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Birmingham Entomological Society : June 16th, 1002. — Mr. R. C. 

 Bradley in the Chair. 



Mr. R. C. Bradley showed Syrphus Larhifrons, Fall., from Sutton Park, taken 

 on April 14th last. He went specially to search for it, and found it scarce and very 

 difficult to distinguish from Melangyna quadrimaculata, Ver., amongst which it was 

 flying. The latter species is very common, the former species very rare and 

 local, and possibly overlooked amongst the many quadrimaculata. He obtained 

 six $ $ and five $ $ with much hard work ; and also at the same time one S. arcticus, 

 Zett. £ . A 11 were taken flying to sallow bloom. Mr. C. J. Wainwright, a box 

 full of Prypetidce, including a large number taken on July 13th, 14th, and 22nd, 1901, 

 in Wyre Forest. On these three days he obtained no fewer than 13 species of this 

 one family. Trypeta onotrophps Lw., in great abundance. T. JforescenticB, L., and 

 T. serratulce, L , not common, but a nice series of each from various thistles ; 

 Urophora sty lata, F., Carpholricha guttularis, Mg., and C. pupillata, Fall., 

 singly; Tephritis miliaria, Schrk., common ; T. prohoscidea, Lw., a short series, 

 T. rural is, Lw. (2) ; T. tessellata, Lw., common ; and a few of the commoner and 

 more usual species. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society, 

 May 22nd, 1902.— Mr. F. Noad Clark, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited fine specimens of Morpho cypris from South America, 

 and several species of the genus Caligo. Mr. F. M. B. Carr, a series of Boarmia 

 cinctaria from the New Forest, including one nearly uniformly dark, another with 

 a wide central light band, and one with a dark basal band. Mr. Barnett, 

 Hybeniia marginaria from West Wickham woods, one example approaching the 

 form fuscata. Mr. South, £ and? Liphyra brassolis, with ova, preserved larva, 

 larva skins, a pupa, and a pupa case, illustrating the curious life-history of this 

 Queensland Lycamid, received from Mr. Dodd, and read notes. Mr. B. W. 

 Adkin, series of Taniocampa miniosa, pale forms, and series of T. incerta, both 

 from the New Forest. Mr. Montgomery bred Pieris napi showing slight gynandro- 

 morphism in the markings. Mr. Main, living larvas of Lithosia mesomella. It was 

 remarked that this larva has spatulate hairs. Mr. Lucas read the Report of the 

 Field Meeting held at Bookham on May 10th. 



June 12th, l902.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Ashdown exhibited living larva? of Atta'jenus pellio feeding on wool. Mr. 

 Tonge, a Noctua he had recently captured, and which was afterwards recognised by 

 Mr. South as a worn and doubtless hibernated example of lladena protea. Mr. 

 Moore, a specimen of the rare Pseudacrcea Trimenii, from the Transvaal Colony, 

 which differed from the type in the largo area of white on the lower wings. Mr. 

 Lucas, Oryllotalpa vulgaris (the mole cricket) from Brockenhurst, and an example 

 of the Dipteron Meriania argentifera from the New Forest, and new to Britain. 

 Mr. R. Adkin gave a Report of the Annual Congress of the S. E. Union of Scientific 

 Societies, held at Canterbury on June 5th and 7th. Mr. Hy. J. Turner read a 

 Keport of the Field Meeting held at Reigate on May 24th. — Hy. J. Turner, 



Hon. Secretary. 



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