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Mr. R. C. Bradley, nice series of Philonicus albiceps and Thereva annulata, both 

 from Barmouth, Mr. W. Harrison, insects from Frankby, near Harborne, Cidaria 

 testata, Thyatira dera.sa, &c. ; also from Wyre Forest, Eucosmia undulata, Phoro- 

 desma bajularia (1), &c. Mr. A. H. Martineau read a paper upon the Social Ants, 

 in which he gave some account of the various species, and the most interesting facts 

 in their life-histories, habits, &c. He showed nests of Lasius niger, L. fiavus, and 

 Myrmica ruginodis, with many individuals in each ; also mounted specimens of 

 other species. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 August 2Sth, 1892. — Richard South, Esq., F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Frohawk exhibited a fine bred series of Colias Edusa, Fb., all the females 

 being tinged with green in the hind- wings, also a living larva of Carterocephalus 

 Paloemon, Pall. ; Mr. Carrington said few entomologists had had the good fortune 

 to see the larvae of this species. Mr. Carpenter, a series of Argynnis Paphia, L., 

 and var. Valezina, Esp., amongst the former was a beautiful variety of the male, the 

 hind-wings taking the character of Valezina ; also a series of Epinephile hyperanthun, 

 L., with lanceolate markings, and stated that he had taken some hundreds of the 

 insect in the New Forest this year, but found no variation. Mr. Macraurdo, a series 

 of Bryophila perla, Fb., and stated that the lichen on the wall from which they 

 were taken varied considerably. Mr. Adkin said the variation appeared to him to 

 arise from an increase in the size and tone of the darker markings, the whole of the 

 specimens being of a form in which the ground-colour is white ; he thought that in 

 some districts the ground-colour of the wing assumed a yellowish or buff tint. Mr. 

 Turner, bred specimens of Boarmia rohoraria, Schiff., and stated that he only suc- 

 cessfully hibernated two larvae, although they apparently did well till the early part 

 of March. Mr. Adkin gave his experience of twenty-five larvae sleeved on oak in 

 his garden, and which he observed in due course attached themselves to the twigs 

 for hibernation ; all went well till the middle of December, when the heavy gales 

 dislodged them, and although they gradually regained their position, taking advan- 

 tage of occasional mild days to do so, they did not appear to thrive afterwards, were 

 restless, and did not take to their food well as the spring advanced, the result being 

 that only two produced imagines. Mr. Turner's exhibit also included Apamea 

 ophiogramma, Esp., and a bleached variety of Epinephile Janira, L., from Leigh 

 Essex, and remarked that several specimens of this form had been taken in this 

 locality within the last few years. Mr. Allbuary, a series of Colias Edusa, Fb., 

 some remarkably fine specimens of the var. Helice, Hb., Deiopem pulchella, L., also 

 two bred varieties of Vanessa urticcB, L. Mr. Hussey showed a box of interesting 

 varieties — Lyccena hellargus, Rott., and Icarus, Rott., with the spots on the under- 

 side developed into broad streaks ; Polyommatus Phlceas, L.,in which one specimen 

 had only the central spot on the fore-wing, and another with the hind-wings of a 

 dark fulvous-brown ; and also a banded specimen of Argynnis Euphrosyne, L. Mr. 

 Hawes related his experience of collecting at Felixstowe and Folkestone during the 

 middle of Aiigust, and reported the continued abundance of Colias and Vanessa, 

 whilst Pieris rapce and brassicce were by hundreds ; at Folkestone he stated it was 

 painfully evident that Edusa and Hyale had been hunted down by the schoolboys 

 who prowl about the Warren Hills at this time of the year from early morning till 



