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offinitann Crang'etown. Mr. B. Mdrley, a series of Arcpircstliia co)iji((jelIa with 

 V. acraiella from Ilaw Park, a varied series of (5 Himera pennuria, and a 

 series of Crocallis elmf/uaria showing tjreat variation in the width of the 

 central band, and including- the recently named variety siynatipeiuiis from 

 Skelmanthorpe. 



In Ilymenopfera. — Mr. E. Butterfield showed a series (^S. S S Bimihis 

 soroensis from Grassington exhibiting much colour variation. With them were 

 s])ecimens of a PsithyniH that associated with them, and is either a new British 

 species or an unrecorded variety. He also showed, for Mr. Musham, Crnhro 

 crihrarius and its prey Sarcophcuia carnan'a, and a split cane containing pupae 

 of an Odipierus. Mr. J. W. Carter exhibited the 5 Sirex noctiUo, referred to 

 in the Keport. Mutilla europaea, taken at GlaisdaJe, w^as shown by Mr. Loft- 

 house ; and Exenterus curtisi as recorded from Keighley. 



In Neuropfern. — Dr. W. J. Fordham showed Tae^iiopteryx nelmlosd from 

 Bubwith, previously only recorded from Pickering in the county ; also Notlio- 

 elirysa capitata, li/iapJiidin xauthostitpna and other species. 



Of other orders were exhibited Xeoitamuif cyayiurits, and Xiphiira atmtn 

 (Dipfera), from Edlington Wood, Doucaster. Also Ap/ielochirus aesfiivi/is 

 [Ileinipteni) from ycroobj', Lines. 



Discussions among many of the members took place on various subjects 

 connected witli Yorkshire entomology. — H. 11. Corbktt, lion. Sec. 



Tiric South Lonbon Entomoi.ogicai, and Xatuuai, History Socikty : 

 October 9fh, 1919. — JMr. Stanley Edwauos, F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. J. 11. Leeson, M.L)., J. P., F.L.S., of Twickenham, was elected a 

 member. 



Mr. Curweu exhibited Zygaenids from S. Italy, Z. ruhicunda, Z. erythrus, 

 Z. stoecJuidis and ah. dubia, and Z. oxytropis ; aberrations of Z. filipeiidu/ae 

 from Deal ; and Z. trifolii ab. minoidcs from Swinley Woods. Mr. Moore, 

 Monohammus titillator ((^oleopt.), an introduced Longicoru, from Kotlierhitlie. 

 Mr. Barnett, series of the two broods of female Vidyoimttntus icanis, Surrey. 

 Mr. Hy. .T. Turner, Dione vanillae var. vuiculosa, Caljwdes etliHus and Baxiluna 

 wiperialis, all from Cordoba, Argentina. 



October 2P,rd, 1919.— The President in the Chair. 



Exhibition of and discussion on the " Yeiriation in Aylais nrticoe.'' The 

 Pre.sident introduced the subject by referring to the establishment of t'le genus 

 Aylais by Dalman in 1816. Mr. Hy. J. Turner read a series of Notes dealing 

 with (1) the features available for variation, (2) the lines of actual variation, 

 (.'}) the various named forms w^hich fall into these groups, (4) less frequently 

 occurring forms, (5) extremely rare aberrations, (6) a reference list of the 

 named forms, and (7) short diagnoses of these forms. Mr. Sperring read a 

 series of Notes dealing with (1) racial series from a large number of localities, 

 (2) aberrational and racial variation, (3) ciiaracteristics of various named 



