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male Celastrina argiolus, L., which had recovered after having been 
stunned for nearly three days by a fall.—Mr. H. Willoughby Ellis, a 
rare British beetle, Amara nitida, Stm., taken at Knowle, Warwick- 
shire.—Mr. Champion, specimens of Mascaurauxia cyrtica, Desbr., 
from the Landes and Monte Video, an American weevil related to 
Dorytomus, apparently recently introduced in some way into France. 
The following papers were read: ‘ Butterflies from Southern Kor- 
dofan, collected by Captain R. S. Wilson, Lancashire Regt.,” by 
G. B. Longstaff, M.A., M.D., F.E.S., ete.; ‘New Chrysids from 
Egypt and Algeria,” by the Rev. F. D. Morice, M.A., F.E.S. 
THe Sours Lonpon EntomonoeicaL AND Naturat History 
Socrery.—May 11th.—Mr. Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S., Vice-President, in 
the chair.—The annual exhibition of ‘‘ other” orders.—Mr. Ashdown 
exhibited a long series of aberrations and variations of three species 
of Coceinellide, Adalia bipunctata, Coccinella 10-punctata, and C. 
hieroglyphica.—Mr. West (Ashtead) a living larva of the stag-beetle, 
Lucanus cervus.—Mr. Pierson a cocoon of Samia cecropia from 
Brooklyn, N.Y., cut open to show the mass of pupe of a hymenop- 
terous parasite.—Mr. West (Greenwich), five drawers containing his 
fine collection of Coccinellid@, Chrysomelide, ete.—The Society, by 
Mr. West, drawers showing collections of Diptera, Odonata, and 
some of their Coleoptera—Mr. H. J. Turner, specimens of several 
groups of Rhynchota, including Scutellaride, Pentatomide, and the 
Flatine section of the Fulgoride.—Dr. Chapman, specimens of the 
sawhly, Trichiosoma tibialis, with their ova in s2ti in hawthorn twigs, 
examples of the carrot fly, Pszla rose, and the rare fly Pegomyia 
hyoscyanit, with its parasite and puparia bred from Datura 
stramontum.—Mr. Ashby, several drawers of his finely mounted 
British Coleoptera, including the Scarabide, Buprestidae, and 
Elateride, and the genera Agabus, Pterostichus, Polydrusus, 
Phyllobius, ete.—Mr. H. Moore, cockroaches and earwigs, species 
taken in a city warehouse with Japanese goods, nest of the weaver- 
bird, and the eggs of the tropic-bird.—Mr. Edwards, several boxes 
of exotic Coleoptera, Mantide, Phasmide, etc. 
May 25th.—Mr. Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S., President, in the chair.— 
Mr. H. Moore exhibited specimens of Catocala paleogama from the 
U.S.A., and C. nuwpta from France.—Mr. A. E. Gibbs, species of New 
World and Old World Catocaline, including H. nubilis and LE, 
desdemona from the former area, and M. dilecta, C. elocata, C. 
promissa and a British bred C. fraxini from the latter, and gave 
notes on the species.—Mr. Hy. J. Turner, numerous species of 
Palearctic and Nearctic Catocaline, and read a short paper on the 
exhibit. An aberration of C. promissa was exhibited in which the 
crimson of the hind wings was replaced by a beautiful cream colour. 
A discussion followed, Messrs. Frohawk, Gibbs, Wolley-Dod, Dr. 
Chapman, etc., took part.—Mr. Gibbs, an aberration of Pararge 
meg@ra, taken in Devon by Dr. Perkins, in which the two central 
transverse lines were united by a dark patch. It was taken in 
September and was possibly of a third brood.—Mr. Ashdown, a 
further series of aberrations of Coccinellida@, including black forms 
of Adalia bipunctata and A. obliterata.—Mr, Frohawk, a female form 
