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general opinion was that the larvae were only those of Eupithecia 

 absynthiata. Mr. H. Goss exhibited, for Mr. G. Bryant, a variety of 

 the larva of Trichiura cratcegi. Mr. C. G. Barrett exhibited a specimen 

 of Plusia moneta, Fabr., a species new to Britain, talcen at Reading by 

 Mr. W. Holland in July last. It was stated that a second specimen of 

 this species had been taken at Dover last June, and was now in the 

 collection of Mr. Sydney Webb of that town. Mr. Kirby said that 

 Mynheer Snellen had reported this species as being unusually common 

 in Holland a few years ago. Mr. W. Dannatt exhibited a variety of 

 Papilio hectorides from Paraguay. Mr. Osbert Salvin said he believed 

 he had seen this form before. Mr. C. J. Gahan exhibited a curious 

 little larva-like creature, found by Mr. Green in a rapid mountain stream 

 in Ceylon, and observed that there was some doubt as to its true 

 position in the animal kingdom. It was made up of six distinct 

 segments, each of which bore a single pair of laterally directed processes 

 or unjointed appendages. Mr. Hampson remarked that the appendages 

 were very suggestive of the parapodia of certain chaetopod worms, but 

 that all the known polycha^tous worms were marine. Lord Walsingham 

 and Mr. McLachlan expressed an opinion that the animal was of 

 myriopodous affinities, and was not the larva of an insect. Mr. Baker 

 read a paper entitled " Notes on the genitalia of a gynandromorphous 

 Eronia hippia." — H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 



City of London Entomological Society. — September \Zth, 1890. — 

 Dr. J. S. Sequiera exhibited a box of lepidoptera from Bournemouth 

 and the New Forest, including Emiomos tiliaria, Luperitta testacea (very 

 fine), Triphtena orbona, Hydracia micacea, Hesperia sy/vanus, AIela?ithia 

 oceliata, Fseiidoterpna cytisaria, females of Satyrus semele, Ellopia fas- 

 ciaria, etc. Mr. J. A. Cooper, a small series of suffused Bryophila 

 perla, and living imago of Arctia menthastri. Mr. Battley's exhibit of 

 insects from Lyme Regis contained Satyrus a^geria, S. tnegcera, bleached 

 forms of S. janira, Arge galathea with eye-spots, a yellow var. of 

 Zyg(e7ia filipendulcz, Lycccna agestis, Aiiana liferosa, several Deltoides^ 

 etc. ; two fine specimens of a large green locust ; several fossils, com- 

 prising vertebrae of Ichthiosaiiriis and Plesiosauriis, shells of Ammonites, 

 Lima, Gryphea, and many others from the Lyme Regis district. Mr. 

 Hanes exhibited series of Noctua /estiva and N. rubi. Mr. Bellamy, 

 males and females of Satyrus semele, one specimen having a broad 

 streak on forewing and an eye absent. Mr. Clark, a very variable series 

 of Smerinthus tilice. Mr. Goldthwaite, a very handsome series of 

 Thecla betu/ce, reared from larvae obtained at Epping Forest, all the 

 specimens were exceedingly fine. Mr. L. Tremayne, a series of 

 Fidonia piniaria (all males), two Saturnia carpini, three Macroglossa 

 Juciformis, and three Bombyx rubi (one very curious var., the lines on 

 forewing meeting together and forming an arch). Mr. Simes, bleached 

 Satyrus janir a from New Forest, and stated that this form of the insect 

 was much commoner than the type. Mr. Lusby, Lyca;na adonis and L. 

 aiexis from Croydon. Mr. Milton's insects from Wellington included 

 Thecla quertus, T. W-album, Nemeobius lucina, Chelonia plantaginis, 

 Melanippe hastata, Lobophora viretata, Eupithecia lariciata, Abraxas 

 ulmata (from Burton-on-Trent), Asthena blomeraria, Dianthcecia 

 cucubali, etc. 



