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THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Eastbourne, and reported that the Rev. W. Claxton had reared 

 several specimens in mid-September. — Mr. B. H. Smith, a specimen of 

 Stcrrha sacraria, female, taken by him just recently near the Lizard, 

 and a Rumicia jjhlcsas with right fore wing ab. sclimidtii. — Mr. Dods, 

 the huge cocoons of Philosamia cecropia, all of which had become 

 dark brown in colour except one which had kept its pure white 

 colour. — Mr. Main said that the grub shown in the Coquillo nut 

 exhibited at last meeting was that of the large " pea weevil," Garyo- 

 horus nuctiLorum, a native of Brazil. — Mr. Blair, specimens of Boreas 

 hiemalis from Stanmore Common, in Essex. — Mr. Blenkarn, many 

 species of Coleoptera taken by him during the season, including 

 Clytus arictis, Gicindela sylvatica, Dytiscus marginalis, Aroviia 

 vioschata, &c. — Mr. Adkin and others gave their experiences of the 

 season. 



October 26th, 1911.— Mr. W. J. Kaye, F.E.S., President, in the 

 chair.— The Rev. George Wheeler, M.A., F.Z.S., F.E.S., and Mr. 

 H. B. Wells were elected members. — Mr. Sich exhibited LitJiocoUetis 

 horteUa and L. sylvella, and noted their specific characters and 

 markings. — Mr. Russell, a Phryxus Uvornica from Purley, three 

 autumn bred specimens of Diacrisia sanio (russida) from Grange over 

 Sands, and recorded a Bithys quercus taken on September 1st. — 

 Mr. R. x\dkin, a series of Eupithecia subfulvata bred from ova laid 

 by a female taken at Chiswick.— Mr. Moore, a large Cicada taken on 

 a window at Wanstead, and read notes on a Silphid beetle from the 

 Orange River Colony, which in life bore an abundant waxy secretion 

 on its elytra. — Mr. Sheldon, a long and fine series of Colias nastes 

 var. iverdandi taken by him in Lapland. — Mr. Newman, a long and 

 varied series of bred Amorpha poyuli, with three second-brood ex- 

 amples.- — Mr. Blair, living male and female specimens of the " stick" 

 insect known as Dixijjpns morosus, and imagines of the rare Dipteron 

 Boreas hiemalis. — Mr. Baumann, a fine melanic form of Acidalia 

 virgularia from Lewisham. — Mr. Curwen, series of Colias palceno, 

 G. ■phicomone, G. hyale, and G. edusa from the Swiss Alps, and also 

 melanic forms of Cidaria immanata, Hypsipetes sordidata, and Mania 

 maura. — Mr. Blenkarn, examples of three species of Coleoptera 

 recently recognised as British, viz., Haliplus heydeni, H. i7n7nacidata, 

 and Gabrius stip)es, from the Cotswolds, Lowestoft, and Beckenham, 

 respectively. — Mr. Buckstone, a very remarkable Brenthis selene 

 from Wanborough, with almost all the usual markings absent on the 

 upper side. 



November 9th, 1911.— Mr. W. J. Kaye, F.E.S., President, in the 

 chair.— Mr. H. Page, F.E.&., of New Cross, and Mr. W. S. Coxhead, of 

 Clapton, were elected members. — Mr. South, on behalf of the Rev. 

 A. P. Waller, exhibited a series of Leucania reared from ova laid by 

 a female favicolor, half of which were distinctly L. pallens, the rest 

 agreed with the parent or were intermediate, and numerous captured 

 examples for comparison ; also three specimens selected from thirty 

 favicolor that were reared from ova deposited by a ^a^/c;is-liko 

 female. — Mr. Newman, a long series of Pyrameis cardui bred from 

 ova and fed up in a hothouse. The female was captured at Folkestone, 

 on September 2nd, and the last imago appeared on October 16th. — 

 Mr. Kaye, bred specimens of Bumicia phlceas, forced in a hot- 



