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I shall be pleased to send types of the Telephorus paludosus to collectors 

 requiring the species. — J. Harold Bailey, 128, Broad Street, Pendleton : August 

 Uh, 1896. 



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Miss Oeorgiana Elizabeth Ormerod, F.E.S., died at St. Albans, Herts, on August 

 19th, aged 73. She was the second daughter of the late G-eorge Ormerod, D.C.L., 

 and elder surviving sister of Miss Eleanor A. Ormerod, the well known writer on 

 Economic Entomoloay, whom she largely assisted in her investigations, and in fur- 

 nishing many illusti'ations, for she was an accomplished artist. The survivor of the 

 two sisters has our sincere sympathy and condolence. Miss Q-. E. Ormerod was 

 elected a Fellow of the Entomological Society of London in 1880. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Julg 9tk, 1896.— C. Gr. Barrett, Esq., P.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a short bred series of Dianthcecia nana (conspersa) , 

 from larvse taken in Hoy ; they were all dark in colour, midway between the Shetland 

 and Scottish mainland forms ; also a series of D. capsincola from the same locality, 

 showing no variation from the usual English form. Mr. Auld, series of varieties of 

 Abraxas grossidariata bred this year ; one specimen was of a unique form, the basal 

 half of each wing being curiously streaked, while tlie outer half was quite normal, 

 on the hind-wings the streaks were very irregular in length. Mr. Turner, series and 

 life-histories of the following species of Coleophora — C. lineolea from Brockley and 

 Lewisham, C. albitarsella from Lewishara, C. pailiatella from Epping Forest, C. 

 laricella and C. fascedinella from Carlisle ; the latter species showed the young 

 curved cases, which are abandoned early and new straight ones made ; also living 

 pupse of Gonepteryx rhamni from Bjfleet. Mr. Lucas, bred specimens and pupa 

 skins of the local dragon-fly, Ert/thi'omma Naias from Byfleet. Mr. Enock, a living 

 specimen of the very rare male of Prestwichia aquatica, which, with the assistance 

 of Messrs. Dennis and Scarfield, he had discovered in a pond in Epping Forest ; it 

 had only the merest rudiments of wings ; he much doubted the statement that the 

 species was parasitic on the eggs of dragon-flies, the ovipositor seemed too strong 

 and too long. He suggested that the ova were deposited in some aquatic larvse. 



Julg 23rd, 1896.— T. W. Hall, Esq., F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. West (Streatham) exhibited specimens of Caiocala promissa and C. sponsa, 

 bred from larvse taken during the Society's Field Meeting at Whitsuntide. Mr. 

 Robt. Adkin, a bred series of a Eypsipetes, bred from larvse taken in Orkney by 

 Mr. McArthur. He was unable to say whether they were R. trifasciata or. H 

 ruberata, although he was inclined to think they were referable to the latter species. 

 He also exhibited a specimen of Coenonympha Pamphilus, with the row of ocelli on 

 under-side very well developed. Mr. Dennis, a scries of Cupido minima, taken at 



