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and other species. Mr. Auld, an example of Callimorpha 

 hera, which he said he took in South Devon, flying in the 

 sunshine ; also two examples of Vanessa io, with additional 

 ocelli. JNIr. R. /fVdkin, Thera simulata, hred from larvse taken in 

 Ireland; T.fivmata, bred from larvae taken in the New Forest; 

 and a living larva of Deilephila galii. Mr. Jager, three speci- 

 mens of Callimorpha hera, bred from ova obtained from a speci- 

 men taken in 1887 ; also a fine series of Stilbia anomala. Mr. 

 Tugwell, living larvae of D. galii, and called attention to the 

 variation in the colour of the larv£e shown. He remarked that 

 this year the larvae of this species were exceedingly plentiful, 

 Mr. Gibb and himself having taken 196 in a district extending 

 from St. Margaret's Bay to within a mile or so of Kamsgate. 



October llth. — The President in the chair. Messrs. H. 

 Bennett, of Hastings, and E. D. Y. Pode, of Ivybridge, South 

 Devon, were elected members. Mr. T. R. Billups exhibited 

 species of British Fossorial Hymenoptera, — Ceratophoras morio 

 and its rare var. anthracinus, taken in his garden at Peckham, and 

 Nysson dimidiatus, from Chobham. Mr. R. Adkin, larva of 

 Retinia resinella, and contributed notes. Mr. J. Jager, an 

 example of Vanessa io with additional ocelli; Argynnis paphia 

 with white blotches on the wings ; a variety of Satyrus semele, 

 with many other species, and contributed notes. Mr. Carpenter, 

 varieties of Vanessa atalanta and Amphipyra pyramidea. Mr. 

 Elisha, bred examples of Cidaria reticulata. Mr. Tugwell, 

 Callimorpha hera, bred from the same batch of ova as those of 

 Mr. Jager ; also Cramhus cdpinellus and Anerastia farrella, from 

 King's Lynn. — H. W. Barker, Hon. Sec. 



Penarth Entomological Society. — At a meeting held on 

 September 18th, Mr. T. L. Howe exhibited two specimens of 

 Colias edusa, caught on the 16th, about two miles from Penarth, 

 he having seen six other specimens and also one Vanessa c-album. 

 It was reported that Plusia gamma had been very abundant about 

 there during the past summer, some specimens appearing at 

 sugar being remarkably bright and well-marked. Vanessa cardui 

 has also been very plentiful in the district. — G. A. Birkenhead; 

 Hoti. Sec. 



