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of the species, and remarked that they offered a good field for further work ; one 

 Solenobia he possessed Mr. Barrett believed to be new, and wished to see more 

 specimens, it was taken in Wyre Forest. 



April 22nd, 1895. — Mr. G. T. Bethune-Bakee, President, in the Chair. 



The following were exhibited : — By Mr. R. C. Bradley, three species of Crabro 

 varius and anxius from Wyre Forest, and specimen of pubescens from Sutton ; he 

 said that only four other specimens of pubescens are known to Mr. Saunders from 

 Britain. Mr. A. H. Martineau, Andrena angustior (2) from Solihull, a rare 

 species. Mr. Wainwright, other Hymenoptera. Mr. C. Runge, eggs of Asphalia 

 flavicornis as found, being laid singly in the forks of birch twigs. Mr. Marti- 

 neau read a paper on a collection made indoors in his house at Solihull ; he 

 started the collection in consequence of a questioned statement that 100 species of 

 insects might be found in a house in one year ; he had taken 136 during the past 

 year, and believed that if he could have been at home more in the day time he 

 might have made it 200. The most unexpected species were Acidalia virgularia 

 and Tinea semifulvella (1 each), neither having been taken locally before. He 

 noticed that Culex annulatus and pipiens, which were common in the cellars, only 

 settled on the brickwork, never on plastered laths which formed part of the ceiling. 

 — CoLBRAN J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society: 

 April nth, 1895.— C. Gr. Baerett, Esq., F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Winkley, on behalf of Mr. Montgomery, of Ealing, exhibited and read 

 notes on a bred series of Nyssia hispidaria, Hb. ; one specimen was whitish, without 

 the central band, and having only the transverse lines and apical streak dark grey ; 

 another example was uniformly smoky-black. Mr. Edwards, male and female 

 Dyiiaster Napoleon, and a specimen of Caligo martia from Brazil. A discussion 

 took place as to the season, and the general opinion was that the present spring was 

 some three weeks later than last year. 



April 2bth, 1895. -T. W. Hall, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Ashdown, of Leatherhead, was elected a Member. 



Mr. Frohawk exhibited a var. of Papilio Machaon, L., having ochreous-yellow 

 blotches at the anal angle, and the blue markings almost white ; it was bred from a 

 Wicken larva. Mr. Mansbridge, three melanic specimens of Fhigalia pedaria, Fb., 

 taken by him this year near Barnsley, and remarked on the gradual extension of 

 this variation ; Mr. Adkin said that Mr. South had taken one example at Maccles- 

 field. Mr. Moore, a specimen of Pterostichus madidus, F., which had been attacked 

 by a Oordius. Mr. Turner exhibited a specimen of Plusia moneta, Fab., which was 

 taken at West Wickham in July, 1894, by Mr. Slade, of Gellatly Road, Hatcham ; 

 also a series of Spilosoma menthastri, Esp., two specimens having only a few small 

 dots on the fore-wings, three Scotch forms with a darker ground and having the 

 second line more or less complete, especially in one specimen. 



• May 9th, 1895.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Williams exhibited a curious cluster of cocoons fastened on a twig in a 



