94 THE entomologist's record. 



applied in such moderation as in no way to affect the healthy 

 appearance of the insect, produced, with great uniformity, conspicuous 

 differences in colouring. There were other species in which in general 

 no considerable effect was produced unless the temperature was so 

 extreme as to cause crippling or imperfect development in a considerable 

 proportion of the subjects treated. — Ed. 



City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — Thursday, March i^ih, 1892. — Exhibits, Lepidoptera : — Mr. Hodges, 

 varieties of Folin JIavicincta, from Portland and Guernsey, and some 

 fine banded forms of Agriopis aprilina from Durham. Mr. Gates, a 

 living specimen of Melanippe monta/iata, bred from a larva previously 

 exhibited on December 17th, 1891. Mr. Gurney, freshly captured 

 specimens of Aviphidasys prodromaria, Fhigalia pilosaria, etc. from 

 Epping Forest, at Wood Street. Mr. Prout, bred series of Coremia 

 tinidefitaria and C. ferrugata. Mr. Nicholson, bred specimens of 

 Hemerophila abriiptaria, second brood. He pointed out that these 

 were smaller and darker than the spring brood. Mr. Sykes, a 

 specimen of Leiicania iinpura, approaching the var. pwictilinea, Tutt, 

 taken at Enfield. Messrs. Clark, Tutt, Hodges, Battley, Southey, 

 Milton and Dr. Buckell exhibited their series of the genus Hadena, 

 Coleoptera ; — Mr. Heasler, a specimen of Plinthics caliginosiis taken at 

 Greenwich. Mr. Milton, various beetles, and in Hymenoptera, Abia 

 fasciafa, Cerceris arenaria; Gorytes mystaceus and Amvwphila hiiaria. 

 Mr. Tutt then read his paper on " The genus Hade7ia." He pointed 

 out the nearness of Hadena to the Apa/nidcE and stated that, of our 

 British species in the genus, II. porphyrea reached its western limit 

 and h. peregrina its northern limit in our Islands, and that, therefore, 

 both species must of necessity always remain rare here. The various 

 forms of each species were dealt with seriatim, and Mr. Tutt remarked 

 that although H. proiea, H. deniina and H. pisi exhibited a fair 

 amount of variation, the genus was not generally a variable one in the 

 imago state. He said that this was fully made up, however, by the 

 variation in the larvae. Rectilinea he was inclined to place in a separate 

 genus as Staudinger had done. Reference was made somewhat fully to 

 the American vars. of H. trifolii, especially vars. albifusa and oregonica. 

 Mr. Battley, in proposing a vote of thanks to Mr. Tutt, called attention 

 to the extreme variability of the larvae of H. oleracea and H. trifolii, 

 and to the resemblance of some of the latter to the larvae of Alamesira 

 brassiccE. Mr. Lewcock seconded the vote of thanks. Dr. Buckell 

 had found the larvae of H.pisi common on Hampstead Heath, but 

 stated that the imago did not appear to come to sugar. Messrs. 

 Milton, Southey and Tremayne continued the discussion, and the vote 

 of thanks was passed unanimously. Mr. Tutt, in replying, stated that 

 he had taken H. pisi on sugar in 1891, from the end of May to the 

 middle of August, but it did not come so freely as might be expected 

 from the abundance of the larvae. 



Erratum. — Ent. Rec, p. 67, line 12, for "four specimens oi Mixodia 

 rufiinitrana, taken by Mr. Eustace Bankes, in Dorset," read " bred by 

 Mr. E. Bankes, from larvae taken in Hampshire." 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — Marrh 14th, 1892. — Mr. 

 R, C. Bradley showed several species of Cu/ex, taken at Sutton. Mr. 



