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The South London Entomological and Nati'ral History Society .- 

 TMirsday, July 22nd, 1915. — Mr. A. E. Gibbb, F.L.S., Vice-President, m the 

 Chair. 



Mr. Newman exhibited living examples of a species of Braconid which had 

 just emerged from a batch of ova of Macrothylacia rubiiound at Rutham in the 

 autumn of 1914. Dr. Chapman, specimens of Latiorina pyrenaica, the first that 

 had been bred, from the Pyrenees, and also L. orhitulus var. oberthiiri, from 

 the same area, but found also in Switzerland. He also showed specimens of 

 Agriades escheri, var. rondoui, bred from the egg, and pointed out their dis- 

 tinction from the form known as ab. rondoui, from Gavarnie. He showed 

 living specimens of the Ichneumon Aphidius ervi, bred from the Aphis of 

 Ononis arvensis. Mr. B. H. Curwen, some first brood females of Polyommatus 

 icarus from Eanmore Common, all much suffused with blue, and several under- 

 side aberration melanotoxa (arcuata). He also showed a series of Syntomis 

 phegea interbred for the past four years, Mr. Sich, coloured drawings of the 

 larvae of the British species of Acronycta, and pointed out the differences 

 between the larvae of Triaena psi and T. tridens. Mr. B. Adkin, long series of 

 Apatura iris from many British localities, and showed that the species was 

 much more varied than it was usually considered to be. A considerable 

 discussion took place on the occurrence and disappearance of the species in its 

 localities near London. Mr. E. Adkin, living larvae, pupae, and imagines of 

 Ephestia kilhniella in rice flour. Several Members gave experiences of the 

 present season, making remarks on Agriades thetis, Polyommatus icarus fabs. of 

 $ s)j Celastrina argiolus, Pyramaeis cardui, P. atalanta, Lithosia complanula, 

 Euchloe cardamines, &c. 



Thursday, August ^2th, 1915. — Mr. B. H. Smith, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. B. H. Smith exhibited a number of Lepidoptera from New Zealand, 

 including Chrysophanids, Lycaenids, and species of the giant Hepialids. 

 Mr. B. S. Williams, Anthrocera trifolii, var.palustris, with confluent forms from 

 Somerset, and an aberration of Xanthorrhoii sociata, in which the usual dark 

 band on the disc of the left fore-wing was reduced to a blotch on the inner 

 margin. Mr. West (Ashtead), the ova of Chrysopa perla. Mr. Edwards, a 

 living salamander {Salaniandra maculata) found in a garden at Blackheath, 

 and read notes on the family characteristics. Mr. Hy. J. Turner, examples of 

 an excessively local form of Brenthis pales, var. arsilache, taken by him on one 

 side of one small lake at St. Moritz, Engadine, at flowers of Comarum palustre, 

 the Marsh Cinquefoil. He also showed a series of forms of Paraseniia planta- 

 ginis from the Engadine, varying from the normal yellow and black males to 

 the form with a much extended white ground on the one hand, and on the 

 other hand, to the form with a much extended black area. Mr. Edwards read 

 his report, as delegate, of the Congress of the South Eastern Union of Scientific 

 Societies at Brighton. 



