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Fidonia atomaria, both from Oxshott. Mr. Garrett, a long bred series of Vanessa 

 Io. Mr. Kirkaldy, his collection of Nahince from all parts of the world, and called 

 attention to its being especially rich in winged forms. Mr. Kemp, a portion of 

 broom stem bored by the Coleoptera, Hylastinus obscurns, Lcemophloeus ater, and 

 Phloeophthorus rhododactylus from Oxshott. Mr. Adkin, a fine bred series of 

 Lophopteryx cuculla (cucullina) from Sussex, and remarked that some of the pupae 

 were lying over. Mr. South, specimens of Thyatira bads, T. cognata, and T. 

 aurorine belonging to the Cymatopkorida ; together with Risoba trimaculata and 

 Cymatophorapsis sinuata, belonging to the Stictopterinre, and contributed notes, 

 especially with reference to the very close superficial resemblance between these two 

 sets of species, although they belonged to two widely sepai'ated groups of moths. 

 Mr. Step communicated a short Report of the Field Meeting held at Oxshott on 

 October 5th, and gave a list of the fungi gathered. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Sec. 



October 24th, 1901.— Mr. A. Harrison, F.L.S., in the Chair. 



Mr. West (Greenwich) exhibited about 90 species of British Romoptera, mainly 

 taken by himself, and which he generously gave to the Society's collection. Mr. 

 Barrett, a long series of Bryophila muralis (glandiferd), of a somewhat dull 

 coloration, from Shorncliffe, and a series of B. perla, including one particularly dark 

 form. Mr. W. J. Kaye, two species of Lepidoptera new to science, discovered by 

 him at Bartica, British Guiana, during a collecting expedition this year, viz. : 

 Papilio, sp. ?, near P. latinus, and a Sphingid, Ambulyx, sp. ?, near A. strigilis. 

 Mr. II. Moore, specimens of Sphinx convolvuli, taken in Rotherhithe this autumn, 

 and an example of S. ligustri, bred from a larva found in the same place. Messrs. 

 Harrison and Main, six specimens of S. conrolvuli taken at the electric lights on 

 the Romford Road, E. Mr. R. Adkin, bred series of Plusia tnoneta, from larva? 

 found in a garden at Bexley, and a bred series of P. gamma from eggs laid by a ? 

 which flew into his house ; he contributed notes on the occurrence, feeding, and 

 habits of the latter species ; also a series of Boarmia repandata. taken by Mr. 

 McArthur in the Isle of Lewis in 1901. The latter gentleman, the same species 

 captured in 1887 and 1901 in the same place, together with a ease set up to show 

 the resting habit of the species on the rocks; he also showed a series of Melanippe 

 sociata, var. obscurata, from the same locality. Mr. Main, an unusually large 

 specimen of the spider, Tegenaria domestica. Mr. South, several varieties of Lepi- 

 doptera received from Mr. Sabine, including, 1. a xanthic Epinephele Janira ; 2. 

 Argynnis Aglaia, with blotched and radiated under surface ; 3. Polyommatus 

 Corydon, var. syngrapha ; and 4. P. Icarus, with undeveloped ocelli on the under- 

 side, with a Chrysophus Phleeas with lar<;e blue blotches. Dr. Chapman, a beautiful 

 N. American Noctuid he had bred, Aeontia urania ; and three New Zealand speci- 

 mens of a species of (Eketicvs. 



November 4th, 1901. —Mr. W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S., Vice-President in the 

 Chair. 



Mr. Lowe, of Putney, was elected a Member. 



Messrs. Harrison and Main exhibited a long bred series of Aqriopis aprilina 

 from the New Forest, and a series of Calocampa exoleta from Delamere Forest. Mr. 

 Moore, a Trap-door Spider's nest from Corfu. Dr. Chapman, long and varied series 



