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locality and Lewisham. — Mr. Newman, a series of Dicranura 

 hicuspis bred from Tilgate Forest, and an example of Abraxas 

 (jrossulariata ab. varleyata, female, just bred as a second brood. — Mr. 

 Main, sprays of blackthorn on which were ova of Buralis hetulce. — 

 Mr. Smith, Ploclia interpunctella, found in the Society's Library just 

 previous to the meeting. — Mr. Eayward, a specimen of EpinepJiele 

 jurtina, with considerable pallid areas, and male and female speci- 

 mens of E. tithonus, with additional spots on the fore wings. — Mr. F. 

 Noad Clark, under the microscope, the early instars of Nola albulalis 

 larvae, and the ova of Coleophora virgaurece in situ among the pappus 

 hairs of golden-rod. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Bep. Sec. 



City of London Entomological Society. — October 6th. — Mr. 

 J. A. Clark exhibited Camptogrammct hilineata, Margate, July, 1908, 

 including a specimen with broad black band on fore wings. — Mr. 

 H. M. Edelsten, Sterrha sacraria, South Devon, September, 1908. — 

 Mr. G. H. Heath, six Grammesia trigrammica var. hilinea, Kent, June, 

 1908, taken on two evenings, on two sugar patches close to one 

 another, while the rest of a somewhat extensive " round " yielded 

 no examples of this form. — Mr. L. W. Newman, LyccBna, corydon var. 

 ohsoleta, Dover, 1908 ; also a long series of Bomhyx castrensis, 

 including unicolorous yellow males and females. — Mr. L. B. Prout, a 

 large, dark, strongly marked ab. of Eupithecia expallidata, Tunbridge 

 Wells, and a strongly black-marked ab. of Nonagria sparganii, East 

 Kent ; also, on behalf of Mr. J. Taylor, an extraordinary Agrotid, 

 apparently an ab. of Agrotis segetiun female, with dark clouding 

 round tlie pale stigmata, October 3rd, 1907. — Mr. A. Sich, cocoons of 

 Cemiostoma lahiirnella, showing strength of silk in bending materials 

 on which the cocoons were spun ; also mines in leaves of Bumex 

 acetosa from Richmond, containing larvte of Nepticula acetosce. — 

 Mr. P. H. Tautz, series of Leucania vitellina, August 15th to 30th, 

 Dorsetshire coast, 1908. — Mr. A. J. Willsdon, ovum, pupae, imagines, 

 and ichneumon of Alucita graphodactyla ; also its food-plant, Gen- 

 tiana premnonanthe. 



October 10th. — Messrs. H. Leach, of Rickmansworth, and F. Pen- 

 nington, of Cranleigh, were elected members of the Society.— Mr. A. 

 Bacot exhil^ited pupae of Euchloe. cardajnines attached to twigs and 

 cards of various shades ; these pupae showed distinct gradations in 

 depth of colour, corresponding to the lightness or darkness of the 

 substance on which they had pupated. — Dr. T. A. Chapman, Tanagra 

 atrata var. pyrcnaica, bred from Gavarnie ova.^Mr. H. M. Edelsten, 

 ova of Leucania brevilinea, laid within sheathing leaf of dead reed- 

 stem, Norfolk, July, 1908. — Mr. W. J. Kaye, dead pupa of Lycana 

 arion, one of several found by Mr. Percy Richards under stones near 

 Bude. — Mr. L. W. Newman, Hepialus hitmuli var. Jietlandica from 

 Shetlands, showing considerable variation ; Anarta melanopa, from 

 the same locality ; and abs. of Chrysophanus phlceas, Bexley, October, 

 1908, including a specimen with greyish black under side and female 

 with usual bands on hind w4ngs obsolete. — Mr. P. H. Tautz, bred 

 series of Stauropus fagi, from Chalfont Road ova, including dark 

 female. — S. J. Bell, Hon. Sec. 



