168 THE EISTTOMOLaOIST's EECORI?. 



hraria, Numeria pulveraria, and a banded specimen of Camptogramma 

 bilineata, all from Epping Forest, Mr. Smithy Nemeobius Iiicina\ 

 Lycxna adonis^ a very light, confluent specimen of Syriclithus i/ialvce, 

 Tethea sitbtusa, Angerona prunaria, and Pericallia syriit^aria. Mr, 

 Bayne, Geometra papilionaria, Phorodesma bajulariciy a banded form of 

 Ephyra trili7uaria^ Mamesira anceps, a dark specimen of Rusina 

 tenebrosa, Boinbyx ritbi, etc, all from Eppirtg Forest ; also Apainea 

 ophiogramma from Tottenhain. Mr. Fox, Thyatira derasa, Plusia tata, 

 Xxlophasia hepaiica, and Cosmia trapezifza,Uom Highgate. Mr. Milton, 

 a "large number of Lepidoptera from Somerset and Devon, including 

 Argynnis nglaia, Ant/iocans cardamines (a female, taken in the middle 

 of July), Chccrocainpa elpenor, Zvgcena trifolii, Euthemonia nissiila, 

 Geometra papilionaria, Boarmia repandata and var. omversaria, Cidaria 

 picata, Melanippe unaugulata. etc. ; also a collection of ferns from tlie 

 same locality. 



Coleoptera. — Mr. Heasler, Heleodotiia agaricola and Conipora orbicu- 

 lata. Rev. J. Isabell, a number of Coleoptera from OberanuBergau. 



Dr. Buckell stated that be had just bred a specimen of Demas coryli 

 from a larva found this season feeding on hawthorn. This was remark- 

 able as hawthorn was not the usual food of this species, and as the 

 emergence took place the same year it showed a tendency to a double 



brood. 



Thursday, August 20th, 1891. — -Exhibits. — Mr. Bayne, Dianthcecia 

 conspersa, and an asymmetrical specimen of Saiyrus hypera?ithus, from 

 Box Hill ; Lithosia quadra from Brighton ; a bleached specimen of 

 Saiyrus janira, Lithosia inesomella, Calligenia miniata, Scotosia undulata.^ 

 Hdlias quercana and H. prasina/ia, from Epping Forest. He stated 

 that these specimens of H. prasinana had been killed with cyanide, 

 which had changed them to yellow, but the green colour had afterwards 

 returned. Mr. Quail, two fine vars. of Agrotis exclamationis from 

 Cambridge, one being melanic and the other curiously streaked with 

 black; Leucania conigera, Miana furuuada, and a yellow specimen of 

 Bryophila perlUj from Margate. Mr. Bellamy, long and variable series 

 of Apamea didyina, Miana strigilis and M. fasciuncula. Mr. Battley^ 

 a black variety of Amphidasys betularia from Epping Forest, Liparis 

 nionacha from Enfield, and Plusia iota, Thyatira derasa, Tethea subtusa 

 and Dianthacia capsi7icola, from Stamford Hill ; also larvK of the latter 

 feeding on the seeds of " sweet william." Mr. Milton, a series of 

 Hesperia lineola taken on a sea-wall near Gravesend : also in Coleoptera, 

 Cicindela ca»ipestris, Carabus arvensis, Toxotus iiieridianus, Pachita 

 octoinaculata, Philonthus spleudens, and a series of Hypera rumicis bred 

 from larvK found on dock. Mr. Heasler exhibited a series of A/itho- 

 7iomus pomorum, taken at Epping Forest by beating apple trees. 

 Mr. Quail stated that a specimen of Liparis ?nonacha had been taken 

 by Mr. Smith in Epping Forest, and that he had chased another insect 

 which he believed was this species. — A. U. Battley and G. A. 

 Lewcock, Hon. Sees. 



Erratum. — In the Report, p. 95, line 22, for : " Mr. Simes exhibited 

 Eulophus dajnicorriis. Mr. Kirby, a hymenopterous parasite bred from 

 Demas coryli" read " Mr. Simes exhibited Eulophus damicomis, Kirby, 

 a hvmenopterous parasite bred from Demas coryli." — A. U. Battley. 



