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j\[i-. A. E. Eldridge, of 50, Alpha Road, Surbiton, and Mr. F. A. Bowen, of 11, 

 Bucklaiid Crescent, Ilampstead, were elected Members. 



Mr. F. Enock, F.L.S., gave an instructive lecture witli lantern illustrations 

 on "The Life-History of the Tiger Beetle {Cicindela campestris) ," being an 

 epitome of his very numerous observations on this insect, both in nature and con- 

 finement, during the last five years. Mr. Clark exhibited a number of photo- 

 micrograpliic slides, many of which were prepared from specimens lent by Members 

 of the Society, and a fine specimen of the Rontgen ray photography. Many visitors 

 were present. 



April 0th, 1896.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited two specimens each of Margarodes unionalis and Mecyna 

 polygonal is, which were taken at Deal in 1877 by the late Mr. Tugwell, and con- 

 tributed notes on the occurrence of these and other species of Pyralides. Mr. 

 Barrett, on behalf of Mr. Capper, of Liverpool, some 400 drawings coloured by 

 hand of the remarkable varieties existing in his collection. Mr. Tunaley, a lantern 

 for entomological purposes, invented by himself, to obviate the inconvenience and 

 smell of oil. It was thought that it would be, when completed, a capital success. 

 Mr. South, a banded specimen of J^anessa tirticcB taken alive in his house at Tooting 

 on March 22nd. Mr. Williams, a living specimen of Bombylius medius. Mr. Turner, 

 an apparatus sent to him for exhibition, for taking moths from a lamp ; it could be 

 put on the end of a stick and worked by means of a string. Mr. McArthur, a bred 

 series of llypsipeles trifasciaria, from Hoy ; they were of a rich chestnut colour, 

 and had been reared on heath ; this was considered to be a most unusual food. Mr. 

 Edwards, a number of exotic Rhopalocera, which were examples of mimicry. — Ht. 

 J. Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London : March \Sth, 1896.— Prof. Raphael 

 Meldola, P.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. T. a. Gerald Strickland, of Oakleigh, near Ascot, Berkshire, was elected a 

 Fellow of the Society. 



Mr. C. G. Bari'ctt exhibited a series of drawings of varieties of British 

 Lepidopiera in the collection of Mr. S. J. Capper. The drawings, which were 

 beautifully executed, were by Mr. S. L. Mosley, of Huddersfield, and comprised 389 

 figures, representing 139 species, of which 33 were butterflies and 50 moths. Mr. 

 Barrett stated that none of the varieties exhibited had been obtained by breeding 

 under artificial conditions for the purposes of experiment, but they were all natural 

 varieties due to the influence of the climate, soil, &c. Mr. Porritt added that 

 Mr. Capper had made a special collection of the Yorkshire forms of Arctia 

 luhricipeda. Mr. J. J. Walker, R.N., exhibited a specimen of Fracas armillatus, 

 taken on Darland Hill, near Chatham, during the present month. Herr Jacoby 

 exhibited a specimen of Loxoprosopus ceramboides, Gue'r., from Brazil. Mr. E. E. 

 Green exhibited the eggs of a species of Locustidce extracted from the stem of a 

 young Cinchona tree at Punduloya, Ceylon. He said the species of the parent 

 insect was undetermined ; it* was possibly either a Cymatomera or a Cyrtophyllus, 

 both of which possess large sabre-shaped ovipositors. A slit half an inch deep and 



