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Oxshott, Surrey, but the host was unknown. Mr. W. F. Kirby read a paper 

 entitled " Descriptions of new species of ScoUides in the collection of the 

 British Museum, with occasional reference to species already known." Mr. 

 J. B. Bridgman communicated a paper entitled " Further additions to the 

 Rev. T. A. Marshall's Catalogue of British Ichneumonidse." Mr. J. S. 

 Baly communicated a paper " On new species of Diabrotica from South 

 America. — W. W. Fowler, Ho7i. Sec. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 June 27th, 1889.— T. R. Hillups, F.E.S., President, in the chair. Mr. 

 Joy exhibited Bankia argentula from Cambridge. Mr. Wellman, Fenthina 

 pruniana, var. pullana. Mr. Dennis, a variety of Argynnis selene, the 

 black markings of the fore wings forming a broken band across the wings, 

 from Ashdown Forest. Mr. Ad kin, Lobophora halter ata, bred from larvaa 

 taken in W. Yorkshire, where it appears to be abundant. Mr. Tugwell 

 said this was not by any means an uncommon species ; he had found it 

 in Berkshire, at Tilgate Forest, and near Hailsham ; the larva was 

 peculiarly an aspen feeder. Mr. Strong, Scodiona belgiaria, a variety of 

 Bupalus piniaria, and larvae of Liparis monacha, from the New Forest. 

 Mr. Waller, a fawn-coloured variety of Argynnis euphrosyne. Mr. Frohawk, 

 some British spiders and their nests. Mr. Billups, Eulophus damicornis, 

 bred from pupae attached to the leaves of lime-trees from Oxshott: a 

 specimen of Schirus dubius, taken by Mr. Carrington at Horsley, Surrey, 

 this being a new locality for the species ; also a series of Corymbites quercus, 

 var. ochropterus, taken at Armagh, Ireland, by the Rev. W. F. Johnson. 

 Mr. Billups also showed galls on the dead stems of nettle, and the parasite 

 {Torymus abdominalis) bred from the same ; the galls were found in the 

 neighbourhood of Westerham during May, by Mr. Carrington. 



July llth, 1889. — The President in the chair. Mr. Weir exhibited a 

 specimen of Pararge egeria, taken by Dr. Percy Rendall at Puerto Ventura, 

 one of the Canaries : it was apparently the var. xiphia, Fab. Mr. West, 

 of Streatham, specimens of Cidaria dotata, with dark-banded var. taken in 

 his own garden. Mr. J. A. Clark, specimens of Retinia rednella ; and 

 Mr. Tugwell made remarks upon its curious habit of feeding and making 

 its cocoon in resinous matter. Mr. Turner, a remarkable albino decolora- 

 tion of Melanippe Jiuctuata. Mr. Adkin, Spilosoma mendica, var. rustica, 

 bred from selected parents, the offspring largely following their respective 

 parents ; also larva and pupa of Gonepteryx rhamni. Mr. N. E. Warne, 

 Ccenonympha typhon from Cumberland : it was remarked that, like most 

 English specimens, it dififered on the under side from the unicolorous 

 Scotch forms. A discussion ensued on melanism, Messrs. Weir, Tugwell, 

 and Slater taking part. Mr. Weir, leaves of Urtica dioica, with a number 

 of dead flies attached, which were surrounded by a fungus : Mr. Billups 

 considered they had died from an internal parasite. Mr. Billups, clusters 

 of flies, Anthrax ibis, with parasites ; also Orgilus obscurator, bred from 

 larvae feeding on sallow ; also Apanteles ruficrus, in cocoon, with remains 

 of its host, Diloba candeocephala, and made remarks on the variety of its 

 hosts ; besides the above, Leucania littoralis, Spilosoma menthastri, Leucania 

 pallens, Collix sparsata and Agrotis prcEcox were mentioned. Mr. Tugwell 

 exhibited stems of Salix repens, with what appeared to be galls closely 

 resembling the berries of Vaccinium. — H, W. Barker, Hon. Sec. 



