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Messrs. Harrison and Main exhibited a series of Agrotis ashworthii from larvae 

 collected in North Wales at Easter, including var. virgata. Mr. Tonge, a series of 

 Calocampa oetunta bred from continental ova, and stereographs of the ova of En- 

 nomos fmcantaria and of Cirrhosdia xerampelina in silti on ash. Mr. West (Green- 

 wich), various Colcoptera — Apion hooker i, A. confluents, rind Ceuthorrhynehus rugu- 

 losus— all taken near Krithon chamomile. Mr. Simmons, living larva? of Etipitheeia 

 subfttlvata. Mr. Main, ova of a "stick" insect, Bacillus ro*si, which resemble a 

 short-stalked seed. Mr. R. Adkin, a bred series of Melanippe galiata from ova 

 obtained at Eastbourne, and read notes on the variation shown. Mr. Turner, leaves 

 of birch showing the web, feeding gallery, and cocoons of the Ilypouomeutid moth, 

 Swammerdamia csesiella var. griseo-capitella, and read notes on the larval habits ; 

 he also exhibited (1) Melanargia galathea var. leucomelas from Gavarnie (Pyrenees) ; 

 (2) Aricia agestis var. alpina from St. Morilz, Engadine ; (3) Abraxas grossulariata, 

 a form with but few traces of yellow and coalesced black markings ; (4) several 

 Polgommatus icarus ab. clava from Effingham ; (5) Etipitheeia oblongata ab. cen- 

 traluata (?) bred from golden-rod, Woolwich ; (6) dwarf Malacosoma castrensis, 

 measuring only 21 mm., from Essex ; and (7) Anthrocerafllipenduh', with the sixth 

 spot much reduced in size and brightness and very clearly divided by the dark 

 nervure. Mr. Grosvenor, long series of Polgommatus corgdon and P.bellargus with 

 much variation, a specimen of the latter species was without the usual discoidal 

 spot on the under-side. Mr. Newman, (I) long series of ilgpsipetes sordidafa 

 (elutata) from various localities, showing much variation, including tine red forms ; 

 (2) another gynandromorphous Amorpha populi ; and (3) two more of the abnormal 

 race of Aglais urticse ; he also recorded the occurrence in North Kent of black 

 aberrations of Oporabia dilutata and Cheimatobia brumata. Mr. Sich read a paper, 

 " Collecting Lepidoptera on the Taunusberg." — Hi. J. Turner, Hon. Sec. 



Entomological Society of London: Wednesdag, November tOth, 1907.— 

 Mr. G. H. Verrall, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Leonard Woods Newman, of Bexley, Kent, and Dr. Ivar Tragard, of 

 Upsala University, Sweden, were elected Fellows of the Society. 



Mr. H. St. J. Donisthorpe showed for Mr. W. West examples of Tiopideres 

 sepicola, E., New Forest, July, 1904 : Oxghemus variolosus, Dufts., Darenth Wood, 

 March, 19U3 ; and Apion annulipes, Wenck., Darenth Wood, 19i>5. Mr. II. J. 

 Turner, cases showing the life-history of Coleophora onosmel/a, with photomicro- 

 graphs by Mr. F. N. Clark ohowing the surface of the ova and the structure of the 

 micropylar area. Dr. F. A. Dixey, several species of five African genera of Pierine 

 butterllies for the purpose of showing the strong mimetic parallelism that existed 

 between them. Mr. Willoughby Gardner, a remarkably small specimen of Meloe 

 proscarabaeus with an example of the normal size. Mr. W. G. Sheldon, many 

 examples of Araschnia levana var. prorsa and intermediates, bred from larva? 

 found in the department of the Aisne, France, in June last. Out of 176 indivi- 

 duals that emerged from the pupa? 109 were var. prorsa, 4 approached nearly to 

 ab. porima, the rest were intermediate between prorsa and porima. To give 

 a fuller view of this form in assistance to Mr. Sheldon's report, Dr. T. A. Chapman 

 also exhibited specimens of Araschnia leoaua, type, bred 1897. Mr. G. Arrow, 



