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black forms, are common and generally distributed so that transported specimens 

 could easily continue their race wherever they might be carried. 



A capital exhibition of local forms of Lepidoptera was made by the Members 

 in illustration, and a discussion ensued, in the course of which Messrs. F.N. Pierce, 

 Dr. J. Cotton, Dr. Tinne, Robert Tait, Junr., Dr. Win. Bell, and R. Wilding con- 

 curred generally in the views set forth in the paper. — H. R, Sweeting and Wm. 

 Mansbridge, Hon. Secretaries. 



The Soutu London Entomological and Natural History Society: 

 Thursday, February 27th, 1908.— Mr. A. Sicii, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited specimens of Papilio lampsacus and the rare P.priapus 

 from Java. Mr. Raynard, the ova of Miselia oxyacanthw in situ on twigs of haw- 

 thorn ; all were solitary, except in one instance of two ova. Mr. Pratt, a larva of 

 Oeometra vernaria, which had passed two winters in that stage. Mr. Newman, 

 living melanic $ ? of Hybemia leucophearia from Bexley, and a bred melanic form 

 of Larentia multistrigaria from Huddersfield. Mr. Sich, a transparent m.m. and 

 cm. measure for obtaining the alar expanse of insects. Mr. Tonge, slides of Lepido- 

 pterous ova, larvae, cocoons, pupae and imagines. Mr. Main, slides showing details 

 of the osmateria of P. machaon, and various larvae and pupae. 



Thursday, March 12th, 1908.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited the Tortrices Redya aceriana, H. ocellana, Grapho- 

 litha minutana, and Semasia wmberiana, as common metropolitan species taken by 

 him from fences on his way to and from the station. Mr. Hy. J. Turner, four 

 specimens of Stichophthalma howqua, a large species of Morphina from South 

 China, and specimens of West African Precis artaxia. Mr. Hugh Main, ? s of 

 several species obtainable at the present time with their ova, viz., Hybemia pro- 

 gemmaria, Anisopteryx xscularia, and Phigalia pedaria. Mr. Andrews, the 

 Diptera, Pipiza lugubris,a, scarce Syrphid, and four examples of Caricia tigrina 

 with its prey. Mr. Joy, a collection of Butterflies made by him near Calcutta 

 during the last two seasons, and read notes. Mr. Stanley Edwards, two species of 

 Scorpions, Heterometrus stvammerdami from India, and Tityus insignis from the 

 West Indies. — Uy. J. Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London : Wednesday, March 18th, 1908. Mr. 

 C. O. Waterhouse, President, in tho Chair. 



Mr. Edwin Goldthorp Bayford, of 2, Rockingham Street, Barnsley ; Mr. Edgar 

 L. Clark, of Congella, Natal ; Mr. G. W. Jeffrey, of the Alpine Gold Mining 

 Company, Barberton, Transvaal Colony ; Mr. G. W. Lawn, of Tudor House, 

 Wealdstone, Harrow ; and Mr. D. Langsdon, of 20, Holland Park, W. ; were elected 

 Fellows of the Society. 



Dr. T. A. Chapman exhibited photographs of the empty egg-shells and young 

 larvae of Papilio homer us. Mr. C. J. Gahan. a larva of the genus Trictenotoma. 



