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November 6th. — Exhibits : Coleoptera — Mr. Boden, Cicindela sylva- 

 tica, C. campestris, Lina popii/i, Toxotus 7neridianus, Cryptocephalus 

 aiireolus, etc. Mr. Ellis, Chrysomela baiiksii, Elaphrus riparius, and 

 several others from Herts. Mr. Lewcock, on behalf of Rev. J. Isabell, 

 a box of Coleoptera, chiefly Staphylmidcc, from Cornwall. The rest of 

 the evening was devoted to the discussion of the Apamid^e, in connec- 

 tion with which Messrs. Clark, Tutt, Nicholson, Battley, Dr. Sequeira, 

 and others, exhibited specimens. Mr. Lewcock, on behalf of Mr. 

 Collins of Warrington, also exhibited a box of specimens of the Apamid^e, 

 taken by that gentleman in the Warrington district. Mr. Tutt stated 

 that his remarks would be more in the style of" gossip " than " science," 

 but he hoped that something might be learned from what he had to 

 say. He then gave an outline of the genera in the family Apamid^, 

 and showed how certain species in some of these genera, were closely 

 allied to other species in the genera of the family Hadenid.'E, although 

 so widely separate on our list. In the genus Hydrcecia, Mr. Tutt pointed 

 out, in his fine series, the differences between niditans (X..),2^\A paludis 

 (Tutt), and compared these species with lucens (Frr.), captured by Mr. 

 Collins near Warrington. In Xylophasia — ncrea was especially dealt 

 with, and the range from var. argentea (Tutt), to var. 7iigro-rubida (Tutt) 

 as exemplified in his long series, was fully illustrated, whilst a drawer 

 showing the different vars. oi X. polyodon, proved of great interest. The 

 local vars. oi Heliophobus hispidus were dealt with, followed by a criticism 

 of the paper, published by Mr. South in the Entomologist, on Luperina 

 7iickerlii ; — Mr. Tutt pointing out that Mr. South's paper, based on in- 

 sufficient data, tended to be misleading as to the specific identity of the 

 species, as Mr. Baxter's specimen was an undoubted var. of L. testacea, 

 and agreed in no way with Freyer's original description of tiickerlii. 

 The genus Mamcstra occupied some time — ahjecta being referred to the 

 adusta group of the genus Hadetia. Apaviea includes the most protean 

 Noctuid {didyma) in the British fauna, and Mr. Tutt pointed out how 

 strange it was that the two most nearly allied species to didyma — unatiimis 

 and ophiogramma — were so constant. Attention was then drawn to the 

 apparently 'erroneous position of leucostiom i {fibrosa) in Apamea, and 

 its close resemblance to Hydrcecia. Miana furimcula, as offering a 

 good illustration of response to environment, was next considered, and 

 was well illustrated by a splendid series of above 200 specimens in 

 Mr. Tutt's cabinet. M. fasciuncula was a var. of strigilis without doubt. 

 The Rev. W. F. Johnson had sent Mr. Tutt specimens perfectly inter- 

 mediate, and equally well-named as either species. Notes on the rare 

 species of the family, which proved most interesting, brought the 

 remarks to a close. A discussion ensued, in which Messrs. Clark, 

 Lewcock, Battley, Simes, and others took part, and the proceedings 

 terminated with votes of thanks to Mr. Tutt and the country exhibitors. 

 The President drew the attention of the members to the Pocket-Box 

 Exhibition on November 20th. — G. A. Lewcock and A. U. Battley, 

 Hon. Sees. 



Entomological Society of London — November ^t/i, 1890. — The 

 Right Hon. Lord Walsingham, M.A., F.R.S., President, in the chair. 

 Lord Walsingham announced the death of Mr. Atkinson, of the Indian 

 Museum, Calcutta. Mr. A. H. Jones exhibited a number of Lepidoi)- 



