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sanguinolentus, beaten from Firms sylvestris at Brockenhurst on the 

 morning of the meeting. — The following paper was read : " What 

 the Larva of Lyccena avion does during its last instar," by T. A. 

 Chapman, M.D., F.Z.S., F.E.S.— Geo. Wheeler, M.A., Hon. Sec. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 SoGiT^TY.— July 22?id.—M.v. A. E. Gibbs, F.L.S., Vice-President, in 

 the chair. — Mr. Newman exhibited living examples of a species of 

 Braconid which had just emerged from a batch of ova of Macro- 

 thylacia ruhi found at Eutham in the autumn of 1914. — Dr. Chap- 

 man, specimens Latiorina pyrenaica, the first that had been bred, 

 from the Pyrenees; and also L.orhitulus yslv. oberthuri from the 

 same area, but found also in Switzerland. He also showed speci- 

 mens of Agriades escheri var. rondoui, bred from the egg, and pointed 

 out their distinction from the form known as ab. rondoxd from 

 Gavarnie. He showed living specimens of the Ichneumon Aphidius 

 ervi, bred from the aphis of Onanis arvensis. — Mr. B. H. Curwen, 

 some first-brood females of Polyommatus icarus, from Eanmore 

 Common, all much suffused with blue ; and several under side 

 aberration melanotoxa [arcuata). He also showed a series of Syn- 

 tomis phegea, interbred for the past four years. — Mr. Sich, coloured 

 drawings of the larvae of the British species of Acronicta, and pointed 

 out the difference between the larvae of Tricena psi and T. tridens. — 

 Mr. B. Adkin, long series of Apatura iris, from many British locali- 

 ties ; and showed that the species was much more varied than it was 

 usually considered to be. A considerable discussion took place on 

 the occurrence and disappearance of the species in its near London 

 localities. — Mr. E. Adkin, living larvae, pupae, and imagines of 

 Ephestia kuhniella in rice flour. — Several members gave experiences 

 of the present season, making remarks on Agriades thetis, Polyom- 

 matus icarus (abs. of females), Celastrina argiolus, Pyrameis cardui, 

 P. atalanta, Litkosia complanula, Eucliloe cardamines. 



August 12.th. — Mr. B. H. Smith, President, in the chair. — Mr. 

 B. H. Smith exhibited a number of Lepidoptera from New Zealand, 

 including Chrysophonids, Lycsenids, and species of the giant 

 Hepiahds. — Mr. B, S. Williams, Anthrocera trifolii var. palustris, 

 with confluent forms from Somerset, and an aberration of Xanthor- 

 rhoc, sociata, in which the usual dark band on the disc of the left 

 fore wing was reduced to a blotch on the inner margin.— Mr. West 

 (Ashtead), the ova of Ghrysopa perla. — Mr. Hy. J. Turner, examples 

 of an excessively local form of Brenthis pales var. arsilache, taken 

 by him on one side of one small lake at St. Moritz, Enga,dine, at 

 flowers of Cornarum palustre, the marsh cinquefoil. He also showed 

 a series of forms of Parasemia plantaginis from the Engadine, vary- 

 ing from the normal yellow and black males to the form with a 

 much extended white ground on the one hand, and on the other 

 hand, to the form with a much extended black area. — Mr. Edwards 

 read his report as delegate of the Congress of the S.-E. Union of 

 Scientific Societies at Brighton. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Bep. Secretary. 



