\QQ [December, 



SoTJTU London Entomological Society. — The usual Annual Private Exhibition 

 of this year's captures (lield this season in place of a public exhibition, as heretofore) 

 by the Members, took place in the Society's Kooms, 104, Westminster Bridge Eoad, 

 S.E., on November 4th, 1875, and was well attended, about forty Members being 

 present, the greater part of whom contributed. 



Of the large number of species of Lepidoptera exhibited (amongst which were 

 many striking varieties), the following are some of the most noteworthy : — 



Mr. Sydney Webb, of Red Hill : Argynnis Selene, vars. — one golden hued, another 

 silvery ; A. Euphrosyne, var. with blurred markings of upper wing, the lower almost 

 entirely dark ; Euchelia jacohece, pale var., with ordinary markings very elegant 

 owing to a slight diaphanous scaling ; Vanessa, lo, of unusually dark colour, almost 

 looking as though it had been dipped in oil — bred ; and many others. 



Mr. A. Jones, of Eltham : Lycmna Corydon, light brown variety of ? , Deal, 

 August; Ephyra pendularia, $ with centre of fore wing orange colour, Tilgate, 

 May; Noctua sohrina (2) bi'ed from larvce taken in Perthshire this summer; Rusina 

 tenebrosa, black form, from Rannoch ; Noctua neglecta, var., bred, larva from Rannoch ; 

 Cidaria corylata, pale var., Rannoch. 



Mr. J. P. Barrett, of Peckham : Arge Galatliea, fine var., Gravesend ; Apatura 

 Iris and Nola alhulalis (series), Strood ; Acronyda alni, bred, larva from the New 

 Forest ; Agrotis ravida, Sheerness ; and many others. 



Mr. Tugwell, of Q-i-eenwich : OpModes limaris, taken this season at Abbots 

 Wood, Lewes ; Xylina conformis, series, bred, Llantrissant ; Dianthcecia albimacula, 

 Portsmouth; Triphwna orbona (var. Curtisii), Aberdeenshire; Corycia taminata, 

 suffused var., Strood ; and Agrotis nemoralis (series). Abbots Wood. 



Dr. Lucas, Westminster Bridge Road: Sesia chrysidiformis (bred), Asthena 

 sylrata, Dianthcecia albimacula, Heliothis marginata, Emmelesia affi,nitata, and others 

 from Folkestone. 



Mr. Shearwood, of Norwood : Erastria venustula, Horsham ; Noctua ditrapezium, 

 Brighton; Stenia punctalis, Eastbourne; Heliopliohus hispida, Devonshire; Dian- 

 thcecia albimacula, Portsmouth ; and others. 



Mr. Williams, Old Kent Road : Notodonta chaonia. bred, larva? from Tilgate ; 

 Bmrmia abietaria, bred series, larva; from Mickleham ; Trichiura cratcegi, bred series ; 

 and others. 



Messrs. Farn and Bird, of Dartford : A box of Tineina and Crambites, con- 

 taining about 1400 specimens (consisting of a large number of interesting and rare 

 species) from various localities, and all taken during the past season. 



Mr. Briggs, Lincoln's Inn : Lyccena JEgon, gynandroniorplious specimen ; L. 

 Alexis, hermaphrodite, Folkestone, July ; Lemiodcs pulveralis (2), and Crambus 

 Verellus, Folkestone; Zygwna filipenduhv, five vars. ; and others. 



Mr. Weston, Islington : Arge Oalathea, var. with fore wings almost colourless ; 

 Satyrus Janira vars. ; Lycixna Corydon, JEgnn, aud Alexis, vars. ; L. Adonis, blue forms 

 of $ upper side, and a (J var., also vars. of under-side ; Polyommatus phla^as vars. ; 

 Syrichthus alveolus, a streaky var. ; Ennomos tiliaria, bred pale and dark vars. ; 

 Zygana filipendulae, vars. with sixth spot indistinct or absent — bred ; Spilodes palealis, 

 Ttthea retusa, and others — bred examples ; also very many interesting Tortrices. 



Mr. Hoey, Peckham : Life history of Limenitis Sibylla ; also preserved larvae of 

 Uerminia derivalis, Acidalia inornata, Ptilophora plumigera, Trichiura cratcegi, and 

 others. 



Mr. Oldham, Hackney: Leucania albipuncta, Colias Edusa (var. HeliceJ , and 

 others from Folkestone ; Carsia imbutata and liyria auroraria, Carrington Moss ; 

 and others. 



