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Chaetoc7iewa aahlbergi Gyll. in Smsfix.— On INIay 17ili last I took six speci- 

 mens of tliis rare species at roots of Jmicm growing just above bigh-water 

 mark on the bank of one of the creeks, aliout three miles from Chichester, 

 and on subsequent occasions during July, August, and September it was met 

 -with somewhat freely by sweeping in the evening iu the same 1 icalitv. I was 

 unable to locate the food-plants, but the species was certainly most frequently 

 swept from grass among which Glaux maritima was growing. Crepuhdera 

 impressa F. occurred in profusion on Sfatice linwnimn in the same locality.— 

 P. Hakavood, 69 Lyndhurst Road, Chichester: November 1919. 



Sarothrus areolatiis Htg. bred.— When breeding Phorbla lactucae I have, 

 on several occasions in recent years, both at Sudbury and Colchester, reared a 

 Cynipid parasite which Mr. L. A. Box has kindly identified as the above 

 species. The parent Cynipids frequent the flower-heads of lettuce iu June 

 and July, and the flies and their parasites remain in the puparium throughout 

 the winter, emerging in June of the following year. Some of the puparui 

 are considerably below the average size, but I am not at present aware if it n 

 from these small examples that the parasites emerge. The species is described 

 by Cameron in "British Phytophagous Ilymenoptera," iii, 1890, pp. 168-9, and 

 figured on pi. viii, fig. 8 of the same vol. lie regards it as "apparently rare," 

 and his only locality is Norwich (Bridgman) ; he also states that the life- 

 history of the genus is unknown. That it should prove to be an Anthomyid 

 parasite is not surprising, as a near relative, Fiijites anihomylarum Boucln?, is 

 recorded from allied species, and it will probably be found to be not uncomnnm 

 wherever lettuce is allowed to seed. My specimens were all bred from 

 "cabbage-lettuce" sown in the autumn.— B. S. Harwoob, Melford Iload, 

 Sudbury, Suffolk : November 7th, 1919. 



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Thk South London Entomological and Natural History Socikty : 

 September 1 Uh, 1919.— Mr. Stanley Edw vrds, F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Hy. J. Turner exhibited Colias edusa ab. helicina (clear lemon coloured) 

 from Cyprus, and three bred specimens of the very local Noctuid Glottulu 

 encaustas from Catania, Sicily, with notes. 



September 25th, 1919.— The President in the Chair. 



Lantern-slides were exhibited by Messrs. Lucas, Bunnett, and Dennis. 

 Mr. Step, for Mr. Miles, an Atlas Moth, 11 inches in expanse, from India. 

 Mr. Turner, Hesperiidae from Cordoba, Argentine, including Ilesperia 

 americana. Mr. B. S. Williams, a melanic series of Boarmia repandata from 

 Finchley. Dr. Chapman, some galls on dogwood.— Hy. J. Turner, Hon. 

 Editor of Proceedings. 



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