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last February. He also mentioned that he had seen an albino 

 specimen of the sparrow at Westminster. — G. A. Lewcock and A. U, 

 Battley, Hon. Sees. 



South London Entomological Society. — Thursday, October 2)fk, 

 1891. — Mr. W. H. Tugwell exhibited a very fine selection of Scotch 

 specimens of Agroiis agathina, A. strigula {porphyrea), Noctua castanea 

 and var. neglecta, and N. sobrina. Of the first three species he also 

 exhibited Enghsh specimens for comparison, the English strigula and 

 agathina being in general much redder than the Scotch examples. He 

 also exhibited a specimen each of Hadena porphyrea [satura) and II. 

 adusta for comparison. Mr. Jager, a beautiful series of Agrotis ripce 

 from Essex including some very fine white vars., and Callimorpha hcra 

 and its var. bctescens bred from ova. Mr. A. Robinson, a bred series of 

 Nonagria cannce from Norfolk, including very red, very pale, and 

 almost black varieties, undoubtedly the finest series of British cannce 

 ever seen. He also exhibited bred Viniinia var, myricce and Retinia 

 resinana. Mr. Adkin exhibited a series of Sesia muscceformis from the 

 Isle of Man and Cornwall, also two specimens of Tortrix steineriana 

 var. dohrniana, bred from larvae feeding in firshoots in Galway, 

 Ireland. He also read a long description, under the name of donelana, 

 of the imago and larva, the damage it had already done, and an 

 account of its first discovery in Ireland. Mr. C. G. Barrett also 

 exhibited two bred specimens of the same species, and said that, in 

 spite of the strange foodplant he thought the specimens were T. 

 viburnana. Mr. Tutt remarked that the species was, as he expected, 

 as soon as its connection with pine was announced, the well known 

 Tortrix steineriana var. dohrniana, an insect not uncommon in the 

 mountainous districts of Central Europe, and referred to in the 

 Entomologist's Record, vol. i., p. 32, when the provisional naming of 

 Tortrix teucriana"^ v/diS being discussed for the Folkestone form. He 

 also stated that he possessed a series from Herr A. Hoffmann, and was 

 well acquainted with the species. Mr. Barker exhibited a series of 

 varieties of Eniaturga atoniaria. Mr. West, a specimen of Caiocala 

 nupta curiously streaked with yellow on the hind wings. Mr. Dennis, 

 a specimen of Gonoptcryx rhamni, which, having been eight months in 

 cyanide, had the colour of the tips of the anterior wings and the anal 

 angle of the left posterior changed to a yellowish red. Mr. Turner, 

 ZygcEna meliloti from the New Forest, Xylophasia monoglypha var. 

 infuscata from the north, Hepiahis velleda from north and south for 

 comparison of size, linienitis sibylla with its closely allied species L. 

 Camilla from the south of France, and also Anthocharis cardamines with 

 the somewhat similar Continental A. belia. Mr. Short, a long series 

 of Noctua xanthogi-apha from Folkestone and Hampstead — the 

 Folkestone ones being decidedly lighter in colour, a nice series of 

 Tapinostola bondii, a varied series of Bryophila perla, a very variable 

 series of Miana bicoloria, and a short series of Gnophos obscurai-ia — 

 all from Folkestone. It was recorded that Mr. Mera had taken 

 Tapinostola concolor in a new locality, viz., Suffolk. — Ed. 



Entomological Society of London. — October ']th, 1891. — Dr. 



^ I am of opinion that some of our Essex coast workers breed the allied T.taiicotorana, 

 Dup. ix., 240, fig. 6, p. \OT,=-asphodilana, H.-S., 35, and distribute it as T. viburnana, 

 which, by the by, should be spelt viburniana. — Ed. 



