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Larentia viridaria, Eupithecia oblongata, E. castigala^ E. viilgata, 

 E. sobrinata, E. rectangnlata and var. nigrosericiata, Melanit^pe 

 Jiuctuata, Camptogramma bilineata, Triphosa dubitata, T. certata, 

 Ciiaria russata var. centum-notata, C. associata, Eubolia cervinata, 

 E. limitata and Cliesias sparliata. Pyralides. — Pyralis farinalis, 

 Eurrhypara urticata, Scapula olivalis, S. prunalis, Botys ruralis, and 

 Fiotim forficalis. Pterophori. — Miina'scoptilus pteroductylus, Leiopiilus 

 pentaditdyla and Aliicita hexadddyla. Crambi. — Crainbus prcviellus, 

 C. hortuellus. Tortrices. — Tortrix podana, T. xyloslea?ia, T. rosana, 

 7\ heparana, T. ribeatia, T. corylana, T. unifusciana, T. viridana, 

 '/'. fostcrana, Teras contaniinana, Didyopteryx IcEflingiana, D. forska- 

 leana, Penthina corticana, Hedya ocellajia, Spilonota trimaculana, 

 Asois udinanniana, Sericoris urticana, S. lacunana, Cnephasia niuscii- 

 lana, Grapholitha ticBvana, Padisca corticana, P. solandriana, Ephip- 

 piphora cirsiana, Carpocapsa splenaidana, C. pomonella. Tineina. — 

 Diurnea fagella, Scardia cloacella, Hwonoineuta padellus. Har^iptervx 

 xylostella, Phibalocera quercana, Gekchia mulinellu, Tcleia hia/lella, 

 .Ecophora pseudospretella, Endrosis ■ foieslrella, Argyresthia nitidella, 

 A. pygnmclla, A. gcedartella and I.averna atra. I have not worked 

 any of the species as systematically as [ could wish, but have no doubt 

 many more might be added to this list. — Jno. A. Helps, Wood Vale, 

 Forest Hill, S.E. April T,otli, i8gi. [In future communications on 

 '• The fauna of the London (South-east) District," it would be an 

 advantage to give only additions to those lists already mentioned. — Ed.] 



Societies. 



South London Entomological Society. — Thursday, July 9///, 

 189J. — A series of Lyccena icariis from Snodland containing several 

 varieties, ?L\so\W\ng\3.xw:!Qoi Euclidia glyphica were exhibited by Mr. R. 

 Adkin. Mr. Oldham exhibited a i)allid form of Argynnis euphrosyne, a 

 yellow var. of Pieris rapce and dark P. napi from Cambs. Mr. C. A. 

 Briggs an extreme melanic form of Sphinx ligustri (the fore wings 

 with the inner margin black, the black coloration passing upwards from 

 the anal angle to the costa just outside the subterminal line, the hind 

 wings with three black bands). Mr. Tugwell stated that he had taken 

 Sesia sphegiforniis for 15 years at Tilgate Forest. In 1883, 19 were 

 bred and 2 i taken. This year Mr. L. Gibb and himself had taken 30 

 larvce in an hour or two, from these 2 ? 's were bred and taken to 

 Tilgate, 26 ^ 's being captured during one morning by "assembling." 

 He exhibited alder sticks with the pupa case in situ and also imagines. 

 —Ed. 



Thursday, July 22,rd, 1891. — Mr. Barker exhibited a very varied 

 series of Triphcena fimbria. Mr. Turner, Bupalus piniaria, bred from 

 larvae taken at Westerham, showing pale and dark forms of the female. 

 Mr. Barrett remarked that the white northern form of this species 

 should be considered the type as it occurred over a much larger area 

 than the darker southern form. Mr. Turner also exhibited a varied 

 series of Hybernia leucophcearia, with females of H. ntarginaria and 

 Anisopteryx cesciilaria. Mr. Hawes, living pupce of Pararge viegcera, in 

 situ ; light green, pice green, and the hitherto unnoted black forms all 



