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mens ; Mr. C. G. Barrett made some observations on this exhibit. — Ed. 



City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — Thursday, May 2\st, 1891. — Exhibits: — Mr. Smith, Saturnia carpini 

 from Wicken and Lyndhurst. He pointed out that the specimen bred 

 from the Hght (Wicken) cocoon was darker and browner than that 

 bred from the dark (Lyndhurst) cocoon. Mr. Prout, a fine yellow- 

 suffused specimen of Abraxas grossulariata, a dark var. of Amphidasys 

 prodromaria, Nyssia hispidaria, Selenia illustraria, and other Geometr^e. 

 Mr. Clark, series of Tephrosia crepusciilaria, bred from an Epping 

 Forest female. Mr. Bellamy, series of Anticlea badiata, taken on 

 lamps at Winchmore Hill, one of the specimens being dark, and 

 having a very distinct white band on the front wings. Mr. Bayne, 

 Tceniocaffipa stabilis and T. gothica, some of the former being asym- 

 metrically marked. Mr. Milton, Selenia illustraria, lodis lactearia, 

 Ennychia ociomaculalis, Halias prasinana and Myelophila cribrella. 

 He also exhibited Coleoptera— y2^a(5//^ dtdymus, Liopterus agilis, 

 Bolitobhis atricapiUus, Cteniopus siilphureiis , Tetiebrio molliior and T. 

 obscurus ; Hymenoptera — Cimbex lutea, Abia fiigricornis, and A. 

 sertcea ; Plectoptera — Ephemera danica. With reference to the last 

 order of insects, he said that it was often stated that they only lived 

 a {^'f^ hours, but he had kept several of them alive for more than a 

 day. Mr. Simes exhibited Eulophus damicornis. Mr. Kirby, a hymen- 

 opterous parasite bred from Demas coryli. Mr. Smith, having spent 

 Whitsuntide in the New Forest, stated that, owing to the backward 

 season, and the bad weather, he had found insects scarce, the chief 

 captures being Cucullia chamomillcz and Lobophora hexapterata. 

 Messrs. Prout and Bayne had worked Epping Forest, and found 

 Lepidoptera very scarce. Mr. Milton had taken several larvae of 

 Halias quercana, in the same locality. Mr. Battley stated that Lyccena 

 argiobis had been fully out at Southend for the last fortnight. 



Thursday, June \th, 1891. — Exhibits : — Mr. Tutt, two specimens of 

 Vanessa atalanta bred from larvae taken at Deal, both of them having 

 the right fore-wing very small, but perfectly expanded ; two pupa 

 cases of Reiinia resinana, showing the way in which the larvae feed 

 on the pine twigs; and a series of Halias chlorana. With reference 

 to the last species Mr. Tutt stated that the larvae were to be found 

 spun up in the top shoots of willows and osiers in the autumn. He 

 pointed out the affinity of the larva to those of the genus Nola, and 

 remarked that the imago has a light band across the front wings 

 which is difficult to see when the insect is set, but is very con- 

 spicuous when it is at rest. Mr. Battley exhibited various lepidoptera 

 from Southend (Essex), including Lyccena argiohis, Biston hirtaria, 

 Aleucis pidaria, Cilix spinula, several Taeniocampid^e, and Psyche 

 Pullella. Mr. Smith, Pachycnemia hippocastanaria, Ephyra punclaria, 

 Anarta myrtilli, etc., from the New Forest ; also on behalf of Mr. 

 Tremayne, Lobophora hexapterata, Eupithecia nafiata, vars. of Eidonia 

 atomaria, Phytometra cetiea, etc. from the same locality. 



Dr. Buckell exhibited a series of Piston hirtaria, on which he made 

 some remarks. He stated that the bright green ova of this species 

 were deposited in large clusters. He had never found them in a 

 state of nature, but judging from those deposited in captivity, one 

 would expect to find them in crannies of the bark, although the 



