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brown, and the wing rays yellow. Mr. Hill, a very fine variety of 

 Argynnis euphrosyne, taken by a lad in Epping Forest some years ago. 

 The upper surface was much suffused with black, while the silver spots 

 on the underside were changed into streaks. He also exhibited a dark 

 specimen of Dicraniira vvinla, and a bred specimen of Cabera pusaria 

 with the lines on the left fore-wing coalescing. Mr. Bayne exhibited 

 Plaiypteryx hamida and P. 2inguicula from Epping Forest, a specimen 

 of Notodonta dodoima and some vars. of Lyccena alexis {teams) from 

 Aylesbury, also some asymmetrical varieties of TcEniocampa stabilis. 



Coleoptera. — Mr. Heasler exhibited a series of the " Death-watch 

 beetle" Xestobum tessellahim. He stated that although this species was 

 fairly common in the bark of oak trees, specimens were difficult to obtain, 

 owing to the hardness of the wood, but at a certain time of the year, 

 they were to be found crawling on the outside of the bark, probably for 

 the purpose of oviposition. He had endeavoured to induce them to 

 make the well-known "ticking" noise, but they only produced a faint 

 sound, and he suggested that the louder noise was caused by the 

 acoustic property of their burrow. He also exhibited a series of 

 Telephorus translucidits, which he remarked was formerly thought a rare 

 species, but it had been taken a few years ago at Epping, then at 

 Highgate, and now he had found it at Peckham. 



Mr. Quail read a portion of a letter that he had received from Mr. 

 Culpin, who had gone out to Brisbane. The subject brought forward 

 was the position of Lyccena bcetica. He stated that three species occurred 

 in his neighbourhood, viz. bcetica, and two closely allied species, and 

 expressed his opinion that they should not be included in the genus 

 Lyccena, but form a separate genus, between L.yccena and Thecla. Mr. 

 Tutt, in remarking on this letter, said that some of the continental forms 

 of the Lyccenidce had the two sexes resembling respectively the genera 

 Polyommatus {Chrysophanus) and Lyccena, thus proving the close 

 connection existing between them. — A. U. Battley and G. A. Lewcock, 

 LLon. Sees. 



South London Entomological Society. — Thursday, Jiaie nth, 

 1 89 1. — Mr. Adkin exhibited a series oi Larentia didymata; Mr. Tugwell, 

 specimens of Spilosorna niendica bred from Huddersfield eggs, with 

 Irish specimens for comparison, also Notodonta carnieliia. Mr. Tutt, 

 specimens of Vanessa atalanta bred from Deal larvje, the right hind 

 wing in each, although fully developed, being exceedingly small com- 

 pared with the others. Messrs. Weir and C. G. Barrett made some 

 remarks. Mr. Bouttell exhibited bred Coretnia unidentaria, including 

 the red form. Mr. Dennis, living larv^ of Thecla betiihe from Epping; 

 Mr. Adye, Eiirymene dolobraria from New Forest larvK. Several 

 members remarked on the abundance of species up to the present this 

 year. 



Thursday, June 25//^. — Mr.W. West exhibited a series of bred Sesiafor- 

 micczforniis and remarked that he had larvae still feeding. Mr. Tugwell 

 remarked that he had bred what appeared to be Phycis abieiella from 

 shoots of Scotch fir, which had been sent to him containing the resinous 

 cones of Retinia resinana ; Mr. Barker, Macroglossa fueifo7-mis and a 

 specimen of Epinephde hypera7ithus with the left underwing very small, 

 although perfectly formed, and the other three wings normal ; Mr. 

 Briggs, a specimen of Pieris brassiece with the left antenna less than half 



