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SOCIETIES. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 July 11th. — Mr. E, Adkin, F.E.S., President, intbechair. — Mr.Waterer, 

 Brockley, was elected a member. — Mr. ,Eayward exbibited fine bred 

 specimens of Agriades bellaryus and Polyommatus icanis, and commented 

 upon their size and brilliancy, in spite of the fact that ants were almost 

 constantly in attendance upon the larvae. — Mr. H. Moore, specimens of 

 Euchelia jacobcem from the Dunkirk sand-dunes, one of which was ex- 

 ceedingly pale, and a cricket from Lisbon.— Mr. Gibb, the " Simplex " 

 net, frame, and stick. — Mr. Sich, cocoons of Cedestis farinatella, a lepi- 

 dopteron whose larva lives in the needles of Scotch fir. — Mr. Newman 

 (1) a gynandromorphous specimen of Amorpha popidi ; (2) bred series 

 of Melitaa aurinia from Kent and Ireland ; (3) a bred series of 

 M. cinxia ; (4) a Smerinthus ocellata with extreme development of the 

 pink colour of the fore wings ; (5) bred specimens of Dicraiiura bmtspis 

 from Tilgate ; (6) a selection of undersides of Polyommatus icarus from 

 North Kent; (7) pupae and full-grown larvae of Argynnis jiaphia and 

 A. adippe ; (8) living larvae of Agriades corydon ; (9) bred specimens of 

 Cucullia gnaphalii ; and (10) very fine and extremely varied series of 

 Boannia repandata from Leigh Woods, Torquay, Epsom, and North 

 Kent, including some extreme var. conversaria and melanic forms. — 

 Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Piep. Sec. 



City of London Entomological Society. — June Ath, 1907. — 

 Mr. 0. E. Janson, of Highgate, was elected a member of the Society. 

 — Rev. C. R. N. Burrows exhibited Ennomos quereinaria, including 

 ab. equestraria, from Ipswich. — Mr. J. A. Clark, a cabinet drawer 

 of '"Thorns," including a very variable series of E. qnercinaria, in 

 which abs. carpmata, infuscata, and equestraria were all represented ; 

 also a fine series of E. elinguaria, including Scotch specimens of a 

 deep, almost orange, colour, and without the usual central fascia 

 on fore wings. — Mr. A. W. Mera, melanic Gonodontis hidentata from 

 Leeds, also very pale E. quereinaria from Ipswich. — Mr. L. B. Prout, 

 E. quereinaria ab. infuscata from South Kensington. — Mr. J. Riches, 

 a long and very variable series of E. quercinaiia from South Ken- 

 sington. — Mr. V. E. Shaw, pupae of Xola cucullatella and larvffi of 

 Xylophasia scolopacina from Bexley. 



June 18th. — Mr. J. A. Clark exhibited Erannis leucoplmaria, very 

 dark specimens from New Forest, with usual median band on fore 

 wings practically obsolete. — Dr. T. A. Chapman, larvae of Calocampa 

 exoleta from South Tyrol, which, instead of being green, as in the case 

 of British specimens, were black, with yellow dorsal and lateral 

 stripes and pale whitish subdorsal line. — Mr. E. A. Cockayne, Xyssia 

 lapponaiia from Rannock, including male with pale yellow dorsal 

 stripe and costa ; also, from same district, Tceniocampa gothica var. 

 gothicina, and an almost unicolorous pale brown T. incerta with only 

 the reniform and orbicular faintly indicated. — Mr. H. M. Edelsten, 

 Chilo phragmitellus male, a very dark, almost black, specimen from 

 Norfolk Broads ; also nearly full-fed larvae of Lithosia caniola. — Dr. 

 G. G. C. Hodgson, two Nemoria viridata from Surrey, one with 



