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pest. Mr. Baniptt, dark heath forms of Hippnrchia semele, liglit-bandod forms 

 of the same, a dark B.umicia phlaeas, etc. Mr. Turner, a cocoon of Rothschildia 

 aurata from which a Large imago had emerged, with ova laid by it ; a chrysalis 

 of Papilio ihuas remarkably resembling a piece of rotten stick ; and a pupa of 

 Eades magnifica, pointing out the rough file-like surface, charactoristic of the 

 genus. Mr. Withycombe, Ascalaphus ottomanus from Digne, a new record for 

 France. Mr. Coxhead, a Dipterous gall, OliycArophns corni, found on dogwood. 

 Mr. Enefer, living examples of H. semele, the beetle Apio7i miniatum, and the 

 bug Syromastes margitiatus. Mr. Main, in liis terrarium. the larva of Necrophorus 

 interruptus reared from ova : it would probably pupate in the spring. Mr. Good- 

 man, European species of " coppers " for comparison : Heodes virf/nureae, !£• 

 hip2)otho'e, var. eurybia, Chrysophajms diqmr, and var. rntihis. Mr. Coppeard. 

 one of six similar aberrations of Arctia caja in which the usually cream- 

 coloured banding had a beautiful pink flush. 



September 8th, 1921. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited a nest of Fespa germanica from Kent, with 1052 

 dead wasps, another 100 or 200 in the nest and several dozen grubs still alive. 

 Mr. T. H. Grosvenor, several hybrid Zygaenids from Z. trifoUi taken in cop, 

 with Z. hippocrepidis, various forms of Z. trifoUi, including ab. nigricans, 

 ab. ohscnra, a white specimen, very large and very small specimens, confluent 

 spotted forms, with minute 6th spot, with wide border to hind wings, etc., and 

 of Z.Jilipendiilae, very large and very small forms, confluent spotted forms, several 

 fine yellow forms etc. Mr. Hy. J. Turner, males and females of race poseidon 

 and race hecuba of Ornitkoptera p7-ia7}ius froai Queensland and the Kei Islands 

 respectively. Major Col tarn, the chalk form of Plebniis aegon from N. Kent, 

 Euchlo'e cardamines, with yellow hind wings, very pale Hypocrita jacobaeae, etc. 

 JMr. Syms, Chrysomela graininis from Yorkshire, and C. bcmksi from the Isle 

 of Wight. Mr. K. G. Blair, living larva of the sawfly Eriocantpa ovata 

 with its waxy secretion, and a living subapterous grasshopper Leptophyes 

 pu7ictatissima. Numerous reports were njade on the season, and a discussion 

 took place on immigration, 



Septe7tiber 22nd, 1921.— The President in the Chair. 



The evening was devoted to the demonstrations on along series of lantern- 

 slides by various members. Mr. H. Main, slides of the various phases in the 

 life-history of the oil-beetle, Melo'e 2-Vosca)-abaeus, a parasite in the larval stage 

 of A7ithophoi-a ; practically the whole of the details of the biology of the 

 beetle were illustrated. Mr. G, T. Lyle, slides of details of Lepidopterous 

 (Structure, habits, and development. Mr. W. J. Lucas, slides illustrating the 

 Black Pond area near Oxshott before and after the devastation; and a few 

 specimens of various insects. Mr. Bunnett, slides of various larvae and imagines, 

 etc. Mr. Dennis, a slide of the ova of a Cimex sp., etc.— Hy. J. Turnkb, Hun. 

 Editor of Proceedings. 



The London Natural History Society: Tuesday, October ith, 1921. 

 — Mr. L. J. Tremayne in the Chair. 



Amongst the interesting exhibits were some Sire.v gigas fmm Aberdeen, 

 Aphomia coUmella (sociella), Honey Moth, bred from a nost of Bomhus lucorum 



