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Mr. Newman, a bred series of Malacosoma caxtrensis from Essex, including the rare 

 yellow unieolorous ? and the dark chocolate $ ; a bred series of Sesia andreni- 

 fin-mix from North Kent, where it. was much subject to the attacks of ichneumons, 

 a series of Kepialus humuli var. hethlandica and Pachnobia hyperborea from Shet- 

 land ; Anarta melanopa from Rannoeh ; a second brood Abraxas grosmlariata bred, 

 October 8th, the first to emerge from over 100 pupae; a living Thera firmata, second 

 brood; and a living second brood specimen of Eumorpha elpenor. Mr. R. Adkin, 

 recently deposited ova of Tortrix pronubana. Mr. J. P. Barrett made a comparison 

 of the Lcpidopterous fauna of North Kent thirty years ago and that of to-day, illus- 

 trating bis remarks by series of Aporia cratregi, Nonagria sparganii, Acidalia 

 ochrata, Agrotera nemoralin, Tapinostola bondii, Eremobia ochroleuca, Ac. Mr. South, 

 on behalf of Mr. Waller, a ? Trichiura crataegi, with one antenna £ . Pie also 

 showed an Epinephele jurtina {janira) from Box Hill, with large pallid spaces, 

 and a bred series of Rhodophaea suavella from Eastbourne. Mr. Main, a living 

 "stick" insect, bred from the ovum shown in the spring. Mr. Sich, bred Oillmeria 

 pallidactyla from Byfleet. — Hi. J. Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



Entomological Socikty of London: Wednesday, October 21s/, 1908. Mr. 

 C. O. Watekiiouse, President, in the Chair. 



Monsieur Charles Oberthur, of Rennes, France, was elected an Honorary Fellow 

 of the Society. Mr. Charles B. Autram, of the Insectarium, Kanny Koory, Silchar, 

 P.O., Cachar, Entomologist to the Indian Tea Association ; and Mr. Richard Beck, 

 Sanderhayes, Bitterne Road, Southampton ; were elected Fellows of the Society. 



Mr. E. C. Bedwell exhibited examples of the rare Lamellicorn beetle Qnorimus 

 variabilis, L., found by him in thick frass under bark of oaks trees, near Purley Oaks, 

 Surrey. Mr. Gr. C. Champion, a specimen of Pytho depressus, L., with two tarsi to 

 the right hind-leg, bred from a larva or pupa found under pine bark at Binn, 

 Switzerland. Mr. W. G. Sheldon, a case to illustrate the several forms of Thais 

 rumina, the var. medesicaste, and the ab. canteneri, Hey., from South Spain and from 

 France. M r. W. J. Lucas, a set of eight examples of Libellula quadrimaculata, from 

 Scotland and the south of England, to illustrate the range from the type form to the 

 var. prsenubila of Newman. Mr. H. M. Edelsten, a varied series of the same 

 dragonflies from the Norfolk Broads. Mr. L. W. Newman, paintings of two forms 

 of Dryas paphia bred by him this season from ova of parents taken at Brockenhurst, 

 resembling the aberration of this butterfly shown by Dr. Herbert Charles at the last 

 meeting. Mr. W. J. Kaye, synaposematic series of specimens from Ecuador com- 

 prising Ithomiinse and Pierinx. Of the former there were Direenna zavaletta 5 $ 

 2 ? , and Lencothyris zelica 14 <J $ . Of the latter there were Dismorphia othoe 

 15 $■ 6 ? , Dismorphia leuconia 7 $ 1 ? , and Dismorphia sp. ?, 4 ? . He 

 pointed out that the usual coloration of Leucothyris species was black and trans- 

 parent, but here was one, L. zelica, which was yellow, and the significant fact illus- 

 trated by the exhibit was that there were in the aggregate more Pierines than Ilho- 

 miines, and taking L. zelica alone there were only 14 specimens to the 33 of the 

 associated Dismorphias. It appeared therefore to be quite possible that the L. zelica 

 obtained its yellow colouring by its association with the Pierines and played the part 



