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variegana was common and variable ; larvas were in evidence on the 

 Bosa sphiosissima, and from a bag full I bred a nice series of F . 2)ermid(ma 

 which were small but very brightly coloured ; over the same plant 

 Spilonota roborana abounded at dusk ; specimens of Orthotcenia striana 

 and 0. erlcetana were netted ; GrapholitJia nigromaculana was abundant 

 flying over ragwort ; Sericoris Jitforana was frequent amongst its food- 

 plant on the cliffs ; E2)liq>piplwra hnmnichiana and E. trigeviinana 

 abounded ; Eiipoecilia atrlcapntana and E. ctliella were frequent ; I found 

 Trycheris mediana common on heads of Heracleum sphondylkmi, half a 

 dozen specimens or so on every head. — W. G. Sheldon. December 

 26th, 1893. 



gOCIETIES. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — December lith, 1893. — Exhibits :— Mr. South; specimens from South 

 Europe of A. adippe vars. cleodoxa and chlorodippe ; a var. of T. rubi 

 from Ireland, the upper side of which was very dark, whilst there was 

 no green on the under side, but the white spots were strongly 

 developed ; also S. malvce var. taras from Exeter, in which locality it 

 was said to be not uncommon. Mr. Pearce ; a long series of Cliryso- 

 phantis hypophlceas, series of Colias jMlodice including pale form of ? , 

 Terias nicippe with yellow form of 5 , P. rapcB and various species of 

 Lycaenidce, all from Alleghany Co., U.S.A. ; also Nathalis iole from 

 Colorado. A discussion ensued as to whether C. liypopldctias should be 

 considered a distinct species. Mr. J. J. Weir ; Planema euryta, an 

 Acrajine butterfly from the Cameroons, in which the sexes differed 

 materially both in colour and shape, and which was mimicked in each 

 of these respects by the corresponding sexes of Pseudacroea jrirce, a 

 Nymphaline species. Mr. Turner ; a long series (bred) of T. juniperata, 

 arranged to show the varied interruption of the band on fore-wings. 

 Mr. Billups; Driastata basilis, a rare Dipteron from Bromley, Kent, which 

 had not hitherto been recorded as British ; also the following species 

 of Ichneumouidai, bred by members : — Ichneumon fuscipes from larvee 

 of A. myricce (Mr. Short) : Bhizarcha oerolaris from larvee of the 

 Dipteron Phytomyza aqHilegia (Mr. Billups); Co?as tl/spar from larvEB 

 of M. aurinia (Mr. Frohawk) ; Ichneumon pyrrhopus from Eupithecia 

 helveticaria, GlypAa bicornis from Tortrix palleana, Anomala cervinops 

 from H. dipsacea, and Lissonota sulphurifcra from S. scoliiformis (Mr. 

 Adkin). Mr. Adkiu ; a varied series of T. gothica from Rannoch. and 

 yellow forms of Z. trifoUi from Cambridge. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. 

 Beport Sec. 



Entomological Society of London. — December 6th, 1893. — Mr. W. 

 E. Kirby exhibited, for Dr. Livett, a series of specimens taken at Wells, 

 which L)r. Livett considered to be varieties of Dasycampa rubiginca, but 

 which many entomologists present thought were varieties of Cerastis 

 vaccina. Mr. Kirby added that specimens similar in appearance to those 

 exhibited had been taken rather freely during the past autumn in 

 Berkshire, and it was suggested that they might be hybrids between D. 

 rubiginea and C. vaccinii. Mr. Lovell Keays exhibited, for Mr. A. L. 

 Keays, a series of Lycaena alcxis with confluent spots on the under sides 

 of the front wings. He drew attention to the fact that the insects were 



