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gradation in the number and development of the spots, and also one 

 upper side well scaled with blue. Mr, Fremlin, specimens of Foli/ovi- 

 iiiatus astrache v, mlmacia, from Castle Eden Dene. Mr. Mansbridge, 

 vAKiKTiEs OF Ai3KAXA.s GKossuLAKiATA, bred from larv* obtained at 

 Horsforth. Out of 150 larvjB, 2 or 3 % only shewed a more than 

 ordinary variation, compared with some 15 % last year from the same 

 locality. Two specimens were asymmetrical and one was a nicely 

 radiate form. Mr. West (Greenwich) exhibited specimens of the 

 Hemipteron, Diei/tihiis epilohU, from Eltham. Mr. Moore, a specimen 

 of the second brood of Cyaniris aiyiolus, taken on July 12th at 

 Oxshott, and also a specimen of Flebeius aecjon destitute of the row of 

 fulvous blotches on the upper surface, and one having confluent spots 

 on the under side. On Thursday, August 13th, Mr. 8. Stevens exhib- 

 ited an unusually small specimen of Papilio macJiaon, having the 

 black band on the hind-wing very narrow. Mr. R. Adkin, a bred 

 series of Pachnobia hi/perborea, from pup?e taken at Raunock. Mr. 

 McArthur, a preserved larva of the same species, mounted on a twig 

 of its food-pfant [Einpctriuii nu/nuii) the Crowberry, and gave in- 

 teresting details as to its life-history. Mr. Fremlin, a series of Phii/alia 

 jH'tlaria from Saltash, including the dark reticulated form, and the 

 very dark uniform variety. Mr. H. Moore, numerous interesting 

 iNSKCTs FROM 80UTH xIfrica, including a fine specimen of Actias 

 iidiiiosac, which, from its sluggish habits, can be easily picked oft' the 

 bushes, its larvse are more or less gregarious ; several species of the 

 larger Orthoptera, PacJn/tijlm pardalinus, the species which often 

 appears in vast numbers and does considerable damage ; P. percipinus, 

 which is the Locust of N. Africa ; CjirtacanthuH purpurifcy, a very 

 large species ; Acheta afrkana, a mole cricket from Johannesburg ; 

 and numerous species of Coleoptera, which are attracted in thousands 

 to the electric light in Pretoria. Mr. Sauze, a spkcimen of Cicada anglica 

 (CicADETTA Montana), one of three taken by Mr. Heasler in Surrey. Mr. 

 Heasler had been attracted to some oak trees by an unusual stridulation, 

 and eventually succeeded in obtaining these three examples Thus a 

 doubt as to whether this species stridulates or not has been cleared up, 

 there being no previous record of such, in this country. Mr. West, 

 of Greenwich, a series of the local Hemipteron, PJurj/i/aster iiiaura, 

 from Folkestone. Mr. Mansbridge, a double cocoon of (.'lisiocaimpa 

 neustria, from which, although the imagines had emerged from the 

 pupa cases, they had been unable to extricate themselves. When cut 

 open there was only one cavity partially divided into two. Mr. Barrett 

 exhibited four British specimens of Blusia ni, two belonging to Mr. 

 Jeffrey and two to Mr. Briggs. One of the former was captured in 

 Surrey. Also a fine var. of Cleoceris viminalis, having the basal half 

 of the fore-wings very dark in contrast to the very pale outer portion ; 

 and a remarkable form of Aijrotis crdawatUmU, in which neither of the 

 stigmata were developed, but the elbowed and basal lines were very 

 distinct and perfect on the uniformly pale brown ground colour. [The 

 form of Cleoceru riviinalis here recorded as a variety, is the rare type 

 form, see Brit. N(jct.. and tlicir Varieties, Vol. iii., p. 51. Mr. Page 

 bred two or three this year from Kent larvfe. — Ed.] . 



North London Natural History Society. — July 23rd, 189G. — 

 Exhibits : Mr. Harvey : Geometra papilionaria from Epping Forest 

 larva;. Mr, E. W. Roljbins said he had been more or less commissioned 



