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form was commoner among the latter, but the Chingfurd specimens 

 and most of the London forms were chiefly unicolorcus. Mr. Battley, 

 CerasHs spadicea, C. vaccinii, and other autumnal species, taken on ivy 

 and sugar at various localities to the north of London. Mr. Bayne, 

 Apamea gemifia from Epping Forest. Mr. Simes, Amphidasys betularia 

 from Clapton, with more black markings than the usual form, melanic 

 varieties of Nociua xant/iographa and Agrotis 7tigricans from Scotland, 

 and series of ^. cutsoria, including var. sagitta and A. valligera. Mr. 

 Clark, a male specimen of Fidouia atoman'a from Hay ward's Heath, 

 entirely dark sooty-brown in colour, also Eiebia cassiope with a bleachei 

 mark on one wing. Mr. Bellamy, a series of Heliophobus popularis 

 from \\'inchmore Hill. Mr. Southey, some fine specimens of Hepialus 

 sylvhms from Hampstead Heath. He stated that he usually found 

 these at rest on the undersides of the fronds of bracken. 



Coleoptera : — Mr. Heasler, Cholera nigricaiis, taken under dead 

 leaves at Highgate and Wimbledon. Mr. Riches, Necrophorus riispator, 

 Dorcus paralle/opipedus, Serica brunnea, etc. Mr. Pearson, living larvae 

 of Dermestes laraarius. 



The gentlemen who were nominated at the last meeting, as officers 

 for 1892, were unanimously elected. 



The Secretary read the report for 1891, in which he said that, not- 

 withstanding several difficulties under which the Society had been 

 working, the progress was good, this being especially the case with the 

 exhibits and communications. Mr. Tutt proposed that this report be 

 adopted, with a vote of thanks to the Secretaries. Mr, Huckett 

 seconded the resolution, and it was carried. 



The President then read his annual address. He said that, although 

 diverse in many things, we all met here on a common footing, as 

 students, and that all should be ready to learn. Although some were 

 specialists, so closely were the various branches of Natural History 

 connected, that it was almost impossible to devote one's attention to 

 one order without knowing something of the others. He then spoke of 

 the true recreative value of a pursuit such as the study of Natural 

 History. 



Dr. Euckell proposed that a vote of thanks be given to the President 

 for his address, and also to all the officers for their services during the 

 past year. Mr. Hodges seconded this, and it was carried. 



Mr. Bellamy stated that he had seen a specimen of Smerinihus iilix 

 on November 22nd, being evidently one of an autumn brood. Autumnal 

 emergences were also noted of Siauropus fagi by Mr. Tutt, and Abraxas 

 ubnata by Mr. Battley. 



Err.\tum. — In the report for November 5th, E>it. Rec, No. 11, 

 p. 263, line 44, for " Mitcham " read "Eltham." 



The South London Entomological Society. — November 12th, 

 1891. — Mr. J. A. Cooper exhibited a splendid banded variety of 

 Abraxas grossulariata {Ent. Record, ii., p. X90) ; Mr. Auld, a hornet's 

 nest from Ware, Herts ; Mr. W. West, Folia chi from the Lake District; 

 Mr, C, G. Barrett, a ? and $ specimen of Lyca.na argiades captured 

 at Bloxworth, a fine form oi Argynnis aglaia captured in Norfolk, with 

 deep black striations along the nervures towards the outer margin, also 

 some splendid Aplecta ttebulosa var. robsoni, bred by Mr. Collins of 



