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Anderson for his paper. This was seconded by Mr. Simes, and carried. 

 — G. A. Lewcock and A. U. Battley, Hon. Sees. 



South London Entomolooical Society. — March 12th, 1S91. — 

 The Secretary read two extracts referring to the Society from The 

 Entomologisf s Record and Journal of Variation, vol. i., pp. 285, 286, 

 and 305, 306. He then read a report which tended to show that the 

 Society was in as flourishing a condition as ever, but the report was not 

 put to the meeting. Mr Tutt, as the writer of the extracts in question, 

 drew attention to the fluctuations "which occurred in the early history of 

 the Society, to the active state of the Society in 1888, to the gradual 

 falling off in the number of scientific papers read, to the failure of the 

 councils of 1 889-1 890 to publish the previous year's reports, to the 

 fact that a series of papers was advertised by the Secretary almost 

 immediate'y on the issue of his critique, and that the general result of 

 the extracts quoted had been to awaken the council to a more active 

 sense of its duties. Mr. Adkin then exhibited for Mr. Smith of Paisley, 

 a very pale form of Crambusprntelliis and other species; also specimens 

 of Tripho'na orhona illustrating Hiibner's comes (pale reddish-brown), 

 var. adsequa (pale greyish), var. prosequa (variegated form), var. consequa 

 (which the exhibitor said should be referred to orbojia rather than 

 subsequa), and var. curtisii (dark form). Mr. South, an interesting 

 series of Vanessa iirticce., its vars. and allies, including the type from 

 European and Asiatic localities (the specimens from N. W. China being 

 very large), ichnusa from Corsica, kashmerensis from Cashmere, coimexa 

 from Asia and Japan, and ladakensis from Cashmere. Mr. Tugwell 

 exhibited parallel series of Hydrocampa nyniphcealis from York and 

 Kent, those from the former county bemg very dark. Mr. Adye, 

 Abraxas grossidariata captured in Hampshire. Mr. A. R.obinson, 

 Pygcera curtula and two very dark vars. from Mr. Bird's collection. 

 VVith regard to these latter, Mr, Robinson said that they were bred by 

 a collector at Sittingbourne (Kent) some years ago and sold for a few 

 pence, and he would be pleased to have an expression of opinion as to 

 whether they were curtula or not. Some of the members thought they 

 might be distinct, but Mr. Tutt pointed out that the transverse lines 

 were identical, and thai there was no similar continental species so far 

 as he knew. Mr. Tugwell believed similar bred specimens were sent 

 out from Darttord, and suggested that they were probably inbred from ' 

 the same lot. Other members had noticed specimens in some of the 

 older collections. Mr. T. R. Billups then read a paper on '* Ichneu- 

 monidas," in which a very large number of parasitic species, bred from 

 larvae by various members of the Society, were mentioned. — Ed. 



March 26th, 189 1. — At this meeting the minutes in which were 

 recorded the reading of the protest to the Record, and the fact of Mr. 

 Tutt having " spoken in reply " were read and confirmed. The 

 attendance was small owing to the nearness of the Easter holidays. 

 Mr. C. Fenn exhibited the long series of Taniocampa instabilis with 

 the parent ? , and made a few remarks as to the extreme cold to which 

 thepupeehad been subjected, andthe predominance of paleforms amongst 

 those bred. Although the black form is commonly taken at Lee (where 

 the $ was captured), yet this form did not appear at all amongst the 

 brood. Mr. Mansbridge exhibited a very fine dark form of Phigalia 

 cidaria {pilosaria) taken in a very damp and boggy wood near Leeds. 



