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other grass. The Rev. Dr. Walker exhibited, and read notes on, a 

 collection of Lepidoptera, Hyraenoptera, Coleoptera, Neuroptera, and 

 Diptera, which he had recently made in Norway. Mr. Champion, Mr. 

 Billups, and Mr. M'Lachlan took part in the discussion which ensued. 

 — H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 



South London Entomological Society. — Thursday, August 2']th, 

 1 89 1. — Mr. Tugwell exhibited BryopJiila perla var. suffusa, from Folke- 

 stone, also vars. flavescens and distincta from Deal. Mr. J. E. 

 Robson, a fine series of Lyaena agesd's, with vars. sahnacis and 

 artaxerxes, including some very fine undersides and intermediate 

 forms. Mr. Fenn, some beautifully set Crainbus contaminellus^ 

 Odontia de/itaiis, Hyria auroraria, Anerastia lotelhi, Crainbus uligino- 

 sel/us, Melia anellus and Sericoris conchana from Deal and the neigh- 

 bourhood. Mr. H. J. Turner, a bred series of Pelurga comitata, a bred 

 series of Hypsipetes sordidata {elutata) fed on a mixed diet of hazel, 

 whitethorn, willow, etc., showing the red, pale, dark, and banded forms ; 

 an Ardia lubricipeda very dark indeed for a southern form, and a 

 living larva of Stauropus fagi. Mr. Frohawk, two female Pararge 

 niegcera, one with the central area dark as is typical in the male, also 

 a series of Pieris napi with pale and dark forms captured on the same 

 date. Mr. Carpenter, a series of undersides of Thecla rubi, showing 

 variation in the white spots, also the banded form of Ennomos angu- 

 laria. Mr. \V. West, a specimen of Ncenia typica, with the right fore 

 leg showmg a double tibia, also a series of Gnophos obscurafa Irom 

 Lewes. Mr. Mera, living larvoe of Cuspidia tridens. Mr. Edwards 

 exhibited specimens of the genus Charaxes, and read the following 

 notes : — "The genus C/iaraxes, from the wide distribution and beauty 

 of its species, combined with strength of wing, forms one of the most 

 interesting of the Nymphalinse. One species {C. jasius) is found in 

 Europe on the shores of the Mediterranean ; it is closely allied to an 

 Abyssinian species. It also inhabits the eastern, western and southern 

 portions of Africa, is found in Continental India, Ceylon, Andaman 

 Isles, Malay Archipelago, Eastern Asia, as far north as China, also in 

 Australia, but is limited in the Pacific Isles. Out of 80 known species, 

 50 belong to the Ethiopian region. Madagascar has 8 species, and 

 Dr. Trimen says there are 15 in South Africa, 10 of which come from 

 the neighbourhood of Natal. They are able to fly very fast, and come 

 to rotten fruit and sugar. Larv.e. — Finely granulated, thickened 

 about middle, without spines on body, head large, llattened, crowned 

 with four spinose horns or processes, anal segment more or less bifid. 

 Distant says the smooth spineless larva allies Charaxes superficially 

 with the Satyrinse. Pup^. — Very thick, rounded, smooth, back ex- 

 tremely convex, head very bluntly bifid, anal segment with two small 

 round tubercles inferiorly, and four others at its extremity round base 

 of pedicel, back of thorax globosely prominent, not ridged. Charaxes 

 shares with the South American genera Aganisthos, Agrius and Pre- 

 pona, the distinction of being the most massively formed as well as 

 the swiftest of known Nymphalinse." Mr. Billups exhibited some rare 

 Diptera and Ichneumonidie, amongst others Nenwraa strenua, Meig., 

 taken at Oxshott on the nth of July last. As regards this species Mr. 

 Billups stated that at page 320 of this month's E/i/. Mo. Mag., Dr. Meade 

 described this species as not common, he had taken both sexes in Oxford- 



