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Clytns arietis, Cicindda si/lratica, Bi/tisciis iiiarcjinalis, Aromia moscJiata, 

 etc. The Season. — Mr. Adkin and others gave their experiences of the 

 season. —October 26f/(.— The Eev. George Wheeler, M.A., F.Z.S., 

 F.E.S., and Mr. H. B. Wells were elected members. — Lithocolletis 

 HORTELLA AND L. sYLVELLA. — Mr. Slch exhibited these two species and 

 noted their specific characters and markings. Phryxus livornica and 

 AUTUMN BRED D. sAXNio. — Mr. Russell, a Phri/.vits livornica from Parley, 

 three autumn bred specimens of Diacrisia sannin [rii^!<iilo) from Grange- 

 over-Sands, and recorded a Bithys quercus taken on September 1st. 

 EupiTHECiA suBFULVATA FROM OVA. — Mr. E. Adkin, a series of Eupitlieeia 

 siibfidrata bred from ova laid by a $ taken at Chiswick. Exotic 

 Cicada at Wanstead. — Mr. Moore, a large Cicada taken on a window 

 at Wanstead, and read notes on a Silphid beetle from the Orange 

 River Colony which in life bore an abundant waxy secretion on its 

 elytra. Colias nastes var. werdandi. — Mr. Sheldon, a long and fine 

 series of this species taken by him in Lapland. Second-brood A. 

 popuLi. — Mr. Newman, a long and varied series of bred Amorpha populi 

 with three second-brood examples. Living " Stick Insects." — Mr. 

 Blair, living ^ and $ specimens of the "stick" insect known as 

 Dixippns inorosus, and imagines of the rare Dipteron, Boreas hiemalis. 

 Melanic a. virgularia. — Mr. Baumann, a fine melanic form of Acidalia 

 vin/iilaria from Lewisham. Swiss butterflies and melanic moths. — 

 Mr. Curwen, series of Colias palaeno, C. phicoiitone, C. hijale, and 

 C. edasa from the Swiss Alps, and also melanic forms of Cidaria 

 iiiiiiianata, Hi/psipetes sordidata, and Mania matira. New Coleoptera. 

 — Mr. Blenkarn, examples of three species of Coleoptera recently 

 recognised as British, viz., Halipliis heijdeni, H. iiinnaciilata, and 

 Gabriiis stipes, from the Cotswolds, Lowestoft, and Beckenham 

 respectively. Fine Aberration of Brenthis selenk. — Mr. Buck- 

 stone, a very remarkable Brenthis selene from W'anborough with almost 

 all the usual markings absent on the upperside. — November Qth. — 

 New Members.— Mr. H. E. Page, F.E.S., of New Cross, and Mr. W. 

 S. Coxhead, of Clapton, were elected members. Leucania fallens and 

 L. FAvicoLOR. — Mr. South, on behalf of the Rev. A. P. Waller, ex- 

 hibited a series of a Leucania reared from ova laid by a $ L. favicolor, 

 half of which are distinctly L. pallens, the rest agree with the parent 

 or are intermediate, and numerous captured examples for comparison. 

 Forcing of Pyrameis cardui. — Mr. Newman, a long series of 7-'^/rt/»t'/s 

 cardiii bred from ova and fed up in a hot-house. The 5 was captured 

 at Folkestone on September 2nd, and the last imago appeared on 

 October 16th. Forcing of Rumicia phl/eas. — Mr. Kaye, bred speci- 

 mens of Hiuiricia pJdaeas, forced in a hot-house from ova. Local 

 DiPTERA. — Mr. Andrews, the local Diptera — Syrphus vitti(jer, S. lineola, 

 and Scioniyza siwfle.v — from North Kent. Second-brood of Peronea 

 VABiEGANA. — Mr. Adkin, specimens of Peronea varieyana taken in or 

 reared from his own garden, including a second-brood example on 

 October 6th. Xylina semibrunnea in the New Forest. — Mr. Tonge 

 and Mr, Colthrup, series and specimens of Xylina socia {petri/icata) 

 and A', semibrunnea for comparison. One specimen of the latter species 

 was from the New Forest. Surrey races of Brenthis selene. — 

 Mr. Buckstone, series of Brenthis selene from Surrey, one small and 

 dark from high ground, gravel overlying chalk taken mainly in July, the 

 other large and light, on low, marshy ground, clay, taken mainly in June. 



