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continued to appear at irregular intervala until 1879, when the 16th and last was 

 published. In 1879 he undertook also the Editorship of the " Mittheilungen des 

 niiincliener entomologischen Verein," and contributed many valuable papers to its 

 pages ; the 5th and last annual volume of this serial appeared in 1881. Numerous 

 monograpliic and faunistic papers from his active pen vrere published during the 

 years 18()0 to 1881 in other scientific periodicals, chiefly the Annals of the French 

 Entomological Society, and the " Stettiner entomologische Zeitung." Some time 

 previous to the cessation of his active career as an Entomologist he accepted a post 

 at tlie Berlin Museum, under the late Dr. Peters ; he published but little during 

 this period. 



The South London Entomological and Natueal History Society, 

 August 19<A, 1886 : The Vice-President in the Chair. 



Dr. II. C. Lang, F.L.S., and Mr. J. M. Adye were elected Members. 



Mr. Sheldon exhibited bred series of Conchylis dilucidana, St., Orapholitha 

 ffeminana, St., Ephippiphora cirsiana, Zell., -E. faenella, L., and some interesting 

 forms of Xanthoxetia zagana, L., from Hackney Marshes. Mr. Wellman, Acidalia 

 emarginata, L., bred from ova. Mr. J. J. Weir, xanthic varieties of Erebia Epiphron, 

 Knoch., Epinephele Janira, L., Satyrus Semele, L., Ccenonympha Famphilus, L., a 

 very pale Polyommatus Phlceas, L., and a light specimen of Euholia hipunctaria, 

 Schiff. Mr. J. A. Cooper, a long series oi Argyrolepia ladiana, Hb., and he stated 

 that both Mr. Stainton and Mr. Merrin gave the food plant as the roots and stems 

 of burdock {Arctium lappa), but he had searched carefully, and had been unable to 

 find any larvae in the roots and stems, although they were plentiful in the seed-heads 

 of the plant, from which those now exhibited were bred ; he also exhibited varieties 

 of Spilosoma menthastri, Esp., and Fhorodesma smaragdaria, Fb., from larvae found 

 in the Essex Salt Marshes. Mr. Jobson also exhibited P. smaragdaria and Erastria 

 venustula, Hb., the latter bred from ova. Mr. J. T. Williams, an almost albino 

 variety of Acidalia bisetata, Hufn., and a variety of Larentia olivata, Borh., having 

 the whole of the base of the wings suffused as far as the band. Mr. C. Oldham, 

 varieties of Calymnia trapezina, L. Mr. Mera, pale and dark varieties of Abraxas 

 grossulariata, L. Mr. Frohawk, Timandra amataria, L., bred from ova laid on 

 July 7t]i last, and coloured drawings of the larva and pupa. Mr. Qoldlluvaite, 

 black forms of Enpithecia rectangtdata, L. 



September 2nd, 1886 : The President in the Chair. 



Mr. J. H. Carpenter exhibited dark forms of Smerinthus populi, L. Mr. Well- 

 man, a box of Exotic Lepidoptera, all taken at sea, and one, a species of Sphinx, 

 having been captured one thousand miles from land ; also a large number of varieties 

 of Bryophila perla, Fb., and living larvae of Cidaria picata, Hb., and Acidalia 

 rusticata, Fb. Mr. Sheldon, grey and red forms of Noctua castanea, Esp., bred 

 from larvfB taken on Shirley Heath, Surrey. Mr. South, nine varieties of Lyccena 

 Corydon, Fb., from Eastbourne, and he said tliat he had also taken a number of 

 specimens which formed the connecting links between those now exhibited ; one 

 group had but few spots on the under-side, in another the spots were absent, and 

 in the remaining group the spots were confluent: he also exhibited varieties of 



