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emerged from the chrysalis. He also exhibited two specimens of 

 Xanthia oceJlaris taken at the same time. Mr. R. W. Lloyd exhibited 

 male and female specimens of Amara alpina from Garvell, Perth- 

 shire. Colonel bwinlioe stated that he had, during the past smnmer, 

 captured four specimens of Pieris daplidice at Deal. He said they 

 were worn and had probably been blown over from France. Mr. 

 Tutt remarked that he had collected at Deal for many years, but had 

 never met with Pieris (hiplidice. 



At the meeting of the South London Entomological and Natural 

 History Society, on October 24th, 1895, Mr. Frohawk exhibited two 

 specimens of Acherontia atropos, one of which had been washed 

 ashore in Glamorgan, and the other had been taken at the lighthouse 

 of St. Agnes, Scilly. Mr. McArthur showed a series of Nockiafestira, 

 taken in the Orkneys this year. Mr. West: a bug [Zierona caerulea), 

 taken by Mr. Billups on the fungus table at the society's exhibition. 

 Mr. Carrington and Mr. Frohawk reported having seen fresh speci- 

 mens of GoJias ediisa on the South coast on October 20th. — On 

 November 1 4th, Mr. Briggs exhibited a living specimen of the 

 Madeira cockroach ( Pmu-hlora madcrac), taken in Covent Garden 

 Market. INIr. R. Adkin : a series of J'^iiniu'lcsia tarn iota from Co. Kerry, 

 which were lighter than the English form ; also a specimen of Arctia 

 caia from Co. Louth, with very intense black-brown markings. Mr. 

 McArthur : living larv;B, and a recently emerged imago of Tnjphaena 

 orhona var. vurtidi from Orkney ; he said that all the specimens 

 captured there were of this form. Mr. Mansbridge : a series of 

 Hypenodes albixtrii/alis, taken at sugar in Epping Forest. Mr. Sturt : 

 a living larva of Sjdiin.r coiirolndi from Cornwall, and drawings of the 

 others he had had ; one specimen was of the rare striped form. Mr. South : 

 a short bred series of Acnnnjcta nifnijantiriilis from Macclesfield ; he 

 stated that the larvfB much preferred sallow, although a few fed on birch. 



At the meeting of the North London Natural History Society, 

 on November 14th, Mr. Prout opened a discussion on " The rare 

 Hawk Moths," in which he included Acheruntia atrnjHis, Sjdiin.v lon- 

 vdlruli, S, jiinastri, Ih'ilejiliila ciijiluirhiae, D. (jalii, ]>. lironiira, 

 Clwcrdvampa nciii and ('. ciicrio. He applied himself exclusively to 

 the problems of their geographical distribution, and very uncertain 

 appearance in different parts of the world. Setting aside for this 

 purpose all scientific classification, he suggested the following division 

 of the species : (1) Species on the border-line between " rare " and 

 " common," yet presenting some interesting problems regarding dis- 

 tribution, kc, which perhaps rendered them worthy of a place in the 

 discussion. In this division, Mr. Prout Avould certainly include 

 Achciuntia atropos, and possibly Sjdiijt.r nmrdlruli. (2) Species ex- 

 tremely rare with us, but common on the Continent. Here belonged 

 Sjdii)i.r jdnastri, Jh'ilcjdiila i/alii and D. eujdiorhiac, though Mr. Prout 

 mentioned that N. jiinastri would probably liave to be studied on quite 

 a diti'erent basis. (B) Species rare and uncertain in their appearance 

 throughout the greater part of Europe, being apparently natives of the 

 far south. Here belonged ('liocnicainpa nerii, ('. celcrin and l)i'ilci'1iila 

 licvrnica. Dealing with Acherontia atropos, Mr. Prout argued the 

 question as to whether or not it was truly indigenous in Europe, and 

 suggested that an interesting point concerning it, is whether it was 

 imported with the potato, or whether it originally fed entirely upon 



