144 THE entomologist's record. 



City of London Entomological Society. — July i^f//, 1890. — 

 Mr. Lewcock exhibited Phihmthiis decorum, from Highgate, and 

 Liophhviis nuhihis, from Claygate ; also, on behalf of Mr. Cripps, 

 G rain )iiopf era prcci/sfa, Toxotus meridianus, and Silpha ^-punctata, nil 

 from Brockenhurst. Mr. Heasler, Harpalus scrviis, Caiat/iiis fusci/s, 

 PanagiTUs /^-pi/slu/afus, Amara ovafa, and numerous other coleoptera 

 from the Deal sandhills. Mr. Clark, a box containing various beetles taken 

 at sugar at Brockenhurst, including Carabiis catcniilaUis, A7ichomemis 

 Juiiaus, PterosticJius niger, etc. Lepidoptera : — Mr. Bellamy exhibited 

 Thyatira batis, Eiipithecia centam-eata, Hadeiia adusta, Miami arcuosa, 

 and vars. of Abraxas grossulariata. Mr. Clark, Evwieksia decolorata 

 bred from larvae received from the north of Ireland, and a variety of 

 Fidonia atomaria from Brockenhurst. Mr. Giirney announced that he 

 had bred several more Phorodesma stnaragdaria since the last meeting. 

 Mr. Battley had recently obtained some three dozen species of Lei:)i- 

 doptera at sugar in neighbourhood of Southall, mc\\\6\r[g Akda cucii/ai'ella, 

 which appeared on the wing between 12 and i at night, and Miaiia 

 arcuosa; the latter insect crawled up the grass stems at 9.30 p.m., 

 remaining there until 11.30, when the flight took place for about an 

 hour, it then returned to the grass stems. Mr. Lewcock read portions 

 of a letter from Mr. P. W. Jarvis, of Cape Town, describing the methods 

 of capturing certain species of Cicindela at South Africa. 



August "jth, 1890. — Mr. Heasler exhibited aquatic coleoptera from 

 Deal, comprising Philhydriis testaceiis, P. suturalis, HydrocJius elongaius, 

 Cvclo7iotuin orbicu/arc, Hydroporus depressus, H. paralhlogrammus, etc. 

 Mr. Cripps, Megapeuthes sctnguinicollis and Opilus mollis, from Claygate; 

 Hypera pollux, from Wood Street, Walthamstow; and bred specimens 

 of Hypera fasciculata. Mr. Battley, a living female glow-worm {Lani- 

 pyris noctiluca), showing the light very strongly. Mr. Lewcock, Cicindela 

 sylvatica, captured at North Camp, Aldershot, on August 4th ; also, on 

 behalf of Mr. R. Beck, several P>onacia dentata from Christchurch. 

 Mr. Milton, Carabus consitus and Molytes coroiiatus from Deal. Mr. J. 

 A. Clark had an exceedingly interesting exhibit, consisting of three living 

 specimens of the Mole Cricket {Gryllotalpa vulgaris), captured at the 

 New Forest 



Lepidoptera : — Mr. Quail, bleached forms of EpiiiepJiele jaiiira, 

 Li Olenitis sibylla, Argynnis paphid, Calligenia uiiuiala, Pericallia syrin- 

 garia, Giiophos obscuraria and P. cytisaria, all from Brockenhurst. 

 Mr. Clark, four Boarmia roboraria, and Mr. Manley a single specimen 

 of the same, from the last mentioned locality. Mr. Raine, preserved 

 larvae of Vanessa io, Mamestra brass iae, and saw-flies. Mr. Gurney, a 

 long series of P/iorodesnia sniaragdaria, all bred from larv^ obtained at 

 Essex marshes. Mr. Battley showed eggs of Pieris Jiapi and P. rapce, 

 deposited on underside of nasturtium leaves ; the difference in the eggs 

 being demonstrated by the aid of a microscope. Mr. Milton exhibited 

 a ciuantity of insects obtained at Wicken and Brockenhurst, including 

 ten species of butterflies, several Noctu^-, GEOMETRyE (including eight 

 U. auroraria), and many species of Diptera and Hymenoptera. Mr. 

 Quail recorded the capture of Stauropus fagi by a friend at the New- 

 Forest ; and Mr. Battley reported the capture of eight Apamea ophio- 

 grain/ua on balsam poplar in his garden at Stamford Hill. — G. A. 

 Lewcock and E. Hanes, Hon. Sees. 



