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now emerging, and Mr. South said that he liad bred Coccyx sfrohilana, 

 Hb., from the spruce fir in Buckinghamshire. — F. W. Hawes and H. 

 Williams, Hon. Sees. 



Thursday, May 2oth. — Mr. Adkin exhibited a bred series of Cidaria 

 snffumata, Hb., from Forres, with bred series from Dover and Box-hill, 

 for comparison ; also a bred series of Lohophora. carpinata, Bork. 

 {lohulata, Hb.), from Eannoch, including one extreme banded form, 

 with southern sei'ies for comparison. Mr. Gerrard, a specimen of 

 Syrichthns malpce, L. (alveolus, Hb.) var. fritlUnm, \V, V. from Epping. 

 Mr. C. G. Barrett, a box containing more than twenty species of 

 Psychida; from the continent of Eurojie, and especially desired to gain 

 more information with regard to these little known and obscure 

 insects. He stated that the larvfe lived in cases, after the manner of 

 the Coleophora, on fir, furze, heath, grass and the lichens of trees, 

 rocks and bushes, and that many entomologists considered them to be 

 Bombyces, not TiNEiNA. Mr. Weir remarked that all the species 

 seemed excessively local, and gave his experience with P. vlllosella, 

 Och., stating that the female did not leave the case, that the eggs were 

 laid and hatched within this shelter, and that most likely the first meal 

 of the young larva3 was the body of their mother. Mr. West, of 

 Streatham, on behalf of Mr. Trenery, a male and female of Pieris 

 daplidice, L., captured by a boy at Plymouth (When ? Ed.), also a speci- 

 men of Smerinthns tilice, L., in which the rosy tint was very strongly 

 developed, making a very beautiful var. Mr. Turner, a long series of 

 Hyhcrnia leucophcearia, Schiff., from varieties with but few markings on 

 a light ground, to forms which were very dark, with the transverse 

 lines obliterated, selected from varioiis localities near South London ; 

 n specimen of Panolis phiiperda, Panz., from Westerham, in which gi-een 

 was the prevailing colour, also hybernated specimens of Pterophoriis 

 monodactylus, L., taken on February 18th this year. Mr. Warne, a 

 nodule of kauri gum from New Zealand, enclosing a large Longicorn 

 beetle. Mr. Weir, a species of Hippohoscidce taken from an exhausted 

 House-martin (Chelidon urbica, L.), most likely Stenoptery.Tc hlrundinis ; 

 also a mass of eggs and young larva?, from the Avild rose (Rosa canina), 

 which appeared to be those of Hcmeropjliila ahrtiptaria, Thnb. He 

 •earnestly requested members to make notes of all unusual occurrences 

 during the present phenomenal season, and report to the Society the 

 results of their observations and experiences. Mr. Adkin remarked 

 that a considerable number of species had appeared in his breeding 

 cages, which had been two years or more in pupa. Mr. Perks, a large 

 specimen of a Polyporus, full of Coleopterous larvas, taken at the 

 Society's field meeting at Horsley. Mr. Turner then read the Eeport 

 of the Society's field meeting at Horsley on May 13th, which had been 

 so successful and enjoyable. — Hy. J. Turner (Acting Secretary). 



Jtme Sth, 1893. — Mr. F. W. Frohawk exhibited a variety of Melitoea 

 aurinia, Eott., a most remarkable form, especially on the underside, the 

 normal orange-tawnj^ colouring being replaced by fulvous brown, 

 <and the markings of the outer half of the secondaries being almost 

 entirely missing ; also a somewhat similar aberration of the same 

 species on behalf of Mr, Carpenter, Mr, H, A. Auld exhibited a 

 specimen of Sjn'losoma urticce, Esp., which was deficient in the usual 

 row of black spots down the centre of the body ; also a bred series of 

 Phibalapteryx vitalbata, Hb, Mr, K. Adkin showed a splendid box of 



