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Variety of Euchloris (Phorodesma) pustulata. — While beating 

 for Geometry on the 3rd inst., I took, among other insects, two male 

 Euchloris pui^tnlata (an insect not uncommon here), in which the whole 

 of the parts usually coloured green (including portions of the abdomen) 

 were replaced by a delicate pink. The tornal blotches, &c., retain 

 their normal position and colour, though naturally appearing less 

 conspicuous. I may mention that there is no chemical action in- 

 volved, as the insects were thus coloured while alive. Further, I 

 always use chloroform, so there can be no question of the colouring 

 being due to the action of cyanide or ammonia. — ■ J. Aylward 

 Churchill ; The Brick House, Billingshurst, Sussex. 



Theola w-album in Shropshire. — While gathering the seeds of 

 wych-elm here on May 28th, for larvfe oi Xanthia (jilvago and X.ferrn- 

 (jinea, I found that I had taken two larvae of Thecla tv-albnm, one of 

 which has since pupated. I believe the only previous record of this 

 butterfly in Shropshire is that by Mr. C. Gr. Barrett, who found it 

 thirty-five years ago on Benthall Edge. Having previously found and 

 bred the larva in some abundance near Burton-on-Trent, I think I can 

 hardly be mistaken as to its identity. — (Rev.) Chas. Thornewill ; Cal- 

 verhall Vicarage, Whitchurch, Salop, June Gtli, 1901. 



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South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 June ISth, 1901. — Mr. H. S. Fremlin, F.E.S., President, in the 

 chair. — Messrs. E. A. Adkin, Lingards Road, Lewisham, S.E. ; R. 

 Armstrong, Granville Park, Lewisham ; A. W. Dodds, Stoke Newington ; 

 and W. Thoruthwaite, Hersham, were elected members. — Mr. R. Adkin 

 exhibited living larvte of Acklalia man/iiiepunctata feeding on yarrow, 

 and pointed out that the genus Acidalia needed considerable revision. 

 — Mr. Kemp, the Coleoptera B.ha(jium bifascintum , Donacia bicolora, 

 D. sericea, D. semicaprea, D. simplex, D. cinerea, and D. discolor; all 

 taken at the field meeting at Byfleet on June 1st.— Dr. Chapman, the 

 curious pupal burrow of Scardia boleti, showing the peculiarly con- 

 structed trap-door ; and also the cocoon of Lar/ua crispata, which shows 

 a trap-door arrangement. — Mr. Lucas read the Report of the Field 

 Meeting held at Oxshot on May 18th.— Mr. Adkin gave an account of 

 the Annual Meeting of the South-Eastern Union of Scientific Societies 

 held at Haslemere. 



June 27th.— Uv. F. Noad Clark, Vice-President, in the chan-.— 

 Mr. A, W. Pepper, of Horniman's Museum, Forest Hill, was elected 

 a member.— Mr. Ashdown exhibited specimens of Ana.v impemtor and 

 Ischnura pnmilio taken in the New Forest, and which he afterwards 

 placed in the Society's collection. — Mr. Turner, an almost black 

 specimen of Amphidasys bdularia taken in Camberwell. Several 

 other similar examples were also reported.— Mr. West, the following 

 Hemiptera from the river Ravensbourne : — Microvelia pi/ijuicea, de- 

 veloped forms; Gerris oduntoqaster ; (r. najas ; and Hi/dronietra stac/- 

 noriim, developed and undeveloped forms.— Mr. Enock, bred specimens 



