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nimes. Mr. Gervase F. ^lailif'w comnmnioiitpd a paper entitled " Descrip- 

 tions and Lite- Histories of new species of Kliopalocera fronj tlie Western 

 Pacific." — H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



Thk South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 February -28111, ISSU. T. R. BilUips, F.E.S.. President in the chair. Miss 

 K. Hinchlitf, of N. Devon ; Messrs. J. F. Perry, of BirinincrlKim ; A. Nott, 

 of Biixron; H. More, of Rotherhithe ; G. J. Ratukll, of Brixton ; W. H. 

 McLachlan, of Clapham ; and J. Smith, of Plumstead, were elected 

 members. Mr. R. Adkin exhibited A nerastia loiella, hom Forres, Norfolk., 

 and Kent; Dioryctria alnetella, from Forres and Kent; Crainhus diinie- 

 tellas, from Forres, with C. prateUus ; and C. duinetellus, from Kent, and 

 C. erucellus, for comparison; and called attention to the close resemblance of 

 the Forres duiuetellus to the Kentish prateUiis in colour and size, but that 

 the markings were clearly those oi dametellas. In answer to Mr. Tugwell, 

 Mr. Adkin stated that the specimen of D. abietella from Kent, was taken 

 within a few miles of Deal, among a clump of about twenty flr-trees. Mr. 

 Robinson exhibited varieties of Ayrotis seyetuiii. and A. exclamationis from 

 Hunts. Mr. Manger, Coleopiera from Darjeeling, India ; and Mr. JSillups, 

 over forty species of Arachnida, including three rare and local species, 

 HelinphaHiis flavipes. Ballus depremms, Pachyynatha deyeeri. 



March IXtk, 1889. — John 1'. Carrington, F.L.S., Vice-President in the 

 chair. Mr. A. Home, of Aberdeen, was elected a raemi)er. Mr. Percy 

 Russ exhibited a large number of species of Lepidoptera taken in the 

 neigiibourhood of Sligo, incluiling Aporophyla lutnlenta, var. lanebnryeiisis, 

 and many other local forms and varieiie-. Sir. ,A.dyH, series of Dusycampa 

 rubiyinea, and varieties of Xanthia Jiavayo, taken in Hampshire. Mr. R. 

 South, a curiously coloured specimen of Z yymaa jilipendal m, and what he 

 thought was a variety of Hadeiia dentina, both received from Mr. Baxter, 

 of St. Aim's-on-Se-a. Mr. R. Adkin, two dwarfed specimens of Lycoina 

 corydoit, an underside of the male of L. icaras, with the black central dot 

 of the lower of the two basal spots on the superior wings absent, and the 

 outer light ritig elongated ; also specimens of Endolricka Jiammealis, 

 Scopnla ferruy/iiis, and Rkodophfea vinrinorea, a.\[ from the Sussex coast, 

 1888. The Secretary read a note from Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell, on 

 Pyractomena boreaUs, and an aberration of Dennestes fasciatus, having the 

 left elytron grey helovv the grey band, almost as gi'ey as the band itself, 

 with but little black marbling, the right elytron below the band black, with 

 a trace of pale marbling, probaldy this was due to pirtial atavism. Mr. 

 Tugwell read a paper " Practical Hints on breeding Macro-lepidoptera," 

 upon which an interesting discussion ensued. — H. W. Barkkr, Hon. Sec. 



City of London Entomological and Natural History So(uety. — 

 An exhibition in connection with this Society was held on March *21st last, 

 at the All)ion Hall, London Wall. The entomological exhibits were very 

 varied, and of a highly interesting character. A prominent feature of the 

 exhibition was the great display of Coleoptera, which comprised representa- 

 tives of nearly all the British species. The groups Rhynchophora and 

 Phytophaga were contained in Mr. E. A. Newbery's exhibit ; while Mr. 

 Cripps showed Geodephaga ; and Mr. G. A. Lewcock, the genera Necro- 

 phoros and Silpha, and WZ species of Longicornia. Mr. Jarvis exhibited a 

 typical collection of British Coleoptera and other entomological orders. 

 Mr. Milton also exhibited Coleoptera, a case of dragonllies preserved in 

 tiieir natural colouring, also several species of Orthoptera. A wasp's nest, 



