220 THE entomologist's record. 



tion nest of F. riifa, also from Weybridge. The species was also 

 captured at Weybridge July 5th, 1909, Bewdley, July 20tb, 1909, by 

 Mr. Donisthorpe, and in the New Park Enclosure, New Forest, August 

 9th, 1908, by Mr. Hamm. 



The Hon. N. C. Rothschild, on the authority of Prof. A. Schmidt, 

 notes that the larva of L'hri/soclista biiimciddla feeds under the bark of 

 SalLv alba. This species, so far very rare in England, was discussed in 

 the Ent. Mo. Mag., vcl. xxv., p. 169, by Stainton. At the time that we 

 gave Stainton information concerning the specimen captured at 

 Chattenden in July, 1886, we suggested " sallow " as the foodplant, as 

 the example was beaten from sallow, and this seemed, judgmg from 

 the analogy of the habits of the allied C. linneeUa, the most likely 

 foodplant in this district. We gather from Mr. Rothschild's notes, 

 that Prof. Schmidt has not yet actually bred the moth from the 

 larva. See also F.nt. Ann., 1857, p. 128, and E.M.M., xxviii., p. 79. 



Some time since we announced the decease of Mr. F. Lemann 

 and Mr. F. Freeman within a few weeks of each other. These two 

 gentlemen had long been connected by entomological, as well as 

 business, ties, Mr. Lemann capturing, and Mr. Freeman setting, the 

 specimens and looking after the combined collection. Mrs. Freeman 

 has now, with the greatest generosity, presented the collection to the 

 South London Ent. and Nat. Hist. Society. It is complete in all but 

 a few of the very rarest species, and will enable the rapidly increasing 

 number of collectors of European butterflies in the society to name 

 their species without undue trouble. 



SOCIETIES. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 July 22ml, 1909. — Allied Papilios. — Mr. Edwards exhibited the 

 closely-allied species Fapilio nireus and F. erinus from Africa, and 

 pointed out the distinguishing characters. Cupido minimus ab. 

 minor. — Mr. Turner, two specimens of Cupido mini nuts from 

 Winchester measuring only 15mm. in expanse. They were taken on 

 June 12th with normal-sized specimens. Butterfly larv.e and pup^e. 

 — Mr. Kaye, living larvs of Callophrys ritbi, and pups of Ciiastrina 

 argiolns. Dimorpha versicolor and Nyssia zonaria. — Mr. Adkin, a 

 series of Dimorpha versicolor, being part of a brood from Aviemore ova; 

 the rest were lying over in pupa. He also showed fullfed larv* of 

 Nyssia zonaria from Wallasey ova, and gave notes on their life-history. 

 PiERis BRAssiCiE AND SPARROW. — Mr. Adkiu gave a detailed account of 

 the persistent attempts of a sparrow to get at a Fieris brassicae flutter- 

 ing along inside the glass roof of his conservatory. Several instances 

 of birds attacking lepidoptera were given by other members. Anyust 

 \2th, 1909.— A NEW NocTuiD. — Mr. South exhibited a Noctuid, 

 captured in Aberdeenshire in July, and believed to be new to Britain. 

 Pup^ OF NoNAGRiA GEMiNiPUNCTA.— -Mr. Baumaiin, a reed containing 

 living pupfe of Nonayria yemnipuncta from Lewes, and an ichneumon 

 bred from a pupa of this species. Lasiocampa quercus var. callun.e. 

 - — Mr. Main, specimens of Lasiocampa quercus var. callunae from 

 Westmorland. Possibilities of Tinea biseliella. — Mr. Step, a 

 Fapilio machaon mounted between glass for artistic purposes, which, 

 although sealed up some eighteen months ago, had now produced a 

 living imago of Tinea biseliella. 



