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  JULY 
  20th, 
  1918. 
  

  

  Visit 
  to 
  the 
  Zoological 
  Society's 
  Gardens. 
  

  

  Condacted 
  by 
  F. 
  W. 
  Fkohawk, 
  M.B.O.U., 
  F.E.S. 
  

  

  The 
  members 
  to 
  the 
  number 
  of 
  twenty-two 
  assembled 
  in 
  the 
  Lion- 
  

   House 
  at 
  3 
  p.m. 
  After 
  viewing 
  the 
  great 
  Carnivora, 
  among 
  which 
  

   a 
  fine 
  melanic 
  variety 
  of 
  the 
  Jaguar 
  was 
  noted 
  with 
  much 
  interest 
  

   on 
  account 
  of 
  its 
  rarity, 
  the 
  party 
  made 
  its 
  way 
  to 
  the 
  Reptile- 
  

   House, 
  where 
  considerable 
  time 
  was 
  spent. 
  Having 
  obtained 
  the 
  

   services 
  of 
  the 
  keeper 
  the 
  members 
  were 
  shown 
  the 
  curious 
  worm- 
  

   like 
  creature 
  the 
  Amphisbfma, 
  from 
  Mexico 
  ; 
  they 
  also 
  went 
  to 
  the 
  

   back 
  of 
  the 
  cages 
  and 
  examined 
  the 
  young 
  alligator 
  and 
  crocodile 
  ; 
  

   the 
  immense 
  power 
  in 
  their 
  tails 
  when 
  handled 
  was 
  very 
  noticeable, 
  

   although 
  they 
  were 
  only 
  about 
  twelve 
  inches 
  in 
  length. 
  The 
  change 
  

   of 
  colour 
  in 
  the 
  chameleons, 
  when 
  they 
  were 
  placed 
  on 
  one's 
  black 
  

   coat, 
  was 
  very 
  marked, 
  as 
  they 
  quickly 
  assumed 
  a 
  darker 
  hue. 
  The 
  

   Mappin 
  terraces 
  were 
  then 
  visited, 
  also 
  the 
  Apes-House 
  and 
  Monkey- 
  

   House, 
  which 
  latter 
  is 
  always 
  an 
  attraction 
  to 
  visitors. 
  The 
  mem- 
  

   bers 
  then 
  made 
  their 
  way 
  to 
  the 
  north 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  gardens 
  and 
  viewed 
  

   the 
  elephants, 
  giraffes, 
  zebras, 
  and 
  other 
  large 
  animals, 
  then 
  to 
  the 
  

   parrot-house, 
  where 
  the 
  distracting 
  noise 
  is 
  somewhat 
  compensated 
  

   by 
  the 
  brilliancy 
  of 
  their 
  plumage. 
  After 
  tea, 
  which 
  was 
  well 
  

   served 
  and 
  as 
  equally 
  well 
  enjoyed, 
  the 
  party 
  went 
  to 
  the 
  insect- 
  

   house, 
  where 
  several 
  interesting 
  insects 
  m 
  their 
  various 
  stages 
  were 
  

   seen 
  and 
  admired 
  ; 
  this 
  terminated 
  a 
  pleasant 
  and 
  well 
  spent 
  

   afternoon. 
  

  

  JULY 
  25th, 
  1918. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Ashdown 
  exhibited 
  a 
  fine 
  series 
  of 
  aberrations 
  of 
  Leptura 
  

   viaculata 
  {ariuata) 
  (Col.), 
  including 
  a 
  very 
  small 
  specimen, 
  several 
  

   very 
  dark 
  with 
  a 
  considerable 
  increase 
  in 
  the 
  area 
  of 
  black 
  mark- 
  

   ing, 
  and 
  others 
  with 
  coalesced 
  markings. 
  He 
  also 
  showed 
  Chjtlim 
  

   ^-punctata, 
  Chrysomela 
  orichalcea 
  (<? 
  and 
  ? 
  ), 
  and 
  C'tcsias 
  {Tiresiaa) 
  

   serra. 
  All 
  were 
  from 
  Surrey. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Barnett 
  exhibited 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  bred 
  Ephipiii])h()ra 
  sciitiilana 
  

   (pfluf/iana) 
  from 
  Epping 
  Forest, 
  and 
  its 
  Hymenopterous 
  parasite 
  ; 
  a 
  

   series 
  of 
  Cydia 
  (Carpocapsa) 
  jiomonella, 
  bred 
  from 
  the 
  puptu 
  shown 
  

   by 
  Mr. 
  West 
  some 
  time 
  ago 
  (see 
  "Proceed.," 
  1917, 
  p. 
  52); 
  and 
  

   several 
  well 
  marked 
  blue 
  females 
  of 
  Vohjommatm 
  icants. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  West 
  exhibited 
  the 
  following 
  species 
  of 
  Coleoptera 
  taken 
  in 
  

  

  