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this spring and produced the vernal form. Coleoptera. — Mr. Milton ex- 

 hibited Colymbetes jwtatus, Agabus conspersiis, Hydrobius oblo7igus and 

 Hydroporus parallelogrammus. Mr. Heasler, Anshomenns ridttus and 

 Limnebhis piipposiis from Mitcham. 



Dr. Buckell read a paper by Mr. J. Alston Moffatt from the Report 

 of the Entomological Society of Ontario^ Canada, for 1891, on "The 

 microscopical appearance of the unexpanded wings of Callosomia 

 protnethea." 



A most interesting discussion ensued, in which Drs. Sequeira and 

 Buckell and Messrs. Clark, Simes, Bayne and others took part. 



Thursday, June 2>id, 1892. — Exhibits: Lepidoptera. — Mr. Battley, a 

 box of lepidoptera from Southend, Essex, including Lyccena argiolus, a 

 dwarf form of Anthocharis carda/nines, Aleucis pictaria, Tce^iiocampa 

 gracilis, Viminia rumicis, Hadena genistcB, etc. Mr. Clark, a series of 

 Anticlea badiata from Epping Forest. Mr. Tremayne, Platypteryx 

 ufiguicula, Corycia iemereta and Ephyra trilinearia from Epping Forest. 

 Dr. Buckell, living larvee oi Amphipyra pyramidca and Cosmia trapeziua. 

 Mr. Smith, Halias prasinana, Demas coryli and Odontopera bidetitata. 

 Mr. Bayne, a series of Tceniocampa munda from Epping Forest, and a 

 specimen of T. stabilis with the wings on one side brown, and parlly 

 grey on the other. Mr. Bacot, a bred series of Spilosoma mendica. 

 Mr. Southey Tceniocampa gracilis and Pachnobia rubricosa from Hamp- 

 stead. He also exhibited two specimens of a Noctua bred from tomatoes 

 imported from Italy, and a specimen of a Bombyx found in a barrel of 

 foreign apples. Coleoptera. — Mr. Heasler, Philydrus nielanocephalus 

 from Mitcham. ]\Ir. Beck, Cicindela sylvatica and Lina populi from 

 Aldershot, Cassida oblonga from Freshwater, Onthophagus ovatus from 

 Bonchurch, and Silpha littoralis taken under a dead hedgehog. Mr. 

 Bayne mentioned that Lithosia aureola was now fairly plentiful at 

 Chingford, and that other species abounded. Mr. Tremayne stated 

 that insects were very abundant at West Wickham, while Mr. Prout 

 recorded Stauropus fagi diwd. Notodonta trepida from the same locality. — 

 A. U. Battley and j. A. Simes, Hon. Sees. 



South London Entomological Society. — Thursday, May 12th, 

 1892. — Mr. Adkin exhibited a box of Rannoch insects, including 

 Petasia nubeculosa, Erebia epiphron, Phibalapteryx lapidata, and Cidaria 

 corylata wax. albocrenata ; Mr. Frohawk larvae oi Argynnis euphfosyne 318 

 days old, larvce of A. paphia 282 days old, larvae of Militxa aurinia, 

 pup?e of AT. cinxia and AI. athalia. Mr. Barrett a long and variable 

 series of M. aurinia and Melanippe fluctuata ; Mr. Tugwell reported on 

 a trip to Tilgate where larvae of Sesia sphcgiformis were found, and Mr, J. 

 A. Cooper recorded the capture of imagines and ova of Tceniocampa 

 opima on Wan stead Flats. 



Thursday, May 26///, 1892. — Mr. Hawes exhibited two parallel series 

 of Pieris napi bred from the same batch of ova, part emerging as the 

 summer brood with strong black markings in August last, part as the 

 spring brood, dusky, with less strong markings in the present month 

 (May). Mr. Weir remarked on the distinction of the two broods. Mr. 

 Frohawk a pupa of Argynnis paphia with brilliant metallic markings, 

 which only took 18 to 20 hours to change from the larval to the pupal 

 stage. Mr. Tugwell a box of insects captured in Tilgate Forest ; Mr. 

 Adkin some fine Asteroscopus nubeculosa, which had been in pupa from 



