200 THE KNTO.\[()T,oaiST's RKrORO. 



B. Poulton, D.Sc, M.A., F.R.S.. were elected Honorai-y Members. 

 Parasitic Diptera. — -Mr. Andrews exhibited three species of Si/rphidae 

 parasitic in their larval stage upon lepidoptera, viz.. < 'otnbombo pi/raxtn, 

 XanthandriiR ci»ntii.<< and Melannntowa mdlinnm. Aberration of N. 

 xanthographa. — Mr. Adkin, an extreme melanic specimen of Xoctiia 

 .rantfwfirapha, taken in his garden at Lewisham in 1911. Forcei> 

 larv^, etc. — Mr. Newman, living fullfed larviP of Mrlitaco anrinia, 

 fed on in a temperature of 60°-70'^, and a pair of Satuniio rar/n'iii with 

 all the usual reddish markings of a cleai' yellow. It was bred from a 

 yellow 3 and a red 9 . New species of Coi.koptera. — j\Ir. P>lenkarn, 

 the Coleopteron fJnlipliifi iwmax, from Coatbridge, recently new to 

 science. Larv.t: of C. ediisa. — Mr. B. H. Smith, a living larva of ( 'nlias 

 ednm, from ova laid in October last, one larva had already pupated. 

 March 2Sth. — Mr. C. P. Lloyd, of Ashford Common, Middlesex, was 

 elected a member. Ova. — Mr. B. H. Smith exhibited ova of Amph-i- 

 (lai^iR strataria, laid by a 9 with which he had assembled five ^ s. 

 A NEW species of Hemiptera. — Mr. West, the specimen of Paylla 

 albipe.t, found by him at Box Hill in October last, and new to the 

 British List of Hemiptera. Forced larv^, etc. — Mr. Newman, 

 living examples of Melitaea nunnia bred at a temperature of 60°-70°, 

 and full-fed larvse of Dri/ns pnphia fed under similar conditions. He 

 called attention to the extreme scarcity of larva? of Arctia raja and of 

 Abra.ra.^ iimssiilariata. Summer broods of Lkptosia. — Mr. W. G 

 Sheldon, specimens of Lepfrm'a .tiiiapia and //. ihipnncheli with the 

 summer broods of the same, var. flhu'ensiH and var. aestira respectively, 

 and pointed out that the British summer form of the former species 

 was an intermediate form. Hadena porphyrea (satura). — Mr. R. 

 Adkin, a specimen of Hadena porphyrea [satirra), and read a series of 

 historical and critical notes on the species. Diptera. — Mr. Andrews, 

 the Syrphid, N. arctieitx, taken at Chattenden on March 12th. New 

 aberration of M. oblongoouttata. — Mr. Aslidnwn. a specimen of 

 Mysia ohlnntioyiittata ah. niyrninittata, from Oxshott. in May, 1911, 

 and recently described as new. Melanic D. applana. — Mr. Sich, for 

 Mr. G. 1>. Routledge, a melanic example of lh'prp!<.'<aria applana from 

 Carlisle. Callophrys avis.— Mr. A. E. Tonge, a living specimen of 

 (Jallophrys ari.t, bred ab. am. Ornithoptera. — Mr. Fjdwards, examples 

 of the closely allied Ornithoptera, (>. lyilinx and O. rrorsKs. Larva of 

 SiALis i.utaria. — Mr. H. Main, the larva of the alder-Hy, Siali:< hitaria. 

 April llfh, — Races, etc., of P. napi. — Mr. Gibbs, long series and speci- 

 mens of Pierix napi from various British localities, and pointed out 

 their racial characters with reference to various continental races and 

 forms. Hybrids and aberrations of Lepidoptera. — Mr. Cowham, 

 hybrid Xyssia r.nnaria and Hi^iton kirtaria, varied series of Hybernia 

 lencopliaearia and H. marfiinaria, small forms of Ijcncania pallrns 

 probalily of the 2nd brood, and bred specimens of Xnnoaoma 

 pendularia from O.Kshott, referable to the rosy form var. Kid)rnxeata. 

 Races of M. aukinia. — Mrs. Hemming, bred series of Melitaea anrinia; 

 the Carlisle series included a melanic form and var. viryata, the Welsh 

 series included forms with very red ground colour, and the Oxford 

 series contained very pale specimens as well as a specimen closely 

 resembling .1/. rinj-ia. Larv.'e of R. phi.^as. — Mr. Quarrington, 

 living larvfe of Rimiiria phla-'as taken wild on April 7th and 10th. 

 Larvae of Lepiooptera. — Mr. Newman, full-fed larviw of Abraxas 



