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gulus, Lewis, H. arachnoides, Fairmaire, H. , n. sp., Eretmotus 



tangerianus, Marseul, from Morocco. HetcBrius hispaniciis, liosenb., 

 H. marseuli, Brisout, Eretmotus iherlcus, Brisout, from Spain. 

 Hetcerius ferritgineus, Oliv., from France. — AV. W. Fowler, 

 Hon. Sec. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society.— Mcnj 2Uh, 1888.— T. R. Billups, F.E.S., President, in 

 the chair. Messrs. A. H. Japp, L. Stevens, and J. C. Mathews 

 were elected members. Mr. Jiiger exhibited a larva of Nemeophila 

 plantaginis, which he had found dying, partially covered with 

 mould ; on examination he had noticed a small larva (also 

 exhibited) emerging from the caterpillar. Mr. West stated that 

 the larva which Mr. Jager had found emerging from the plantaginis 

 larva was that of the hair-worm, the ova of which had probably 

 been swallowed by the larva of -plantaginis while feeding. Mr. 

 Helps showed Dianthoecia capsincola, bred from larvae obtained 

 in Norfolk. Mr. R. Adkin, a fine series of Asphalia ridens, bred 

 from pupee received from the New Forest ; the specimens showed 

 a considerable amount of variation, some of the females being 

 very white. Mr. T. R. Billups, specimens of Bracon hrevicornis, 

 parasitic on Ephestia kukniella, and said that Mr. Marshall once 

 reared the female from the galls of Andricus terminaUs; Mr. W. F. 

 Kirby had bred six males and one female from Ephestia elutella, 

 Herr Brischke obtained a male from Dioryctria ahietella, while 

 Mr. S. Webb, of Dover, had bred a male from Myelois ceratonia. 

 Mr. Fenn read a paper on " British Land and Freshwater 

 Mollusca," which was followed by a discussion upon variation, 

 Messrs. Tugwell, Rice, Carringtou, Step, Tutt, South, and others 

 taking part. 



June lUh, 1888. — John T. Carrington, F.L.S., Vice-President, 

 in the chair. Mr. Robinson exhibited ringed forms of the larva 

 of Trichiura cratcegi from Monkswood, and asked whether it was 

 a common variety of the larva. Mr. Tugwell said he had never 

 met with this particular form, although in his experience the 

 larva of this species varied considerablj'. Mr. Lowrey, a male 

 Tceniocampa stahilis, taken in copula with a female T. gothica, 

 and remarked that ova were obtained, of which only a few 

 hatched ; the larva eventually died. Mr. West, of Streatham, a 

 specimen of a moth reared from a larva found in Switzerland, 

 and which was identified as Acronycta leporlua ; also a larva 



