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ova at Haslemere, 1907 ; one of a remarkable race very mucli 

 smaller than usual, and of a uniform dull brown colour, with white 

 fringes, but no markings on the wings (Entom. vol. xli. p. 157), 

 being similar to the male recorded (Entom. vol. xliii. p. 201) by 

 Captain Cardew. — Mr. A. H. Jones exhibited a series of Melitcea 

 dictynna var. vernetensis, Obth., taken by him this year at Vernet-les- 

 Bains, Pyren6es-0rientales, and said that he regarded the so-called 

 variety as probably a distinct species. With it he also showed 

 examples of M. dictynna type, and M. athalia for comparison. — Dr. 

 Malcolm Burr, D.Sc, M.A., communicated a paper entitled " A Eevi- 

 sion of the Labiidae, a Family of Dermaptera." — The Eev. F. D. 

 Morice read a paper entitled " Hymenoptera Aculeata collected in 

 Algeria : The Sphegidae," being part v. of the work commenced by the 

 late Edward Saunders, F.E.S., F.E.S., in the Trans. Bnt. Soc, 1904, 

 p. 515.— Professor E. B. Poulton, D.Sc, M.A., F.K.S., communicated 

 a paper entitled " Experiments with the Larva and Pupa of Uropteryx 

 sambucaria in Connection with their Colour Surroundings," by Eliza- 

 beth Bridges. At the close of the discussion which followed, the 

 President proposed a special vote of thanks to Miss Bridges, who 

 was present, and this was carried unanimously. — H. Eowland- 

 Beown, M.A., Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natueal Histoey 

 Society. — August 25th. — The President in the chair. — Mr. Adkin 

 exhibited a series of Hesperia malvce, and read notes on the peculiar 

 resting habit of the species. — Mr. Edwards, a box of Satyrinse, and 

 called attention to the varied local forms of Ergolis ariadne. — Mr. 

 West (Greenwich), a series of the rarehomopteron, Typhlocyha cruenta, 

 from Box Hill, and specimens of Oncotylis viridiflorus from Eanmore. 

 — Mr. Newman, an intermediate form of OdontojJera hidentata ; a 

 female Bithys que}xus with adonis-hhie blotches on fore wings ; bred 

 examples of Argynnis paphia var. vahsina ; a female Euchloe carda- 

 mines with a thin streak of bright yellow scaling on the left fore wing, 

 and another much darker at base of wings, with aberrant marbling 

 on the under side ; a partially gynandromorph of Amorplia p)opuli ; 

 and a very darkly marked specimen of Pseudotcrpna pruinata (cyti- 

 saria). — Mr. Hugh Main, the larva of a glowworm. — Mr. W. J. Kaye, 

 a long series of MorpJio cytheris {thamyris), taken by him at Castro 

 Parana, South America. — Dr. Chapman, rich brassy examples of 

 Anthrocera filipe7idulcB, and specimens of Pieris rapcB from near 

 Hospenthal, of large size and single-brooded. — Mr. Sich, a specimen 

 of Aventula flcxula from Wisley, a series of ColeopJiora albicosta from 

 Sheen, and a cocoon and imago of Nepticula centifoUella. 



September 8th. — Mr. A. Sich, F.E.S., "Vice-President, in the 

 chair. — Mr. P. Barrett exhibited bred Hyles eicphorbicB from Sicily ; 

 also a number of reeds from which larvae and pupge of Nonagria 

 arundinis had been extracted by birds. — Mr. Ashby, a series of 

 Anomala. frischi from the New Forest, three-fourths of which were 

 of the beautiful blue-green variety. ^ — Mr. West (Greenwich), a short 

 series of the rare Homopteron, Oliarins leporinus, from Holmsley, 

 New Forest. — Mr Newman, long varied series of Agrotis cinerea 



