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1904, and proved to be all females ; while the balance hybernated as 

 pupa, and 'emerged during May, June, and July, all being males.— 

 Rev. G. H. Rayiior reported that the second brood of Cyaniris argiolus 

 had been abundant at Maldon ; he found that the larva fed up readily 

 on unopened buds of ivy. — Mr. C. P. Pickett, during a recent visit to 

 Torquay, had observed large numbers of Pyrantels cardui and Vanessa 

 urtictc visiting the valerian that grows on the rocks in this district. 



Sept. 19th.— The President in the chair.— Rev. G. H. Raynor and 

 Mr. Chas. Capper were unanimously elected members of the Society. — ■ 

 Rev. C. R. N. Burrows exhibited a very dark aberration of Notodonta 

 ziczac, and a very pale form of Hadena sordida ; also living larvse of 

 Cerura furcula, N. ziczac, Pterostoma palpina, Lophopteryx camelina, and 

 Gastropacha quercifolia (all from Mucking, Essex). — Mr. J. A. Clark, a 

 very pale ab. of N. ziczac and a dark specimen of Calymnia trapezina. — 

 Mr. A. W. Mera, female specimen of Porthesia similis with a black spot 

 at the base of fore wings. — Mr. W. J. Kaye, a bred series of Thccla 

 pruni from larvae taken at Monkswood, Herts ; four examples of 

 Macaria Kturata, ab. nigrofulvata, from Delamere, Cheshire; and a 

 long and variable bred series of Zonosoma pendularia from Oxshott. 

 Mr. Kaye mentioned that the emergence of the T. pruni extended over 

 three weeks from June 15th onwards, and pointed out that three of 

 the Z. pendularia were part of a second brood, the remainder of which 

 was still in pupa. — Mr. C. P. Pickett, an abnormally large specimen 

 of P. cardui, some unicolorous chocolate-coloured abs. of Ematurga 

 atomaria, and several abs. of Lycama corydon, one of which had the 

 dark marginal band on the right fore wing about twice as deep as that 

 on the left wing. — Mr. V. E. Shaw, living imagines of Oenophila v-flava 

 taken in a city wine-vault, the larvae of this species feeding on corks in 

 wine-bottles ; also Spilote (Abraxas) grossulariata var. varleyata. — Rev. 

 C. R. N. Burrows reported that sugaring in the Mucking haunt of 

 Cirrhmdia xerampelina had proved a complete failure. — Mr. J. A. Clark 

 recorded the capture of Peronea cristana in Epping Forest. — The 

 Honorary Secretary drew attention to the fact that sugaring in the 

 New Forest was now prohibited by order of the Deputy Commissioner 

 of Woods and Forests in that district, the rangers having been 

 instructed to daub clay on the sugar patches in the event of their 

 warning to any individual lepidopterist being ignored. Mr. P. H. 

 Tautz confirmed this by stating that he had been interrupted recently 

 while sugaring in the Forest. — S. J. Bell, lion. Sec. 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



A Catalogue of the ErycinidcB. By Levi W. Mengel. Pp. 161. 

 Reading, Pa., U.S.A. 1905. 

 The author of this valuable catalogue is to be congratulated on the 

 completion of his laborious undertaking ; he has earned the thanks 

 of all students of the Erycinidas ( = Lernoniida3, Kirby, = RiodinidsB, 

 Grote). Although he holds the opinion that there are too many 

 genera, and that the number of species should be much reduced, he 

 leaves everything pretty much as he found it. 



