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gigns, a dark variety of Vempu rnlgaris, Ueduviiis persondtns and its pupa, 

 BomhyUm major, and and an unnamed species of Tach/'na ; and from 

 South Africa two sjjecies of scorpions, " trap door " spiders and their 

 nests or galleries, and a Crustacean parasitic on fishes ; also, four skins 

 of the great African Kingfisher, Ceryle maxima. Mr. Theobald, larva, 

 ]iupa, and imago in spirit of Tipnla maculosa, and a number of speci- 

 mens of a species of Agromyza, the larvae of which had been found 

 doing considerable damage — mining the leaves and shoots of chrysan- 

 themums in greenhouses. 



March 3rd. — Mr. W. H. Seyfang of St. Peter's College Avas elected 

 a member. Mr. Moss exhibited a Sialid (species ?) from Rome, and a 

 Ijox of Lepidoptera, most of which he had " forced " during January ; 

 among others, were specimens of Papilio viachaon, Smerinthm tiliai, 

 Notodonta ziczac, and most noteworthy, a series of Bomhyx rnbi, on 

 which he contributed notes.* A discussion Avas carried on by Messrs. 

 Theobald, Farren, Fitzroy and Jones. Mr. Theobald, some larvaj of 

 an unknown species of Tlpula in rotten Avood from Gloucestershire, 

 microscopic slides, and photos of them ; No. 1, a larva of Simulmn ; 

 No. 2, a larva of a new Tanypns ; No. 3, an undescribed diptei'on and 

 its pupa. Mr. Jones, a series of Agrotlf^ cxcJamationis and its \'arieties, 

 costata, Tutt ; plaga, St. ; pallida, Tutt ; lineolatus, Tutt, and juncta, 

 Tutt. Mr. Farren, Orphiedes demolcm, taken in South Africa by Mr. 

 T. C. Kickard, and A^arieties of Papilio machaon from Wicken Fen ; and 

 remarked on the philogenetic A^alue of certain corresponding markings ; 

 a bred series of Orobena extimalis, Scop. = margaritalis, Schiff. ; and 

 representative species of Pterophori, Crambi, Tortrices, and Tineina. 

 Mr. Bryan read a paper on " Kelaxing and Setting Insects," and ex- 

 hibited ap2>liances and draAvings in illustration. A long discussion 

 ensued, Messrs. Theobald, Jones, Farren, Bull, White and others taking 

 part. — W. Fakren, Hon. Sec. 



City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 Tuesday, 21st February, 1893. — Exhiliits : — Dr. Buckell, a series of 

 Coremia unidentaria, bred from a black-banded female ; the males being 

 all black-banded, and the only female, red-lianded. Mr. Prout. red 

 varieties of the same species, bred from a typical female from SandoAvn. 

 Mr. Kobson, Zygcena filipendidau Avith five spots on the fore Avings, also 

 two specimens of the A'ar. cerium ; and a female of Arcfia mendica, Avith 

 cream-coloured anterior Avings. Mr. Nicholson, an asymmetrical sj^eci- 

 men of Catocala sponsa, from the Ncav Forest. Mr. Bellamy, Luperina 

 cespitis, taken on lamps at AVinchmore Hill. Mr. Bacot, bred series of 

 Sphinx ligusiri, from Folkestone and Hadleigh. Mr. Hollis, A'ariable 

 series of Hybemia defoliaria, from Highgate. Mr. Machin, a British 

 Hpecimen oi Sphinx pinastri, and melanic forms of Boarmia abietaria, 

 bred from Box Hill larva3. The folloAving were among the exhibits of 

 melanic lepidoptera: — Mr. Hodges, a number of species, including 

 Stanropus fagi, Agriopis aprdina, Caradrina cubicidaris and Melanthia 

 rubiginata. Mr. Smith, dark females of Argynuis aglaia, from Blandford. 

 Mr. Simes, black vars. of Noctua xanthngrapha and Agrotis nigricans, 

 from Aberdeen, and a dark underside of Chortobins pa]uphilm, from 

 Epping. Mr. Kiches, dark forms of Hemerophila abraptaria. Mr. 



* This paper is given in full under the head of « Practical Hints " in this 

 month's number- — Ed. 



