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July 28/h, 1921.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited various insects taken by him at Digne in April 

 1897. Mr. Main, an example of the 2nd ec/iysis form of Gryllus campestris ; 

 puparia of the Tsetse-fly from S. Africa; ova of the "Katydid" Locust of 

 N. America ; and a young trap-door spider, Atypus affinis, from Epping Forest. 

 Mr. Ashby, the Coccinellidae from the collection of the late Mr. Ashdowu, 

 2220 specimens. Mr. Goodman, a nest of the wasp Polistes gallicns and a 

 larva of Hyles eiiphorhiae from the Dauphin(5. Mr. Farmer said that it was 

 reported that a specimen of the " Large Copper " had been taken at Limpsfield, 

 and Mr, Edwards suggested that it was possibly an escape from Capt. Purefoy's 

 rearing experiments in Kent. 



Auyust Wth, 1921, — The President in the Chair, 



Mr, Edwards exhibited apples infested with the apple-ocale Myfilaspt's 

 pomorum. Mr. Ily. J. Turner, a chrysalis of Pyrameis aUtlanta from Bettws- 

 y-Coed, N. Wales. Mr. Blenkarn, Melanopliila aciiniinata from Crowthoriie 

 taken from actually burning pine-stumps, Lebia cyanocephala from Box Hill, 

 Cassidafastuosn found on Seneciojacohaea at Box \l\\\,Dia)ious coendescens from 

 the Mole near Box Hill, Lipanis yermcnius taken on hogweed in Kent, Aromia 

 7noschata found in Loudon, Ilyt/mius ylabratus from a nest of Lasiusjfainis at Box 

 Ilill, etc. Mr. Ashby, Stauroj)i(s fayi and Asthena hlomcri taken at the Chalfont 

 Field-meeting. Mr. T. H. Grosvenor, six distinct shades of blue in Agriades 

 thetis, including a unique specimen with scattered black scales, and a very pro- 

 nounced 5 ^^- ceronus. Mr. K. G. Blair, a living bred Papilio podalirius from 

 S, France and a Gryllus hipunctutus taken in the London Docks. Mr. Witliy- 

 combe, stereoscopic slides of ova of a Ileniipteron and of the Tineid TIarpipteryx 

 xylostella. Mr. Tonge, a presumably third-brood specimen of Pararye aeyeria 

 bred from a female captured at Chalfont on June 25th. Mr. Goodman, two 

 distinct races of Erebia tyndarus from La Grave and the Engadine. 



THE BEITISH SPECIES OF THE ANTHOMYID GENUS 

 LIMNOPHOBA Desv. (DIPTEEA). 



BY J. E. COLLIiS", r.E.S. 

 {Continued from antea, p. 175.) 



Tables of the Species 



based iti^on characters eivhibited in the males, to be followed by 



a separate Table of the females (continued). 



Subgenus VlLLE>"EUYIji. 



Only one known species .... 17. aestuum Villen. 



(5. Frons more than \ the width of head, frontal orbits narrow 

 and consequently froutalia wide ; this hitter is somewhat ribbed 

 longitudinally and varies in colour according to the point of view 

 (siunetimes aj^pearing dusted), but when viewed from in front it is 

 black with the only slightly produced ocellar triangle greyish- 

 white. The shape of the head in profile, with its very wide jowls, 

 very short face with the vibrissal angles well above the front 



