1887.] 191 



The Annual Exhibition was held at the Bridge House Hotel, London Bridge, 

 on November 2oth, 1886, and over ninety members and friends -were represented. 

 During the evening about 1200 visitors attended. Among those exhibiting insects 

 were : — Mr. McLachlan, Exotic Neuroptera, &c. ; Mr. J. J. Weir, a series of 

 Argynnis Paphia, L., and other ArgynnidcB, &c. ; The Zoological Society, species of 

 Lepidoptera reared in the gardens of the Society ; Mr. Adkin, British Pterophori, 

 Tortriees, &c., taken or bred during the year ; Mr. W. Farren, BryopMla impar, 

 Warren, varieties of Acidalia ruiiginata, Hufn., &c. ; Mr. L. Gibb, Zygcena exulans, 

 Hoch., var. suhochracea. White ; Mr. Harwood, a variety of Arctia villica, L. ; 

 Mr. Murray, Cidaria reticulata, Hb. ; Mr. South, his almost complete collection of 

 British CrambidcB, Pterophoridce, and Pyralidce ; Dr. Kendall, British Vanessa 

 Antiopa, L., Laphygma exigua, &c. ; Mr. W. Warren, Bryophila impar, Warren, 

 and forms of B. perla, Hb. ; Mr. Jager, Callimorpha Hera, L., var. lutescens. Stand. ; 

 Mr. Sliearwood, preserved larvae and imagines of Lepidoptera ; Mr. Wellman, 

 British Lepidoptera ; Mr. Williams, varieties of Abraxas grossulariata, L., &c. ; 

 Mr. Adye, Chcerocampa celerio, L., interesting varieties of LJpinepkele Janira, L., 

 and Hemerophila abruptaria, Thnb. ; Mr. Anderson, life-histories of several species of 

 wood-boring larvae ; Mr. Cooper, living Phorodesma smaragdaria, Hb., &c. ; Mr. Job- 

 son, P. smaragdaria and Erastria venustula, Hb. ; Mr. Elisha, British Tineina, the 

 Coleoptera being especially noticeable ; Mr. Goldthwaite, Sphinx convolvuli, Jj., &c. ; 

 Mr. Barclay, Chcerocampa celerio, Jj. ; Pachetra leucojyhrsa, Yiew. , &c. ; Mr. Knight, 

 hybrids between Smerinthus popvli, L., and S. ocellatus, L., &c. ; Mr. Tugwell, 

 British Nocturni, Macroglossa to Setina ; Mr. Tutt, comparative series of species of 

 Agrotis, also Tephrosia crepuscularia, Hb., and T. biundiilaria, Bork. ; Mr. Wil- 

 liams, life-histories of British Lepiidoptera, and a variety of Pericallia syringaria, 

 L. ; Mrs. Hutchinson, examples of three broods of Taiiessa c-albiim, L., and a 

 doubtful JSupithecia ; Mr. Smith, a white variety of Lasiocampa qiiercifolia, L., &c. ; 

 Mr. Bliss, Exotic iejoiVZo^iera ; M.v. ^e({\xe\Y&, Lepidoptera from Central America; 

 Mr. Edwards, exotic insects ; Mr. Billups, British (and exotic) Coleoptera, Hemip- 

 tera, Hymenoptera-Aculeata, Ichneiimonidce, and Dijdera ; Mr. Grut, exotic 

 Coleoptera ; Mr. Shaw, some recently captured British Orthoptera ; Mr. West 

 (Greenwich), British Coleoptera ; Messrs. Carpenter, Hall, Levett, Ellison, Joy, 

 Watson, Helps, Fremlin, Oldham, Hickling, McDonald, and others contributed. — 

 H. W. Baeker and W. A. Peaece, Hon. Sees. 



Entomological Society of London : December 1st, 18SG. — Eobeet 

 McLachlan, Esq., F.E.S., Pi-esident, in the Chair. 



Mr. W. H. Miskin, of Brisbane, Queensland (formerly a Subscriber), Mr. E. E. 

 Salwcy, of Folkestone, and Mr. F. W. Biddle, M.A., of Beckenham, were elected 

 Fellows. 



Mr. Howard Vaughan exhibited a long series of Gnophos obscurata, comprising 

 specimens from various parts of Ireland, North Wales, Yorkshire, Berwick-on- 

 Tweed, the New Forest, Folkestone, Lewes, and the Surrey hills, to show the 

 variation of the species in connection with the Geological formations of the various 

 localities whence the specimens were obtained. 



