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scarcer ; Lycaena corydon was reported from Lilley Hoo, and L. minima 

 from a railway-cutting on the Cambridge and Hitchin line. Among 

 the Heterocera : two larvfe of Acherontia atropos were found in tlie 

 middle of July, at St. Alban's ; these pupated successfully, and the 

 imagines emerged at the end of September or beginning of October ; 

 Macroglossa stellatarum was everywhere much more abundant than usual ; 

 one member reported that a specimen visited a piece of honeysuckle that 

 he was wearing as a button-hole ; Trochilium apiforme was netted at 

 Colney Heath. 



City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 Ajrril 3rd, 1894. — It was unanimously resolved to send a letter of con- 

 dolence to Mrs. Weir, expressive of the great regret with wliich the 

 Society had heard of the sudden death of Mr. J. Jenner Weir. Ex- 

 hibits : — Mr. Tremayne ; Nemeobins lucina, Lobophora hexapterata, 

 Tliecla rubi, Tephrosia extersaria, Notodonta dodonea, and others taken by 

 him in the New Forest, at Whitsuntide 1893. Mr. Battley ; Nyssia 

 hispidaria from Epping Forest. Mr. Nicholson ; a $ Enchloe carda- 

 mines, bred from ova found in the New Forest. Mr. Southey ; Cidaria 

 suffamata from Hendon, where it seemed to have become almost extinct. 

 Mr. Lewcock ; Silpha sid>rotundata from Ireland ; he believed this to be 

 quite distinct from Silpha atrata, although it was considered by many 

 as merely a variety of that species. Mr. Tutt ; pupte of Thais 

 polyxena ; these pupse appeared to form a connecting link between 

 Parnassius and PapiUo ; they were attached to twigs by the tail, and 

 also by a belt, which, however, did not pass round the waist as in Pa- 

 piUo, &c., but was held by two hooked processes on the head of the 

 pupa ; these hooks were probably evolved from the two ear-like 

 points found in PapiUo : he also exhibited drawings of a typical pupa 

 of PapiUo, to illustrate some remarks which he made on some apparently 

 insignificant, but really important points, in the structure of pupje. 

 Mr. Battley had found Taeuiocampa popideti fairly common near 

 Broxbourne ; it was found chiefly on sallows which were in close 

 proximity to aspens, but could also be obtained by searching the aspen 

 twigs after dark ; in the same locality he met with the following species 

 and read : — 



Notes on the habits of Brephos notha. — This species occurred on 

 the outskirts of a wood near Broxbourne, in which were a few aspens. 

 The moths began to fly soon after 10 a.m., at which time they were, 

 like B, parthenias, very sluggish and easy to capture. About mid-day 

 they retreated into tlie thicker ])arts of the wood, but at 2.15 p.m. they 

 suddenly ajjpeared in large numbers on the sheltered side ; after five 

 minutes' flight they went back again into the wood for about ten 

 minutes, when they again re-apj^eared ; this was re^jeated several 

 times. 



Mr. Tutt said that B. notha was to be obtained in some numbers by 

 shaking the aspens at dusk. 



Aprd nth, 1894.— Exhibits : — Mr. Smith ; Thecia betnlae and Ly- 

 caena aryiolns from Epping Forest. Mr. Bacot ; Nyssia hispidaria and 

 Taeniocampa munda from Chingford ; the latter, which were bred, 

 consisted mainly of the var. iiamaaddla. Dr. Chapman remarked that 

 in years when this species was plentiful the specimens showed no great 

 variation, Jiut when it was scarce, those specimens which did occur, 

 usually varied considerably, both from the type and inter se. Mr. 



