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substrigilis, Psilogramma menephron, and Erebomorpha fulgurita. Mr. Newman, 

 the pink form of Neuria reticulata from the coast of Co. Cork, and two 

 forms of the pupa of Selenia lunaria,, the chocolate-coloured hybernating one, 

 and the bright green 2nd brood one. Mr. A. E. Gibbs, a large Psychid larva 

 which fed on "sea grape" (Goccoloba uvifera) and sweet lemon (Citrus sp.). 

 Mr. Curwen, fine series of Apatura iris, A. ilia, with abs. clytie, iliades, and 

 pallcscens, etc., from Samoussy, near Laon. Mr. C. B. Williams, living larvae 

 of Saturnia pyri from Syria, and reported finding a mite, Eriophyes, in the 

 willow galls exhibited at the last meeting. Mr. Main, a living pupa of S. pyri 

 from Lugano, and eggs of Ascalaphus from S. France. Dr. Chapman, the cases 

 of a Psychid, Oreopsyche pyrenaella from Gavarnie, Pyrenees, and gave notes on 

 the life-history of the species. The £ moiilts twice at pupation, the 9 only 

 once. 



August 27th. -Mr. A. E. Gibbs, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. T. W. Hall, aberrations of Polyommatus icarus from Hertford and 

 Folkestone, including radiated underside, dwarf, brilliant blue $, bleached $ , 

 etc., specimens. Dr. Chapman, imagines and parasites of Oreopsyche pyrenaella 

 with examples of the larval skins moulted at pupation. Mr. Main, insects 

 found in baskets of cane sugar from Java, including Coleoptera, Blattidse, a 

 cricket, etc. Mr. Neave, blue <j> aberrations of Polyommatus icarus from Otford, 

 1st brood, and Chipstead, 2nd brood. Mr. Edwards, examples of the genera 

 of Rhopalocera, Delias, Metaporia, and Dismorphia. 



A discussion took place as to the habit of some species of Lepidoptera to 

 return again and again to the same spot. Mania maura, Gonepteryx rhamni, 

 Amphipyra pyramidea, etc., being instanced. — Ht. J. Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



Entomological Society op London: Wednesday, June 3rd, 1914. — 

 The Hon. N. C. Rothschild, M.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S., Vice-President, in the 

 Chair. 



Mr. Reginald Temperley, l'Aurore, Vevey-la-Tour, Switzerland, was elected 

 a Fellow of the Society. 



Mr. E. E. Green exhibited a living specimen of Raphidia xanthostigma, 

 taken at light in a house at Camberley, on June 1st ; also an example of Conops 

 vesicularis, L., caught amongst heather at Camberley on April 29th. Mr. E. A, 

 Butler, living specimens of Berytus clavipes, Fab., with eggs on leaves of 

 Ononis ; also on behalf of Mr. W. West, of Lewisham, a $ of Pygolampis 

 bidentata, Goeze, swept in New Forest, May 22nd, the second recorded British 

 specimen of this insect. Mr. S. A. Neave, some African Tabanidse bred by him 

 on his recent visit to Nyasaland on behalf of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology, 

 and also the larva? of most of these species. Mr. Sich, mines of the larva of 

 Nepticula acetosse, Stt., in a leaf of Rumex acetosa, L., from Richmond, Surrey. 

 Mr. J. H. Durrant, an Ichneumon which he had captured in a mill in Bermondsey 

 on the 5th of December, 1913, and which had been identified by Mr. Claude 

 Morley as Nemeritis canescens, Gravenh., and which had not been recorded as 



