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some of which he said were considered distinct on the Continent, 

 though they were not recognised as such in this country, viz. Cara- 

 drina taraxaci {blanda), C. superstes, Tr., from SUgo, and C. superstes^ 

 H.-S., considered as synonymous with superstes, Tr., but apparently 

 more closely allied to C. ambigua. Mr. Bristowe exhibited varieties 

 of Ardia menthastri, some of which had been fed on mulberry and 

 others on walnut ; no difference was observed in the variation. Mr. 

 G. Elisha exhibited larvc^ in their cases of Cokophora vibicigerella 

 and C. marititnella. Mr. A. G. Butler communicated a paper entitled 

 " Additional notes on the synonymy of the genera of Noctuid Moths." 

 — David Sharp, V.P., Acting Secretary. 



South London Entomological Society. — Thursday, May 28///, 

 1 89 1. — Mr. Fenn exhibited a long and varied series of Biston hirtaria. 

 Mr. Adkin, specimens of Endromis versicolor which had been three 

 years in pupse. In 1889, two (?'s were bred, in 1890 five $ 's and 

 one $. Another brood fed up in 1884 emerged as follows: — 

 1885, one $ and eight $ 's, in 1886, twelve males, giving a result of 

 twenty-one moths from twenty-five ova. Mr. Fenn stated that the 

 late Mr. Tester had given him facts relative to the same species lying 

 over five years. Mr. Tutt gave some results re Eriogaster lanestris, 

 whilst Mr. H. T. Dobson gave some particulars re a brood of Cuspidia 

 leporina, the period of emergence going over three years, sixty per 

 cent, of the emergences occurring in the second year ; whilst in 

 Notodonia chaonia similar facts were observed. Mr. Hall referred to 

 Emmelesia unifasciata, Mr. Adkin to Ectasia nubeculosa and Mr. Tutt 

 to the Shetland Emmelesia albulata and Eupithecia voiosata. Mr. C. 

 G. Barrett referred to the Cucullias, and Mr. Tutt mentioned that 

 Cucullia scrophularicB had lain over with him, and that this species, 

 so distinct as it was from C. verbasci, was liable to be confounded 

 with C. lyclinitis, and that although there was no doubt of the dis- 

 tinctness of both these species and C. verbasci on the Continent, 

 C. scrophularicE was rare and but little known in England. Mr. C. G. 

 Barrett concurred in these remarks. Mr. South exhibited Vanessa 

 aniiopa from Japan, China, India, France and Germany, and two fine 

 vars. hygia;a, with the pale costal blotches extended. Mr. Cockerell 

 exhibited an American specimen. A discussion ensued on the 

 abundance of this species in 1872, Messrs. C. G. Barrett, Fenn and 

 Tutt making some remarks on the occurrence of the species in that 

 year. The character of the green on the underside of Thecla rubi was 

 discussed, and Mr. C. G. Barrett stated that in specimens recently 

 emerged and not fully developed, the underside was brown and not 

 green. Mr. H. Moore exhibited an orthopteron — Meroncidii ochraceus, 

 from Trinidad. Mr. South, parallel series of Cidaria siiffumata, 

 exhibiting the typical form and a var. with distinct band and pale 

 ground colour from Dover. Mr. Adye, a large specimen of Notodonta 

 chaonia and a dark specimen of Cucullia chamomillce. Mr. Tutt 

 exhibited a hybrid between Amphidasys prodromaria and A. betularia 

 belonging to Dr. Chapman together with typical forms of the latter 

 species, also various Caradrinidce including Caradrina blanda (type), 

 C. superstes, Tr., and C. superstes, H.-S., recently added to the British 

 fauna in The British Noctuce, etc., pp. 148-151, and C. ambigua. He 

 made some remarks on the differential characters of the speci- 



