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of Prays cnrtiselhis collected round Macclesfield, which included both 

 the normal and tlie uniformly fuscous forms. Mr. Turner showed a 

 dark specimen of Melanippe fluctuata taken at Brockley, referable to 



var. neapolimta. The meeting on August 23rd does not seem to have 



produced anything worthy of record. 



City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — July 3rd, 1894. — Exhibits: — Mr. Clark: a large number of Aus- 

 tralian Lepidoptera received from Mr. Anderson ; also living larvae of 

 Selenia limaria. Mr. May : an empty cocoon of Phisia moneta from 

 Weybridge. He stated that the moth had emerged from this a few 

 days previously. Mr. Hollis : bred specimens of Ocneria dispar. Mr, 

 Prout : bred series of Eupithecia assimilata, upon which he made the 

 following remarks : — " These specimens were reared from five different 

 females taken in 1893. Brood No. 2 was a failure, but the others 

 showed a decided tendency to heredity. Brood 1 was composed of 

 small specimens, inclining to a dull unicolorous form ; Brood 3, similar, 

 but larger ; Brood 4, fine large reddish specimens, well marked, 

 especially behind the central spot ; Brood o, delicate greyish tone, 

 recalling the tint of E. suhnotata. This species is only partially double 

 brooded. Brood 1, from a female taken 11th June, 1893, produced 

 three at the end of Jul}^ 1893, the remainder emerging in May, 1894; 

 Brood 5, from a female taken 11th August, 1893, fed up during the 

 autumn, the imagines appearing in May. They fed either on currant 

 or hop, but refused flowers, while the allied E. absynthiata feeds on 

 ragwort flowers, and refuses hop." Dr. Secpieira : Meliana flamrnea, 

 Viminia venosa and Macrogaster arundinis, all from Wicken Fen. Dr. 

 Buckell : Nisoniades tages. He called attention to the presence in the 

 males of a fold along the basal half of the costal margin of the fore 

 wings. The same character is also present in Pyrgns lualvae, and is 

 probably a scent organ. Mr. Bacot : full-grown larvae of Amphidasys 

 prodromaria feeding on cherry. Mr. Battley : flowers of Orchis 

 jiyramidaJis, Ophrys apifera (Bee orchis), and Gyninadenid conopsrn 

 (Scented orcliis) all from Keigate. Mr. Bate said that he had made 

 further enquiries as to the specimen of Polyomruatus virganreae 

 exhibited by him at the last meeting, and that no doubt seemed to exist 

 as to the authenticity of the capture, which took place in July or 

 August, 1880. 



July 17th, 1894.— Exhibits: — Mr. Oldham : a specimen of Rumia 

 cratnegata with very distinct transverse lines ; also some rats killed by 

 poison. Mr. liattley : Macrogaster arundinis, Hydrilla p>alnstris, Her- 

 minia crihralis and Nascia cilialis, all from Wicken, and Spilodes sticticalis 

 from Tuddenham. Mr. May : bred specimens of Plnsia moneta, Geometra 

 papilionaria and Ellopia fasciaria. Dr. Buckell ; living specimens of 

 Bomhyx quercus received from Mr. A. J. Johnson of Erdington, near 

 Birmingham. He read a letter from that gentleman, in which he stated 

 that he had placed three bred S])ecimens (two males and a female) in a 

 box, and shortly afterwards noticed that the two males were in cop. He 

 further suggested that one of them might be hermaphroditic, although 

 they appeared to be typical males. Capt. Thompson : pupa^ of Nonagria 

 eiymi in stems of Elymns areuarius. 



August 1th, 1894. — Exhibits: — Mr. Sauze : a long series of Coccinella 

 variabilis from Sydenham and other localities. Mr. Lewcock : a nearly 

 fidl-fed larva of Smerinthus tiliae. The meeting was very small, many 

 of the members being away for their holidays. 



