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THE ENTOMOLOGIST, 



SOCIETIES. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 July 26th, 1894.— E. Step, Esq., President, in the chair. Mr. Frohawk 

 exhibited a bred series of Melitaa cinxia, L., set to show the variation 

 on the under side ; one specimen had large oblong blotches in the light 

 median band. Mr. Hall, a very variable series of Melanippe hastata, L., 

 from Sheffield, Scotland, and the Hebrides, some specimens showing 

 the median white band almost obliterated. Mr. Carpenter, a bleached 

 yar. of Epinephele ianira, L., from the New Forest, being the only 

 insect captured worth recording during a fortnight's hard work ; he 

 stated sugar was an absolute failure. Mr. Eobson, a series of Macro- 

 fflossa bmnbijliformis, Och., taken on May 15th in the New Forest. A 

 discussion ensued as to the presence of scales on the wings at 

 emergence. Mr. E. Adkin, a series of Coccijx stroUMla, L., together 

 with the spruce-cones from which they had been reared, and read 

 notes on the economy of the species. A discussion ensued. Mr. Auld. 

 a bred series of Calymnia affinis, L., from Chattenden, and also a series 

 of EpMppiphora fcenella, L., bred from mugwort roots, which were 

 shown with pupa-cases in situ. Mr. Adkin read a communication from 

 Mr. South, stating that the dipterous larvse exhibited some months 

 ago in the stems of Anindo phrar/mitcs had been found referable to 

 Lipara lucens. Several members remarked upon the abundance of 

 Acidalia virgiilaria, Hb. {incanaria, Hb.), and the scarcity of Spilosoma 

 menthastri, Esp., S. lubricipeda, Esp., and Eicplexia liicipara, L., while 

 last year the reverse occurred. 



Auffust 9th.— The President in the chair. Mr. A. W. Peach, of 

 Chiswick, was elected a member. Mr. Hall exhibited bred series of 

 Xanthia fidvar/o, L. (ceraf/o, Fb.), from Derby and Croydon, stating 

 that it was usual to obtain more in proportion of var. ffavescens, Esp., 

 from the north than from the south ; also bred series of X. citraqo, L. 

 Mr. West, of Streatham, two males and two females of Lasiocampa 

 querdfolia, L., bred from larvae obtained in the fen district. Mr. Adkin, 

 on behalf of Mr. South, bred series of Ilypsipetes sordidata, Fb. {elutata, 

 Hb.), from Northwood, having very dark ground colour ; bred series of 

 Cleocens viminalis, Fb., from Batchworth, some being melanic, while 

 others were very pale; a few Tortrix xylosteana, L., of which one had 

 jet-black markings instead of rich reddish brown ; a long series of 

 Scoparia murana, Curt., from Macclesfield ; a series of Prays eurtisellus, 

 Don., comprising the normal and the uniformly fuscous form, collected 

 round Macclesfield ; and an exceptionally strongly marked female of 

 Hepialus humuli, L., taken at Elstree. Mr. Croker, a long and fine 

 series of Leptoymmma hastiana, L., bred from St. Anne's-on-Sea ; and 

 two exceptionally distinct specimens of L. literana, L., from the New 

 Forest. Mr. Adkin, a few specimens of Spilosoma mendica, Clerk., bred 

 from Hartlepool ; and three specimens of Hylophila hicolorana, Fues. 

 {quercana, Schiff.), bred from New Forest larvae, with the cocoons, upon 

 the mechanical structure of which he made some remarks. Mr. Wil- 

 liams, a curiously scorched specimen of Uropteryx sambucata, Dup., from 

 Highgato. Mr. Turner, a dark specimen of Melanippe fluctuata, L., 

 referable to var. neapolisata, Mill., taken at Brockley.— Hy. J. Turner, 

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