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Mr. West (Ashtead) exhibited ova of a Ghrysopa on the leaves 

 of the garden ox-eye daisy. — Mr. Edwards, the butterflies Eunica 

 eurota from Brazil, Smyrna blomfelcUi from Mexico, and S. kanvinskii 

 from Brazil. — Mr. J. Piatt Barrett, a full-fed larva of Saturnia pyri, 

 from Sicily, young larvae of Colias cdiisa from ova of an English 

 caught female, and a large number of butterflies from South Africa. — 

 Mr. R. Adkin, Ptycholoma lecheana from Brentwood, one almost 

 unicolorous buff colour and unusually pale, the other a rich deep 

 brown with very distinct silvery markings. — Remarks were made 

 on the abundance of Celastrina argiolus, and the occurrence of Sesia 

 stellataruvi and Colias edusa this season. 



August 8th. — The President in the chair. — Mr. Ashby exhibited 

 larvae and imago of the local coleopteron, Cassida fastuosa, from 

 Otford. — Capt. Cardew, larvae of Papilio machaon from Stalham 

 Dyke spun up for pupation. — Mr. Hugh Main, larvae of Painlio 

 alexanor from the South of France. — Mr. H. Moore, a short series of 

 Colias edusa taken in the Forest of Arques, Dieppe, in August. — Mr. 

 Priske, a female cockroach, Pcriplancta orientalis, with the ootheca 

 still attached to her.— Mr. F. D. Cooke, the pupie of Pyjxiineis cardui 

 to show the difference between those spun up on white muslin and 

 those on darker material. — Mr. Newman, long series of Dianthmcia 

 carpopliaga, specimens of D. capsincola and D. capsophila, and 

 Kentish Dlanthcecia identical with Isle of Man D. capsophila. — Mr. 

 Blenkarn, Haliplus wehnckei with aberrant oedeagus, a specimen of 

 Clytus arietis with the first yellow belt reduced to a minute spot, an 

 unusually small example of Philonthus puella, and specimens of the 

 very rare coleopteron, Pentarthrum liuttoni, from the cellars of 

 Messrs. Moet & Chandon. 



August 22nd. — Mr. B. H. Smith, Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 Mr. Edwards exhibited the exotic butterflies — Thaumantis diores 

 from Assam, Discophora lepida from Ceylon, Tenaris selenc from the 

 Malay, and T. honrathii from Madagascar, all belonging to the 

 Asiatic section of the Morphinae ; and specimens of Opsiphanes 

 hoisduvalii from Mexico, referring to the conspicuous tuft of scent- 

 hairs. — Mr. Newman, a very long series of Pachnohia hyperborea 

 from Rannoch, showing much variation ; a short, very uniform series 

 from Shetland, where the species was fast disappearing from the 

 attacks of ichneumons ; a few Crymodes exiilis from Shetland, in- 

 cluding a very pale specimen ; and a long series of his inbred yellow 

 form of Calliinorpha dominula, with the only intermediate he had 

 obtained. — Mr. Sheldon gave a very interesting account of his holiday 

 near the North Cape in search of butterflies and birds' eggs. — Mr. 

 Sich, specimens of Goleophora ajjicella, taken at Byfleet in June, 

 where its food-plant, Stellar ia graminea, grows abundantly. — Mr. 

 Adkin, Chrysopa ova, which were on unusually short stalks. — 

 Reports were made that larvae were very scarce this season, especi- 

 ally in the New Foi'est. Bryophila perla was noted as very scarce. 

 Agriades coridon was still common in Hertfordshire, and several 

 var. semi-syngrapha had been taken, while the females varied from 

 very deep black to khaki-coloured ground. Capt. Cardew noted the 

 curious fact that B. muralis was common at Folkestone, but com- 



