SOCIETIES. 237 
SOCIETIES. 
Tue Sourn Lonpon Enromonoaican and Naturan History 
Socrety.—July 27th.—Mr. Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S., President, in the 
chair—Mr. S. Edwards exhibited the fungus Polyporus sulphwreus 
foundat Box Hillduring the Field Meeting on July 22nd.—Mr. Frohawk, 
a figure of the unique, absolutely white form of Melanargia galatea 
taken near Walmer in 1843 ; also a specimen of Huchloé cardamines, 
in which there was no trace of black scales on either side, and a 
Colias hyale, in which the black markings were represented by 
a faint dusky shade.—Mr. Turner, a series of Parnassius apollo var. 
valaisiaca from Macugnaga, and contrasted its size and brilliancy 
with the smaller var. montana from St. Moritz, Engadine. Mr. 
Turner also showed cases of the following species of the genus 
Coleophora (micro-lepidoptera), supposed to have been in the late 
H. T. Stainton’s collection, and referred to by him in his ‘ Tineina 
of Southern Europe,’ 1869: C. calycotomella on Calycotema spinosa, 
C. chamedryella on Teucriwm chamedrys, C. giraudi, C. musculella 
on Dianthus superbus, C. cornuta, C. polonicella on Astragalus 
arenarius, and C. otit@ on Silene otites—Mr. Bowman, a specimen 
of Lytta (Cantharis) vesicatoria, a rare British beetle from the Isle 
of Wight.—Mr. B. L. Williams, several species of Hupzthecta, 
including melanic FH. lariciata from Leith Hill, a melanie £. 
castigata from Finchley, and a series bred from larvee taken at 
Oxshott last autumn.—Mr. Sperring, dwarf examples of Polyom- 
-matus icarus, ¢ 22 mm., g 24 mm., and 2? 22 mm. respectively, 
with very light gs and very blue 9s from Portsmouth; a barred 
aberration of Hupithecia oblongata (centawreata) ; seven examples of 
Epinephele tithonus with extra eye-spots, from Sidmouth; and a 
yellow Pieris napi spring brood.—Attention was called to the 
destruction caused by the larvee of Lucanus cervus in fencing around 
London. 
August 10th.—Mr. Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S., President, in the chair. 
Mr. H. M. Stewart, M.A., M.D., of Dulwich, was elected a member.— 
Mr. Leeds exhibited a series of Hibernia leucophearia from Herts, 
with aberrations, including ab. marmorinaria and ab. merularia, 
together with a female Polyommatus icarus with paler to whitish 
areas.—Dr. Chapman, a series of Vespa norvegica, which has this 
year occurred in some numbers near Reigate; and also bred living 
specimens of Selenia bilunaria, showing both spring and summer 
forms in the same brood.—Mr. Main, the pupa of the tiger-beetle, 
Cicindela campestris, produced in one of his small observation cages. 
—Mr. Turner, the life-history of Coleophora nigricella on hawthorn ; 
the larval ‘‘ winter cots”’ of a species of Limenitis from N. America ; 
cocoons of Nepticula ewphorbiella from mined leaves of Huphorbva 
dendroides ; leaves of the cork-tree, Quercus suber, with mines of the 
larva of Nepticula swberis; cocoons of Nepticula catharticella from 
mined leaves of Rhamnus alaternus ; leaves of Quercus suber, with 
mines and cocoons of Nepticula suberivora; and cocoons and webs 
of the larvee of Zelleria phillyrella among twigs of Phillyrea angusti- 
foliella. These micro-lepidoptera are some of the actual specimens 
