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seedling cabbaires ; Peijomiiia hi/osci/anii {A. bctae) on beet ; HyU'Dii/ia antiqud 

 (A. ceparmn) on onions; Anthomyia radicuin on radishes; AcicUa heradei 

 (celery Uy) on parsnips ; Vsiln rosae (carrot Hy) and Ceufhorrhi/nchus .snlcicollis 

 (ciibbage-<iall weevil) : Ori/j/ut ant iqiui [vniioaver moth) on ])lane trees ; Aphis 

 ruviipdi' (black apliis) on broad beans, and Brericorijne (.1.) />russicae (cabbage 

 aphis) more or less destructive to cabbages ; and Depressan'ii :nscipu//cf('l/(i 

 {liasfiintceUa) injuring parsnip leaves. — Eds. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Pocikty: 

 May 227^1, 1919.— Mr. Stanley Edwards, F.L.S., F.E.S., President, in the 

 Chair. 



Ur. Chapman exhibited living .specimens of Trypodendron dumesticum, a, 

 beetle which burrows into the bark and wood of beech, oak, etc., from Netley 

 Heath. Mr. Bunnett, the nut weevils Balaninus miciDu, B. (/hindiiwi, and B. tes- 

 sellatus from Keston. and the rare Meyatonui tmdata. Mr. Syma, living larvae 

 of Stiyinon pnmi. Mr. Ashdowu, the rather scarce beetle Ptinus sexpunctattcs, 

 Attagenvs pellio with supplementary spots, and two Hylobins abietis showing 

 much diffe.ence in size. Mr. H}'. J. Turner, Culias ediisa from Cyprus with 

 dusky blotches at base of fore wings, and several Bontia daplidice from Catania 

 and Cyprus to show the range of aberration below. Mr. Edwards, the Siricida 

 Sirex giyas, S. Juvencus, and aS'. noctilin. Messis. R. Adkin and W. West, 

 species of Lepidoptera and (Joleoptera injurious to trees, Mr. Edwards, dia- 

 grams illustrating the life- history of Hyliu-gus piniperda (Coleopt.). Mr, Main, 

 lantern-slides of details of various insects destructive to timber. Mr. B. Adkin 

 read a paper, " Insects Injurious to Forestry." A discussion followed, especial 

 note being made of the negligence of the authorities in allowing tJie huge 

 quantities of dchrin of the recent felling to lie so long and thus form convenient 

 harbour for multitudes of insect and other pests. 



Jinw ]2t/i, 1919.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. .T. A. Humphreys, of Hamp.stead, was elected a member. 



^Ir. Mera e.vhibited bred melanic Ilihemia defidiaria with black females 

 from Eppiug Forest from a melanic female ; and living larvae of hybrid 

 Tephvosia hiundularia X crepuscularia with larvae of the lirst for comparison. 

 Mr. West, the beetles Anthocomus terminatus and Oeoryssiis pygmaefis from 

 A^'icken Fen. Mr. Ashdowu, the beetles MordeUistcna abdominalis 5 find 

 Tetropium (/abricli tvoni Box Hill. Mr. Tatchell, a bred 3Ie/ifaea cinxia desti- 

 tute of markings on disc of fore wings, Mr. Bunnett, a Bhaphidia, and the 

 sawfiy of the privet. Mr. Sperring, bred Pararge aeyeria var. egeriden from 

 Peterborough with a large blotch of colour in the space between the apical 

 blotch and the next in the series. Seasonal notes were given by the members. 



June 26th, 1919.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. K. G. Blair exhibited living Chrysomela distingiicnda with ova and 

 larvae on toadflax ; on behalf of Mr. Campbell Smith, Cetoiiia anrata from 

 Berks; and on behalf of 3Ir. G. Wright, Lytta resicaton'a from Norfolk, giving 



