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cated "A List of the Australian and Tasmanian Mordellidfp, with 

 Descriptions of New Species" ; and Mr. Edward Meyrick, B.A., F.Z.S., ' 

 "Descriptions of New Lepidoptera from New Zealand." — Mr. E. 

 Saunders then read a paper upon " Hymenoptera Aculeata collected 

 in Algeria by the Eev. A. E. Eaton, M.A., and the Rev. F. D. Morice, 

 M.A. ; Pt. I. — Heterogynse and Fossores to the end of Pompilidfe." — 

 H. Eowland-Brown. Won, Sec. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society, — 

 September 18th, 1901.— Mr. W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S., Vice-President, 

 in the chair, — Mr. F. M. B. Carr exhibited a varied series of Cidaria 

 truncata from Porlock, North Somerset, taken among bilberry. No 

 specimens of the yellow form were seen. — Mr. Lucas, two specimens 

 of the rare dragonfly. Libclhda fnha, taken near Christchurch by Major 

 Robertson. — Mr, Bishop, a bred series of Eufionia poli/cJdoros, from ova 

 seen deposited naturally in the open by a female in the New Forest. — 

 Mr. R. Adkin, a specimen of Co-^sm lifinipenla, bred from a larva 

 captured and then placed in a tree in his garden ; and a series of 

 Boarmia conwrtarla reared from Abbots Wood pupse, remarking on the 

 scarcity of the species for some time till the last two years. — Mr. Kemp, 

 two specimens of Sphin.r convoh-ull taken at Hythe, near Southampton. 

 — Mr. Colthrup, a nice series of Colias hijale from Margate ; Tiiphmia 

 oibona, from Deal, showing red forms of various intensity ; and a very 

 variable series of Tt'nihana fimbria from the Isle of Wight. — Messrs. 

 Harrison and Main stated that they had taken some ten specimens of 

 S. cunvob-uli at lamps at Forest Gate. Mr. McArthur said that the 

 species was common at Brighton. 



October lOth. — Mr. F. Noad Clark, Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 Mr. McArthur exhibited larvse of TriphcEna comes in a novel cage 

 adapted from one of the globular wire cages for catching flies. — Mr, 

 Barnett, a variety of Epinephele tithonus with xanthic spots, and an 

 unusually large and pale male of Fidonia atomaria, both from Oxshott. 

 — Mr, Garrett, a long series of Vanessa io. — Mr. Kirkaldy, his collec- 

 tion of Nabinae from all parts of the world, and called attention to its 

 being especially rich in winged forms. — Mr. Kemp, a portion of broom- 

 stem bored by the Coleopteva — Hylastinus obscuriis, Lamophlmts ater, 

 and Phlceophthonis rhodndacttjlus, from Oxshott. — Mr. Adkin. a fine bred 

 series of Lophopteryx cucidla (cKciillina) from Sussex, and remarked 

 that some of the pup» were lying over. — Mr. Step communicated a 

 short Report of the Field Meeting held at Oxshott on Oct. 5th, and 

 gave a list of the fungi gathered.— Mr, South exhibited specimens of 

 Thyatira bat is, T. corjnata, and T. aurorina, belonging to the Cymato- 

 phoridfe, together with Risoba trimaculata and Cytnatophoropsis sinuata, 

 belonging to the Stictopterinte ; and contributed notes, especially with 

 reference to the strong superficial resemblance between these two sets 

 of species, although they belonged to two widely-separated groups of 

 moths. — Hy, J. Turner, Hon. Report Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society, — September IGth, 1901. — Mr. 

 G. T. Bethune-Baker, President, in the chair.— Mr. John Levick, Jun., 

 Livingstone Road, Handsworth, was elected a member.— Mr. G. H, 

 Kenrick mentioned the occurrence of Acronycta alni at light at Edg- 



