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described a hitherto unobserved scale, that he had discovered when ex- 

 amining the male of Aricia astrarche, and which appeared to be confined 

 to a very small area, on the underside of the forewings, at the extreme 

 base of the inner margin, and where it was found only in small 

 numbers. The lecture was fully illustrated by micro-photographs of 

 the actual scales, shown by means of a lantern. Exhibits. — Pyg/era 

 curtula : From Ireland, one specimen showing failure of the brown 

 scales at the tips of the forewings. Delamere lepidoptera : Bred 

 series of Geometra papilionaria and Ellopia prosapiaria, the latter 

 showing the dusky greyish suffusion characteristic of the locality. 



South London Entomological Society. — October Qith, 1907. — 

 Exhibits.— Agrotis ashworthii, a series bred from larvae collected in 

 North Wales, at Easter (Easter Monday, April 1st, 1907), including ab. 

 virgata, Messrs. Harrison and Main. Melanippe galiata, a bred 

 series, ova from Eastbourne, with notes on the variation shown, Mr. 

 R. Adkin. Swammerdammia cesiella ab. griseocapitella : Leaves 

 of birch showing the web, feeding-gallery, and cocoons, with notes on 

 the larval habits ; Melanargia galathea ab. leucomelas from 

 Gavarnie ; Aricia astrarche var. alpina from St. Moritz ; Abraxas 

 grossulariata, with but few traces of yellow, and extended and 

 coalesced black markings ; Polyommatus icarus ab. clara from 

 Effingham; Eupithecia oblongata ab. centralisata (?), bred from 

 golden-rod, Woolwich ; Malacosoma castrensis, a dw r arf, measuring 

 only 24mm., from Essex; Anthrocera filipenduljE, with the sixth 

 spot much reduced in size and brightness, and also very clearly divided 

 by the dark nervure, taken at Chatham, July, 1907, Mr. Turner. Agriades 

 bellargus, without the usual discoidal spot on the underside, Mr. 

 Grosvenor. Hypsipetes sordidata ( = elutata), from various localities, 

 including fine red forms. Amorpha populi, another gynandromorph. 

 Aglais urtic.e, two more of the abnormal race before exhibited and 

 recorded, Mr. L. Newman, who also recorded the occurrence of black 

 aberrations of Oporabia dilutata and Cheimatobia brumata, in north 

 Kent. 



Entomological Society of London. — November Gth, 1907. — Rare 

 coleopteron in London : A specimen of the longicorn beetle, 

 Acanthocinus aedilis, L., a species common at Rannoch, but found in 

 Gray's Inn Road, Mr. A. H. Jones. New species of Pinacopteryx : 

 Male and female specimens of a new Pinacopteryx, discovered by Mr. 

 S. A. Neave in northern Rhodesia. The female resembled that of P. 

 rubrobasalis, but the male was quite distinct. Both sexes of P. rubro- 

 basalis and the female of Mr. Neave's species were stated to be mimics 

 of Mylothrts agathina, Dr. F. A. Dixey. Butterflies from the Aisne : 

 Limenitis populi and ab. tremulae, with intermediate forms, taken this 

 year at Laon, and a series of Chrysophanus hippothoe from the same 

 region, the females displaying a wide range of variation for so restricted 

 a locality as that in which they were captured, Mr. W. G. Sheldon. 

 [nsects from Devon: A fully-developed example of Mesovelia furcata, 

 M. and K., from Slapton, South Devon, and Thamnotrizon cinereus 

 from Lynmouth, North Devon, Mr. G. C. Champion. Variation in 

 Aplecta nebulosa : A case of Aplecta nebulosa, arranged to show the 

 great range of variation of this species in Delamere Forest; with 

 series from Epping Forest, North Cornwall, and the New Forest for 

 comparison. The Cornish and New Forest insects were of the light 



