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Dri/ophanta divisa and their maker, with Synen/us albipes, one of its 

 inquUines, and five parasites, viz., Mesopolohus fasciivcntris, Sijntomnspis 

 caudatus, Eupeimus urozonus, Decatoma hicjnttata, and a Chalcid. Mr. Ad- 

 kin, a drawer showing series of the genus Noctua from various localities, 

 especially N. glareosa, Esp., and N. augur, Fb. ; also on behalf of Miss 

 E. Adkiu, a bloom of Tulipa sijlvestris, from an old chalk-pit in Suffolk. 

 Mr. Moore and Mr. Perks, wood which had been destroyed by Coleoptera. 

 Mr. C. A. Briggs, a number of very striking varieties of Abraxas gros- 

 sulariata, L., similar to those figured in Newman and 'The Young 

 Naturalist,' vol. i. Mr. Jager, a living Biston hirtaria, Clerk., stating 

 that he had met with a considerable number of cripples, all malformed 

 on the right side. Mr. Step, a specimen of the fungus Morchella 

 (csculenta, L., received from Woottou-under-Edge. A communication 

 was read from Mr. Adye on the early season in the New Forest, 

 Messrs. Step, Adkin, Carpenter, and others taking part in the dis- 

 cussion which followed. The President gave an interesting account of 

 a curious habit of some ducks in killing toads during the breeding season 

 by dexterously slitting their abdomens. 



April Wth. — The President in the chair. The Rev. M. Corden 

 Jones and Mr. Francis Fell were elected members. Mr. Dennis 

 exhibited a bred variety of Pararge egeria, L., in which all the light 

 markings were much extended. Mr. Routledge, a series of Miselia 

 oxyacantkiB, L., taken by Mr. Beaumont. Mr. Auld, a series of Tmiio- 

 cainpa muiula, Esp., with several examples of var. imtnaculata, Stgr., 

 taken at West Wickham ; also a series of T. populeti, Fb., taken 

 at Westerham. Mr. Enock gave a discourse, " Notes on Common 

 Insects," illustrating it by about fifty slides shown with the oxy- 

 hydrogen lantern. He dealt largely with common pests and their 

 parasites, such as the sycamore aphis, with its numerous enemies ; 

 the currant mite ; the sawfly of the willow, with the insects which 

 attack its larva ; the fly Avhose larva mines the Marguerite plant ; the 

 parasites of the Hessian-fly ; and lastly, beautiful examples of the 

 minute fairy-flies, of which he stated he possessed at least 150 species. 

 He laid considerable stress upon the economic side of the subject, and 

 strongly advocated following the example set by the United States 

 government in having an entomological section attached to the 

 Agricultural Department. The information given was the result 

 of original observations, and unobtainable in any book. The ad- 

 mirable manner in which the interesting and peculiar life-histories 

 of these minute creatures were portrayed upon the screen and described, 

 excited the greatest admiration among the large number of members 

 and friends present. After a few remarks from the chairman on the 

 kindness shown by Mr. Enock in coming to both entertain and instruct 

 us, Mr. Barrett proposed and Mr. Auld seconded a hearty vote of thanks 

 to Mr. Enock, which was unanimously passed. In reply, Mr. Enock 

 said that at present he saw no chance of either the farmers or the 

 government taking up the matter of Economic Entomology, and he 

 considered both were culpably ignorant. 



May 10th. — The President in the chair. Mr. H. B. Laurence, of 

 Anerley, was elected a member. Mr. South exhibited a bred series of 

 Boarmia cinctaria, Schiff., with the parent female from Glengariff, 

 Ireland; like the female they were pale, but not so pale as those 



