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the male, variety of the male, female, and underside of the species. — 

 H, Goss, Hon. Sec. 



City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — Thursday, February Afth, 1892. — Exhibits : — Mr. Tutt, some very fine 

 forms of Cirr/tcedia xera?npeli?ia, which he had received from the Rev. 

 Joseph Greene. These included some fine examples of the var. 

 unicolor, Stgr., which he said was common in parts of Germany, and 

 also in Southern France, where it occurred in equal numbers with the 

 type ; he stated that the common British form was the var. centrago, 

 Haw. He also exhibited Hadena pisi and Panolis pmiperda (red and 

 grey forms), and a melanic var. of Eupithccia fraxinata ca]3tured by 

 Mr. Tunstall, near Warrington. Mr. Clark, four specimens of Mixodia 

 rufimitrana, taken by Mr. Eustace Bankes in Dorset. Mr. Battley, a 

 number of species taken in Epping Forest, including a very small 

 specimen oi Pieris napi ? , Trichiura craicegi, etc. Mr. Bayne, a series 

 of Lithosia aureola from Epping. Mr. Simes, Vanessa polychloros, 

 Dicycla 00, etc., from Epping Forest. Mr. Sykes, Polia flavicinda, 

 Xanthia ferrughiea and other autumnal species from Enfield. Mr. 

 Nicholson, two varieties of Pararge cegeria, the only specimen that 

 emerged from a large brood. One of these was without the eye-spots 

 on the forewings, while the other had the light and dark markings 

 blotched into one another. Mr. Tutt expressed an opinion that the 

 variation was due to disease, and was probably caused by the food being 

 insufficient or innutritious. Mr. Milton, a number of species from 

 Epping Forest, including Eurymene dolobraria, Dicycla 00, Halias quer- 

 ca?ia, etc. ; also in Coleoptera, Telephorus abdotninalis, Hydroporus 

 e^-lineatiis, Pogonocherus fascicularis. Mr. Burrows, Carabus granulatus 

 from Wanstead, and a series of Bembidium /^-guttatus from Mitcham. 

 Mr. Heasler, Ischnoglossa rufopicca, taken under rotten beech bark at 

 Loughton, and Alycetopotus lucidus from Boleti at the same locality. Mr. 

 Riches, Testicella scutellum, and other species of slugs. Mr. Boden, 

 various fossils from the Gault clay at Folkestone. 



The Secretary read a resolution recently passed by the Council, an- 

 nouncing their intention to compile a list of the fauna observed within a 

 radius of ten miles of Charing Cross, and impressed upon the members 

 the necessity for their co-operation. Mr. Bayne then read his paper. ^ 



At the conclusion of the paper a hearty vote of thanks was accorded 

 Mr. Bayne. 



Thursday, February I'^th, 1892. — A very full meeting came together 

 to welcome Mr. Robson, who had come from Hartlepool to read a 

 paper. Exhibits, Lepidoptera : — Mr. Raine, living larvos of Hepiahis 

 humuli, also a large collection of preserved larvce. Mr. Southey, bred 

 series of Notodonta ziczac and N. camelina from Ham]:)stead Heath. 

 Mr. Tutt, fine forms of Agrotis nigricans, also A. tritici and vars. of 

 Xanthia aurago, belonging to Mr. Chittenden and taken in Kent, and 

 Continental types of Agrotis helvetina. He also exhibited a Se/ina, 

 taken by Mr. Freer at Tintern, Monmouth. Mr. Tutt thought that it 

 was S. aurita var. raf?iosa, of which he possessed specimens from the 

 Engadine. Mr. Battley, a young larva of Apamea opJiiogramma, about 

 a quarter of an inch long, which he had found at the roots of ribbon 

 grass in his garden. He stated that this species hybernated as a very 



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