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had just seen a living specimen of Amphidasys hetularia in Montague 

 Street, W. — Mr, R. Adkin exhibited specimens of Hesperia malvcE var. 

 taras, from near Hailsbam. — Mr. West (Greenwich), three rare species 

 of Coleoptera from Darenth Wood, viz., Cryptocephalus 6-punctatus, 

 Apoderus corijli, and Byctisciis hetuleti. — Mr. Carr, the remarkable pupa 

 of Hylopliila bicolorana, which was taken during the Society's field 

 meeting at Fetcham Common. — Mr. Schooling, (1) a variety of 

 Euchelia j<icob(C(B having the apical spot united with the submargiual 

 blotch ; (2) a variety of Bapta temerata having the two dark costal 

 markings closely approximated; and (3), short bred series of Melanthia 

 albicilluta and Boarmia abietaria. — Mr, Main reported that, in the Isle 

 of Wight, he had met with a few Melltaa cinxia and had obtained ova, 

 Cupido minima and Agriades beUargus were also flying. He noted the 

 females of the latter species as being unusually blue. — A discussion 

 took place as to the green tinge apparent in many white Lepidoptera 

 for a short time after emergence, — Mr. Adkin reported that he had 

 just bred Tortrix proniibana, and thus proved it to be double-brooded. 

 Probably it was continuously brooded in its usual habitat. — Mr, Adkin 

 then gave a short account of the Congress of the S. E. Union of 

 Scientific Societies, held at Woolwich from June 12th to 15th. — Hy. J. 

 Turner, Hon. Rep. Sec. 



City of London Entomological Society, — May 7th, 1907. — 

 Kev. C. R, N, Burrows exhibited Acrouycta auricoma, ex Sabine 

 collection, labelled Abbots Wood, but undated ; also Tmniocampa 

 stabilis ab. pallida (Tutt), Mucking, 1903, Mamestra anceps ab, renardii 

 (Bdo.l, Mucking, 1902, and ab. ochracea (Tutt), Rainham, 1896, and 

 hybrid (?) Oporabia diiutata X christyi. — Mr, J, A. Clark, Anarta 

 cordigera, Raunoch, 1906, — Mr, A. W, Mera, larv^ and imagines of 

 Oporabia autumnaria and 0. christyi. — Mr, T. H, L. Grosvenor recorded 

 the occurrence of imagines of Anarta myrtilli, Hesperia malvce, and 

 Saturnia carpini in Reigate district on May 5th. 



May 21st. — Melanippe fluctuata was the special feature of the 

 evening, and series from various localities were exhibited by several 

 members ; var, costovata was sparingly represented in most of the 

 series, showing that the form is generally distributed, but does not 

 seem to show any tendency to form a local race. — Mr, J. A. Clark 

 exhibited a particularly fine series, including most of the named and 

 some as yet unnamed forms, while Mr. Prout showed allied species 

 iollected in all parts of the world. — Other exhibits were as follows : — 



Ir. S. J, Bell, larvfe of Polia chi in last stadium, bred from Yorkshire 

 ^va. — Mr. J, A, Clark, Aleucis pictaria, bred from ova laid by Epping 

 b'orest female. — Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson, ova of Gonepteryx rhamni, 

 which he had observed to be generally found in groups of three 

 or more on a single leaf; as he found that these batches «usually 



ratched simultaneously, he suggested that the female evidently lays 



iiore than one ovum on a leaf, this being contrary to what he believed 

 tb be the general impression. — Mr. L. W. Newman, larvfe of Argijnnis 

 Jiaphia in penultimate stadium, bred ab ovo ; also pupte of Aporia 

 •i-atcegi, bred from ova laid by East Kent female. — Mr. J. Riches, 



Imost full-fed larvfe of Polia Jiavocincta. — S. J. Bell, Hon. Sec. 



