172 THE ektomologist's record. 



imidentaria, C. ferrwjata, Scotosia undnlata ; at sugar : Lithosia 

 complana, P. niiiiicis, Craniophora lujUstri, Leucania conitjera, L. 

 lithartjijria, L. pollens, Xylophasia litho.vi/lca, X. ncolopacina, Miana 

 litcroHa, M. Htri;/ilis, Rusina tenehroaa, Trijphaena orhona, T. Jiiiihria, 

 DijHchorista smju'cta, Cosinia alfinis, Gonoptcra libatri.r, Na(>ni(( ti/jiica, 

 Hi/pena prnhoacUal is . 



August 4th, 1896. — Exhibits :^Mr. Oldham : fine forms of I'irris 

 rapae and P. jiapi, taken hist month in Cheshire. Mr. Bate : Sticnia 

 tctralunaria, exhibited as representing the conckision of an experi- 

 ment in heredity commenced by Mr. Bacot. The specimens were of the 

 sunnner brood, and most of the larv;B had pupated after the fourth 

 change, though a few had an additional cast. All these latter came 

 out ? s, and were larger than those which had only four changes. Mr. 

 Dadd reported Nuctita dahlii, and two specimens of Tnjphaena subseijua 

 from the New Forest, where he had found Noctua sti(jmatica very 

 common. He also recorded Ci/aniris an/iolua from Wood Green, and 

 Drcpana cidtraria at sugar. Mr. Tremayne reported Lepidoptera 

 scarce, and sugar a total failure, at Tunbridge Wells. Mr. Oldham 

 reported sugar and everything else unsuccessful in Cheshire. Mr. 

 Nicholson reported Lepidoptera common at Conway. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 On .July 9th, 1896, Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a short bred skkies ok 

 diantii/ECIa conspeksa from larv.e takkn in Hoy. They were all 

 dark in colour, about midway between the Shetland and Scottish 

 mainland forms. Also a series of />. capsivcola, from the same locality, 

 shoAving no variation from the usual English form. Mr. Auld, series 

 of varieties of Abraxas grossulariata, bred this year. One speci- 

 men was of an unique form, the basal half of each wing being curiously 

 streaked, while the outer half was quite normal. On the hind-wings 

 the streaks were very irregular in length. Mr. Turner, series and 

 LiFK-HisTORiES OF the followiiig species of CoLEoriiORA : — C. lineolca 

 from Brockley and Lewisham, C. albitarsi'Ua from Lewisham, C. pal- 

 liatdla from Epping Forest, C. lariciclla and ('. J'usirilindla from 

 Carlisle. The latter species showed the young curved cases, which 

 are abandoned early and new straight ones made. Also living pupa' 

 of (Tonopteri/.r rhamni from Byfleet. Mr. Lucas, bred specimens and 

 pupa skins of the local dragonfly, Erntlirovuna naias, from Byfleet. 

 Mr. Enock, a living specimen of the very rare jiale of Prestwiciiia 

 AQUATicA, which, with the assistance of Messrs. Dennis and Scarfield, 

 he had discovered in a pond in Epping Forest. It had only the 

 merest rudiments of wings. He much doubted the statement that the 

 species was parasitic on the eggs of dragonflies. The ovipositor 

 seemed too strong and too long. He suggested that the ova were de- 

 posited in some aquatic larvte. On July 23rd, 1896, Mr. West 

 (Streatham) exhibited specimens of ('atocala promissa and C. spanf^a, 

 bred from larva; taken during the Society's Field-meeting at Whitsun- 

 tide. Mr. Robt. Adkin, a series of a Hypsipetes bred from 

 larvsB taken in Orkney by Mr. McArthur. He was unable to say 

 Avhether they were H. trifasciata or 11. ruherata, although he was 

 inclined to think they were referable to the latter species. He also 

 exhibited a specimen of C()cnovi/})iiiha pampliilu^, with the row of 

 ocelli on the underside very well developed. Mr. Dennis, a series of 

 UNDERSIDES OF CupiDo MINIMA, taken at Horsley, shewing a complete 



