. Baxter brought his fine varied series of 

 cursoria for exhibition, which included some very rare forms as well as the 

 commoner vars. br^innea, ochrea, sagitta, cserulea, costa-cserulea, and obsoleta. 

 Mr. W. Mansbridge also brought a varied series from St. Anne's. At Wallasey 

 and Crosby A. cAirsoria is of extremely rare occiirrence and, though still common 

 on the North Lancashire sandhills, it is not nearly so abundant as was the case 

 some tAventy years ago, owing to the encroachments iipon its haunts by builders 

 and golfers. Mr. Baxter said, that having given particular attention to the 

 matter, he had never seen the ordinary mottled form in coii. witli the streaked 

 form sagitta, and suggested that there might be two species in collections under 

 the same name ; he had seen many specimens paired during the last season, 

 but they were always of similar varieties. Other exhibits were : by Mr C. B. 

 Williams, Hesperia lineola, Apamea ophiogramma and Plusia nioneta from 

 Cambridge ; a series of Macrogaster castaneas and a large number of local fen 

 species from Wicken. Mr. Geo. Ai-nold brought Pepsis formosus from California, 

 locally called the " Tarantula Killer " together with oiu' largest Bx'itish Pom- 

 pilid, Salius fuscus, for comparison ; also Anomma hurmcistcri <J and 9 > the 

 " Driver Ant " from Central Africa. — H. E. Sweeting and Wm. Mansbridge, 

 Hon. Secretaries. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Thursday, December oth, 1910. — Mr. W. J. Kaye, F.E.S., President, in the 

 Chair. 



Mr. Kidner, of Sidcup, was elected a Member. 



Mr. Sich exhibited, on behalf of Mr. J. W. Tutt, a pair of the beautiful 

 Gelechiid, Gelechia tessella (quadrella), taken on August Oth, 1908, in the Lower 

 Engadine, between Sus and Lavin, over 4600 ft. elevation. Mr. E.. Adkin, a 

 series of Anthrocera filipendulse, reared from pupas gathered at Westerham, 

 which emerged in late July, and also specimens captured at Northwood in late 

 June some years ago. He then discussed the form known as A. hippocrcpidis. 

 Mr. W. J. Kaye read a paper entitled " Collecting in Brazil," being an account 

 of a long visit paid to that country by Mr. Dvikinfield Jones and himself in the 

 early pai-t of 1910. Mr. Jones then sliowed a large nmnber of slides, most of 

 them original, illustrative of the paper. 



Thursday, January 12th, 1911. — The President in the Chair. 



The President referred to the groat loss that the science of Entomology 

 had incvu-red by the death of Mr. J. W. Tutt, a past President of the Society. 



Mr. Phillips, of Forest Gate, Avas elected a Member. 



Mr. Tonge exhibited photographs of the ova in situ of Plebei^is argus 

 (segon), Ruralis betulip, and Calamia lutosa, and also of the early stage of a 

 wasp's nest {Vespa sylvestris) found in a pig-sty. Mr. Lucas, a teratological 

 example of Anosia plexippus with right fore-Aving sliorter and narrower than 



