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caught an odd specimen of Dri/a^ papkia in localities where it did not 

 usually occur, and often somewhat later than is usual in the New 

 Forest, and other localities where it was regularly abundant. He 

 asked whether the members thought it was due to an attempt to 

 spread its area. Mr. Tutt said that he had no doubt there was a 

 tendency in many insects to do this. He had observed both sexes of 

 Aporia cratae<ii at Lautaret, above the tree limit, and where there was 

 no trace of any of their food-plants, unless " Cotoneaster," a food-plant 

 mentioned by Frey and which he did not know, occurred there. He 

 believed the specimens observed at high altitudes, were all stragglers 

 from the lower valleys. Egg of Pamphila comma. — Mr. Tutt exhibited 

 eggs of /'. cnmiiia which had been obtained by Mr. Hamm. He stated 

 that the egg had been described by Buckler, but that a description of 

 the larva was a great desideratum. There was considerable uncertainty 

 even as to the food-plant. He also referred to the fact that this 

 species hybernated in the egg stage, and that a description of the egg 

 of T/ii/)ihiicus actaeon was still wanted. Alpine Aglais urtic^. — Mr. 

 Tutt also exhibited specimens of A. nrticae, the larvae of which had 

 been obtained at Lautaret, where they were abundant, on a patch of 

 stinging nettles, near the Hospice. The larvje pupated in a large 

 chip box. A very large percentage, however, was infested with 

 dipterous parasites — of two species. The imagines emerged on August 

 80th, after a journey from Lautaret to London via Grenoble. He 

 called attention to the fact that the usual deep red hue of the Alpine 

 specimens was wanting, and that they were very little different on their 

 upper sides from those of southern England, but on the undersides 

 there was a considerable contrast between the pale and dark areas of 

 the fore-wings, the central transverse band was very marked, and the 

 blue spots parallel to the outer margin of the hind-wings were very 

 strongly developed. He also showed the pupa-cases, and drew atten- 

 tion to the mode of dehiscence. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society, 

 — .August 27th, 1896. — Mr. Montgomery exhibited a beautiful xanthic 

 EXAMPLE OF Ei'iNEPHELE TiTHONUs, taken at Jcvingtoii on July 27th. All 

 the usually black area being of a rich dark fulvous. Mr. Adkin, a flower- 

 head of ivy, with ova of Cyaniris argiolus in situ, and made some 

 remarks upon the habits of the species. Mr. Manger, a specimen of 

 EuooNiA poLYcHLOiios, taken on May 24th at Brockley. It was sug- 

 gested that the larva fed on poplar, as no elm was in the neighbour- 

 hood. [Had not a May specimen probably hybernated ? — Ed.] . Mr. 

 Moore, specimkns of Papllio daunus and P. cresphontis, from St. 

 Augustine's, Florida ; also several specimens of the " walking stick," 

 Aniisdiiiorjtha huprcstoidcs, which, when seized, will spurt a strong acid 

 vapour from exceptionally large glands placed in the sides of the 

 thorax. Mr. Mansbridge, a bred series of Polia chi, from a dark 

 female taken near Huddersfield. Several examples were dark, having 

 all the lines, bands and markings of ab. oliracca, but without any trace 

 of the olive green shade of that aberration. Mr. South, two spiccurENs ok 

 Caradrina amiugua, taken by Mr. Woodforde, near Exmouth, in July 

 this year. The specimens were unusually pale and glossy, no doubt, 

 it was thought, due to its resting habit in that district. In answer to 

 a question from Mr. Barrett, Mr. McArthur said that the larva of 

 Hadena adusta spun its cocoon in the autumn, but did not turn to a 

 pupa till the spring. He had repeatedly found them at the roots of 



