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calling attention to the wing form, the black blotch in (lie anal angle of the former, 

 and the absence of any distinct hand in the same species. Mr. South, in addition 

 noted the inner marginal line in X. semibrunnea, the brown not black abdominal 

 tufts in X. soda, and the much darker thorax of the latter. 



Thursday, August 6th, 1908. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. C. W. Spurring, of Blackheath, was elected a Member. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a series of Odontopera bidentata bred from melanic 

 parents from Yorkshire, and read notes on the forms. All but three followed the 

 parents. Mr. Newman, bred specimens of Argynnis paphia and A. aglaia. 

 Mr. Edwards, a J Nemotois cupriacellus taken at Bjfleet ; he also showed a large 

 number of Diptera, Hemiptera, and Hymenopfera taken by him at Cannes, Fon- 

 tainebleau, and Macugnaga. Mr. Sieh, the larva of Aristotelia stipella var. nseoi- 

 ferella, a miner in Chenopodium leaves. Mr. West (Greenwich), the following 

 Hemiptera from Esher, Sal da cocksli, Cyrtorrhinus pygmaeus, C. cartels, and Nabis 

 boops, with Bryocorls pteridis from Carlisle. Mr. B. H. Smith, ova of Porthe&ia 

 chrysorrhoza laid on a sea-buckthorn at Deal. 



Thursday, August 27th, 1908. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited two series of Dictyopteryx bergmanniana, one bred 

 from garden rose and the other from wild burnet rose, and read notes on the different 

 habits of the two broods of larvae. Mr. Turner, a light form of Crambus chrysonu- 

 chellus, characteristic of Eastbourne, and two forms of Eurrhypara urticata, one 

 having the marginal spots small and well separated, the other having them coalesced 

 into a wide band. Mr. Brown, a specimen of Leucania fanicolor from Benfieet. 

 Mr. Newman, examples of the hybrid Smerinthus ocellatus-populi just bred, Cry- 

 modes exulis from Shetland including females, living larvae of Dicranura bicuspis 

 from Tilgate Forest, an Abraxas grossularlata with the hind-wings with only rayed 

 marginal spots and the diseoidal, and a Melanargia galathea, the left hind-wing of 

 which was var. procida. Mr. Joy, a living larva of C y clop ides p aha mo n (paniscus). 

 Mr. Cowham, two varieties of Amphidasys betularia. Mr. B. H. Smith, a bred 

 series of Eugonia polychloros from the New Forest, including a dark smoky form. 

 Mr. Groff, a Rumicia phlxas, showing a complete absence of copper on the lower 

 wings. Mr. Sicli, mines of Nepticula acetosie from Surrey, and gave notes on the 

 life-history of the species. Mr. Frcmlin read a short paper, entitled, " Inseets as 

 carriers of Disease." — II y. J. Turner, Hon Secretary. 



LEPIDOP VERA IN THE UPPER ENGADINE. 



BY GEORGE T. BKTHUNK-BAKER, F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



Having decided to spend our holiday last year in the Upper 

 Engadine, we started early on Friday. June 28th, and arrived at our 

 first halt (St. Moritz) on the following evening. We had decided 

 that the first week should be one ot entire rest, and therefore we 

 remained quietly at this lovely alpine village (the Bourg) for seven 



