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Mr. Sich exhibited specimens of Coleopliora troglodytella bred from larvae 

 fed on Achillea millefolium, and also larva3 feeding on mignonette seeds, probably 

 those of Borlhausenia -pseudospretella. Mr. E. Adkin, series of Txniocam'pa 

 (lothica and v. gothicina, selected from a large niunber of bred and captured 

 specimens. Captain Cardew, a bred series of Pachnobia leucographa, very dark 

 in colour, a series of typical T. gotliica bred from v. gothicina parents, and 

 specimens of Phigalia pedaria from Wimbledon, one taken on January 2nd, 

 worn, two on March 18th, in good condition. Mr. J. P. Barrett reported Brephos 

 parthenias and Gonepteryx rhamni in woods near London. 



Thursday, April lUh, 1910.— Mr. A. Sich, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the 

 Chair. 



Mr. Ashdown exhibited a large number of Coleoptera taken in Switzerland 

 during July, 1909, including Staphylinus fossor, Trichodes alvearius, T. apiarius, 

 Spondylis huprestoides, Endomychus coccineus, Molorchus minor, Strangalia 

 attenuata, &c., &c. Mr. R. Adkin, long series of the various forms of Hepialus 

 humuli, including some very fine Shetland specimens. Mr. Cowham, portions 

 of ash stems showing extensive marks of the depredations of a species of 

 Scolytid beetle. Mr. Turner, a number of species of Lepidoptera sent him from 

 Saskatchewan aud Vancouver by Mr. Croker, and commented on their British- 

 like appearance ; included were Arg^plnis hremneri, Polygonia marsyas, Cpeno7i]im- 

 pha elko, Notolophus hadia, Malacosoma pluvialis, Thanaos persius, &c., &G. 

 Mr. Newman, larvaj of Dryas paphia, Melitsea cinxia, M. athalia, Argynnis adippe, 

 A. aglaia, and Agriades coridon, which he had been forcing. A. adippe and A. 

 aglaia had scarcely responded to the treatment, but the rest wore practically all 

 full fed. Mr. Coote, a bred series of Nyssia hisjndaria from ova laid in 1909. 

 Mr. Sich, the two species of Adela with entire yellow fasciae, Adela crcesella 

 (sulzella), and A. degeerella, and pointed out their differences. 



Thursday, April 28th, 1910.— Mr. A. Sich, F.E.S., Vice-President in the 

 Chair. 



Mr. W. West (Greenwich), exhibited mmierous rare and interesting 

 specimens taken mainly by himself forty or fifty years ago. Many were of 

 local interest to entomologists of S.E. London. Included were Pieris daplidice 

 (Folkestone), Agrius convolvuli (Greenwich Park), Hippolion celerio (Greenwich), 

 Deiopeia pulchella (St. Margaret's Bay), Spilosoma urticse (Greenwich), H. 

 cynipiformis and H. myopseformis (Greenwich), H. culiciformis (Darenth), H. 

 ichneumoniformis (Lee), Colias hyale, C. «dusa, and v. helice from the Brockley 

 Railway Banks. Mr. E. Adkin, specimens of Anthrocera including the form 

 supposed to be a hybrid between A. achillese and A. filipendulx, and stated that 

 an examination of the genitalia by Mr. Pierce had shown that the example in 

 question was the latter species. Mr. Turner, a large number of Diptera, 

 Ichneumonidse and other Hymenoptera, sent to him from Waroona, W. Australia. 

 Mr. Sperring, specimens of Amphydasis strataria bred from ova, and having 

 extremely dark bands. 



Mr. Sich read a paper, entitled the " Legs of Lepidopterous Larva3."— Ht. J 

 Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



