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hnzclei(jhcnsis ; ;ind Mr. J. W. ]5oiiltbr<)ii^-]it;i selection of the same speeies fi-om 

 Hiill. Professor Garstang showed a case of many species in illustration of pro- 

 tective assimilation. Dr. H. H. Corbett, Dr. Fordham, Messrs. E. U. Bayford, 

 M. L. Thompson, and Morse, all showed interesting Coleoptera, including many 

 of tlie species mentioned in the report. Dr. Corbett and others also showed 

 Ortlioptera ; and in Neuroptera, Mr. Porritt showed specimens of Nemoura 

 duhitans, recently new to Britain, discovered by Colonel Nurse at West Stow, 

 Suffolk. 



Four i^apers were read at the evening meeting :— " On the variation of 

 Polia chi," by Mr. B. Morley ; " On Amphidasys betularia in connection with 

 Melanism," by Mr. T. A. Lofthouse ; " Notes on collecting Hemiptera," 

 communicated by Mr. E. A. Butler; "The Ichneumonidx," communicated liy 

 Mr. Claude Morley. 



The meetings were very largely attended. Entomologists from apparently 

 almost every part of the county being present. — G. T. P. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Thursday, Odoher 12th, 1911.— Mr. W.J. Kaye, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. H. E. Sweeting, M.A., of S. Woodford, was elected a member. 



Mr. W. J. Kaye exhibited bred and captured series of Lithosia deplana, in 

 which some of the former were much darker than usual. Mr. Barrett, three 

 series of the same species, one taken many years ago, one in 1909, and one this 

 year ; the 1909 were generally darker in colovu', but not so dark as Mr. Kaye's 

 bred examples, although several specimens were without the yellow costa of the 

 fore-wings ; also {i Xylinafurci/era (confortnis) , taken in 1904 in the East of Eng- 

 land, and an example bred in S. Wales in 1876 by Evan John. The latter was var. 

 suffusa, Tutt. Mr. Sich, specimens of Gracilaria syringella bred from Phillyrea 

 media, a food-plant not hitherto recorded. Mr. E. Adkin, an example of Tortrix 

 podana, bi-ed on September 13th from a pupa taken in a shoot of Euonymus at 

 Eastboiu'iie, and reported that the Eev. W. Claxton had reared several specimens 

 in mid- September. Mr. B. H. Smith, a specimen of Sterrha sacraria ? , taken by 

 him recently near the Lizard, and a Rumicia phlmas, with right fore-wing ab. 

 schviidtii. Mr. Dods, the huge cocoons of Philosamia cecropia, all of which had 

 become dark brown in colour except one, which was pure white. Mr. Main 

 said that the grub shown in the "Coquillo" nut, exhibited at last meet- 

 ing was that of the large Bruchid, Caryoborus nuctuorum, a native of Brazil. 

 Mr. Blair, specimens of Boreus hiemalis from Stanmore Common, in Essex. 

 Mr. Blenkarn, many species of Coleoptera taken by him du.ring the season, 

 including Clytus arietis, Cicindeia sylvatica, Dytiscus marginalis, Aromia moschata, 

 &c. Mr. Adkin and others gave tlieir experiences of the season. 



Thursday, October 26th, 1911.— The President in the Chair. 



The Eev. George Wheeler, M.A., F.Z.S., P.E.S., and Mr. H. B. Wells were 

 elected Members. 



