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it pupated in June with the rest of the brood, did not emerge until 

 within a few days of October 3rd, when it was found alive in the cage, 

 which still contained the pupje of that brood. Suffolk captures. — 

 The Rev. C. R. N. Burrows exhibited— (1). A male aberration of Epione 

 apiciaria, orange in colour, without reticulations, and with an entire 

 dark purple marginal band. (2). A specimen of AcidaUa subsericcata, 

 taken in August (1896), and presumably belonging to a second brood. 

 (3). A specimen of Ai/rotis niiirUam, without markings. (4). 

 Dyschorkta suspecta, one without spots, but with transverse lines. All 

 were captured in Suffolk in August, 1896. Syrichthus ma.lv^ (taras) 

 AND Pyrajieis atalanta. — Mr. T. W. Jackson exhibited a specimen of 

 S. vialvae with a whitish central blotch on each fore-wing (ab. taras, 

 Meig.), from Horsham, and also a bred Pyravwis atalanta, with two of 

 the white apical spots large and suffused, a small apical dot near 

 apex of hind-wings, the spots in the red band on the latter being 

 absent. The food-plant of Carpocapsa saltitans. — Mr. T. F. 

 Clarke exhibited a sprig of the species of Euphnrhia, Avhich bears the 

 seeds known as the "Jumping Beans," showing the "beans" in 

 position. Captures at Sandown. — Mr. Prout exhibited five specimens 

 of Caradrlna amhitjua, captured this year, at Sandown. Mr. Tutt 

 remarked that the species would appear to occur further west than was 

 generally assumed, as Mr. Woodforde had taken it at Exmouth, this 

 year. Mr. Prout further exhibited two specimens of Leucania 

 alhipwicta, one very red, the other quite grey, = Sbh. r/rtsea, Tutt; also 

 a strongly marked aberration of Hadena ahjccta of the variegated form, 

 approaching in superficial appearance to 11. (jenistae or A. (jeurina ab. 

 remissa. All the specimens were taken at Sandown. Resting 

 HABIT OF Nisoniades tages AND Spilothyrus alth^^. — Mr. Bayue 

 asked whether any of the members had seen Xi.wmades ta;/efi at rest at 

 night. He said he had noticed that, when the lantern-light fell on 

 them, they immediately dropped their wings from the orthodox 

 butterfly position of rest to that described as the " penthouse " 

 position. Mr. Tutt, referring to Spilothjrus althaeae, a Continental 

 species, said that he observed that a very fine specimen rested naturally 

 with outspread wings, much after the fashion of a Geometrid moth, 

 and continued to do so for several days, but that a worn specimen of 

 the same species rested in quite orthodox butterfly fashion. Mr. J. 

 W. Tutt (President) read a paper on "The Antennae of Lepidoptera ; 

 their Structure, Functions and Evolution." 



Entomological Society of London. — October 21st, 1896. — Emus 

 hirtus in Kent.— Mr. J. J.Walker, R.N., exhibited a specimen of 

 Emus hirtus, L., taken at Gore Court Park, Sittingbourne, Kent, on 

 the 30th May last. Gryllus campestris from Italy. — Mr. W. B. 

 Spence sent from Florence, for exhibition, some specimens of a 

 cricket, (jri/llus cawpestris, hi small wire cages, which he stated 

 were, in accordance with an ancient custom, sold by the Italians 

 on Ascension-day. Prestwichia aquatica.-- Mr. F. Enock exhibited 

 a specimen of the curious aquatic Hymenopteron, Prestwichia 

 aquatica, J , which Sir John Lubbock first captured in 1862, 

 but which had not been recorded since that date until its redis- 

 covery in May, 1896. Mr. Enock said that the male had remained 

 unknown until June last, when he captured several swimming about 

 in a pond at Epping. The male was micropterous, and, like the 



