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South London Entomological and Natural Hibtory Society.— The 

 Annual Exhibition was held at 1, Dennian Street, London Bridge, on December 3rd, 

 and was very successful. The following is a summary of the principal exhibits :— 

 Mr. McLachlan : drawers of European Trichoptera, Ant-Lions, Ascalaphidce and 

 NemopteridcB, and the shell-like cases of PsyeliidoB from Zanzibar, noticed in Ent. 

 Mo. Mag., xxi, pp. 1, 2. Mr. Jenner Weir : exotic Rhopalocera, including the 

 genera Morpho and CaUgo, and a series of Danais Archippus {Anosia Plexippus) 

 from widely distant parts of the globe. Mr. South (the President) : series of the 

 British species of Melitcea, shewing local variation, species of Argynnis, Lyccena, and 

 CfEtionympha from Britain and Switzerland, many varieties of British Lepidoptera, 

 British Tortrices, Bryophila par and impar, &c. Mr. Adkin : British species of 

 lleliiaea, Argynnis, and T'a)iessa, with numerous varieties, northern forms of Hepialus 

 hamuli, Engonia querciyiaria, also Nola centonalis, Macrogaster caslanece, &c. 

 Mr. Elisha : fine series of British Micro-Lepidopiera, and series of bred Oeometra 

 smaragdaria, and CoIeo])hora vihicigerella from the Essex marshes. Mr. Earn : 

 hermaphrodite Foecilocampa populi, with series of Pteroxia caudella, ^pilonota 

 lariciana, &c. Mr. Wellman : Lepidoptera taken or bred during the year, including 

 Sesia chrysidiformis, ichneumoniforvtis, and culiciformis, Chcerocampa Celerio, Hes- 

 peria Paniscus, Lobophora poJycommata, Lemiodes pulveralis, a third brood of 

 Acidalia rubricata, and second broods of A. trigeminata, holosericeata, &c. Mr. 

 Tugwell : three drawers of varieties of British ZygcBnidce, the unique (as British) 

 Syntumis Phegeea, IVI varieties of Setina irrorella, Dianthoecice shewing local varia- 

 tion, Nola centonalis, &c. Mr. Tutt : a series of Agrotis tritici, nigricans, obelisca, 

 and cursoria, shewing endless variation. Mr. Bird : Lepidoptera from the Fens, 

 including Macrogaster castanece, Acronycta strigosa, Senta uIvcb, Xascia cilialis, 

 Coccyx Ochsenkeimeriana, &c. Mr. J. T. Williams: bred series of Boletobiafuligin- 

 aria, and Acidalia rubricata, &c. Mr. Lovett : varieties of British Lepidoptera. 

 Mr. Bower : Eupoecilia curvistrigana and subroseana, Peronea tristana, hastiana, 

 Coleophora conyzce, &c. Mr. Dobson : Ennomos erosaria, a dark variety of 

 Platypteryx lacertula, &c. Mr. Watkins : exotic Lepidoptera, including silk-pro- 

 ducing BombycidcB. Messrs. Jager and Brooks : Callimorpha Hera, and Cucidlia 

 artemisice from Devonshire. Mr. Neave : a very remarkable variety of Lyccena 

 Alexis, in which the spots of the underside were replaced by a series of dashes, 

 varieties of Ennomos angularia. Abraxas grossulariata, &c. Mr. Hickling : four 

 examples of Sphinx convolvuli from Sidcup. Mr. Hall : a variety of A. grossulari- 

 ata, also Dianthoecia albimacula, Toxocanipa craccce, &c. Mr. Cooper: Pericallia 

 syringaria, &c. Mr. Gaskell : Liihosia helveola, and Dianthcecia conspersa. Mr. 

 Croker: various Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Eymenoptera. Mr. W. Pearce : 

 Acherontia Atropos. Messrs. Eley, Lowery, Barker, &c. : British Lepidoptera. 

 Mr. Billups : British and exotic Coleoptera, including Spercheus emarginatus, 

 JDytiscus lapponicus, &c. ; also several drawers of British Diptera, and Eymenoptera, 

 including LchneumonidcB, and a drawer of British Galls, with their makers and 

 parasites, &c. ; the method of mounting the specimens was much admired. Mr. West 

 (Greenwich) : six drawers of British Coleoptera, including Calosoma sycophanta, 

 Chlcenius SchranMi, &c. Mr. Lewcock : British species of ^^^7^;/^, Prionus coruirnis, 

 Saperda carcharias, &c. Mr. Cripp : British species of Donacia. IVIr. Eley : 

 Notiophilus rufipes, &c. Mr. Enock : three cases illustrating the habits of the 

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