242 (October, 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Thursday, July 28th, 1910.— Mr. J. W. Kaye, P.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Main exhibited the kirva' and luminous ova of the glow-worm, 

 Lampyris noctiluca. Mr. Clark, on behalf of Mr. Gadge, a specimen of a mite 

 found at Yentnor on Melanargia gahithea ; it was a species of tlie genus Trom- 

 hidium. Mr. B. H. Smitli reported the hirvEe of C^icullia verhasci found feeding 

 on Buddleia variabilis. Mr. Edwards, a box of exotic Satyrinw, including Neo- 

 rina crishna from Java, and several species of the genus Cithserias from Central 

 America. Mr. Sich reported finding a larva of Zeuzera pyrina (aisculi) attack- 

 ing jasmine. 



Aur/ust nth, 1910. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Carr exhibited the ova of Acidalia straviinata, from Oxshott, on 

 heather. Mr. Sich, ova of Eupithecia subumbrata laid on leaves of j arrow. 

 Mr. Eayward, a specimen of Adopsea Jlava, {lijiea) in a moribund condition, from 

 being attacked by no less than 21 mites ; also the egg-shell of Phorodesma sma- 

 ragda.ria and Geometra vernaria, and made comparison of the surface structure 

 and the method of oviposition. Mr. West (Greenwich), specimens of Coleoptera 

 and Hemiptera, recently met witli by him attacked by mites. Mr. E. Adkin, a 

 nvimber of " white butterflies" from North America, sent him by Mr. Lachlan 

 Gibb, including a series of the introduced Pieris rajjm, a series of P. oleracea, 

 and three specimens taken near Lost Eiver, Canada, in May last, about which 

 comment and opinion were requested. Mr. Turner, a short series of Coleophora 

 silenella (?) bred from the heads of wild " Sweet William," sent him by Dr. Chap- 

 man from the South of France ; also the nest of a wasp, a species of Polisies, 

 found at Zermatt in July, 1909, suspended in a bush of alpine rose (Rhododen- 

 dron). Captain Cardew, a fine coniluent by-marked example of Anthrocera 

 vicise (meliloti) taken in July in the New Forest. Mr. A. E. Gibbs, a series 

 of Epinephele jurtina from Algeria, having the females of the extremely large 

 and bright form v. fortunata. Mr. Edwards, a box of Satyrinie, including a 

 series of the dimorphic species, Heteronympha merope, from Australia. Mr. 

 Enock, living specimens of the egg parasites, Mymaridx, taken in Eichmond 

 Park. 



August 25th, 1910. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Adkin exhibited a series of Hesperia malnse, and read notes on the 

 peculiar resting habit of the species. Mr. Edwards, a box of Satyrinx, and 

 called attention to the varied local forms of Ergolis ariadne. Mr. West (Green- 

 wich), a series of the rare Homopteron, Typhlocyba cruenta from Box Hill, and 

 specimens of Oncotylus viridiflavus from Eanmore. Mr. Newman, Odontopera 

 bidentata, intermediate between the oi'dinary and the inelanic forms ; a 9 Bithys 

 quercds with " Adonis-hlue " blotches on fore-wings ; bred examples of Argynnis 

 paphia v. valesina, a ? Euchloe cardamines with a thin streak of bright yellow 

 scaling on tlie left fore-wing, and another much darker at base of wings with 

 aberrant marbling on the under-side ; a partial gynandromorph of Amor-pha 



