48 THE entomologist's record. 



cidence that these, the only insects attracted at this place, were both 

 clear-winged. Of course, both are strong fliers. On shore, at Ceylon, 

 I took a small " micro," white in colour, with black tufts, similar to 

 the above, but I did not notice a corresponding power of extension. 

 In the neighbourhood of Ceylon one specimen of Papilio machaon — 

 which I had brought with me — emerged from a f/rrt 6 -coloured pupa. 

 The only /^/;w;i-coloured pupa — spun on natural leaves — appears in- 

 clined to go over. At any rate, it has stood the intense heat of the 

 equator." Insects in the island of Ceylon.—" There were a great 

 many Neuroptera on shore at Ceylon . I also noticed a yellow Coliad — 

 Avhich here replaces the Pierids of England in point of quantity— with 

 black borders, which give the appearance of torn and tattered wings 

 when the insect flies. One specimen of a Eeduviid (Heteroptera) 

 came to light, as well as some Hymenoptera and Diptera." 



The City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — January 19th, 1897. — Captures at Brockenhurst and Loughton in 

 ]^Q9Q, — Mr. E. Heasler : a series of Aplecta pramia (herbida) taken at 

 sugar, in June last, at Brockenhurst ; series of Hi/lopJiila blcolorana, 

 bred from larvte taken at Loughton, and //. pnmnana captured at 

 sugar in the New Forest. Dark aberration of Acherontia atropos. — 

 Mr. J. A. Clark : a dark specimen of A. atropns, the larva being taken at 

 Walthamstow, in August, and imago emerging Nov. 25th. Aberra- 

 tions OF Angerona prunaria. — Mr. Clark : also picked variable forms 

 of A. pninaria var. sonlidata, 6 males, 4 females, bred from ova laid by a 

 female, the last of three impregnated by the same male. The brood 

 consisted of 82 larvtie, of which about 65 successfully passed through all 

 stages. Amongst the males, variation occurred in the size of the orange 

 marking near the apical angle of fore-wings, which marking coalesced 

 with the central orange area in one specimen ; in another, the orange 

 area was streaked with black lines. A female was asymmetrically 

 marked, the left hind-wing being without the broad dark border present 

 on the right. Aberrations of Aglais urtic.e and Pieris rap.e. — Also 

 A. {Vani'xi^a) urticae, caught in August last, at Ponder's End, with the 

 black spots at costal margin much suffused, and the two outer con- 

 fluent. Also two abs. of P. rapae from the same locality, the upper wings 

 of one, a male, being almost perfectly white, with no darkening at tip 

 of fore-wings, and the black spot in the middle showing dimly ; the 

 second, a female, having the hinder of the two spots on the upper wing in 

 duplicate. Larv/E of Trochilium crabroniforme. — Mr. G. R. Garland : 

 larva3 of T. crabninifonne (bciiibfci/oniiis) from Manchester, feeding on 

 wood of willow. Nyssia zonakia. — Mr. Garland also exhibited a series of 

 N. zona via taken at Blundellsands, near Liverpool ; and a sample of cotton 

 made by a new patent process to imitate silk. Dasychira pudibunda 

 EMERGING IN NOVEMBER. — Mr. D. C. Bate : Five well-marked male and 

 one female Dasi/dnra pudibunda, bred from larvje iritli black hairs ; all 

 emerged in November, having been kept indoors. Pcecilocampa 

 popuLi. — He also exhibited P. popidi, the larva being beaten at Dorking. 

 DwAKF Hybernia defoliaria. — In endeavouring to breed H. defuliaria, 

 Mr. Bate said his imagines emerged dwarfs, three being exhibited. The 

 larvfc were obtained at Dulwich, and wild moths shown from the same 

 locality were of normal size. Mr. Clark suggested the dwarfing was, 

 perhaps, caused by keeping the larvre too dry. History of silk. — 

 Mr. L. J. Tremayne read a paper entitled " The History of Silk," and 

 a vote of thanks was heartily accorded him. 



