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growing branch are the smallest, and this arrangement might possibly 

 reconcile Professor Gregory's account with the more recent observa- 

 tions. — H. Eowland-Brown, Hon. Sec. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 Mai/ 22/(ri, 1902.— Mr. F. Noad Clark, President, in the chair. — Mr. 

 Edwards exhibited fine specimens of Morpho cypris from Soutli America, 

 and several species of the genus Cali;/o. — Mr. F. M, B. Carr, a variable 

 series of Boarmia cinctaria from the New Forest. — Mr. Barnett, 

 Hyhernia marfjiiuiria from West Wickham woods, one example ap- 

 proaching the form var. fuscata. — Mr. South, male and female Liphyra 

 brassolis, with ova, preserved larva, larva-skins, a pupa, and a pupa- 

 case, illustrating the curious life-history of this Queensland Lyc^enid, 

 received from Mr. Dodd, and read notes. — Mr. B. W. Adkin, series of 

 Tceniocampa miniosa, pale forms, and series of 2\ incerta, both from the 

 New Forest. — Mr. Montgomery, bred Pieris napi, showing slight 

 gynandromorphism in the markings. — Mr. Main, living larvae of 

 Lithosia mesomella. It was remarked that this larva has spatulate 

 hairs. — Mr. Lucas read the report of the field-meeting held at Book- 

 ham on May 10th. 



June 12th. — The President in the chair, — Mr. Ashdown exhibited 

 living larvfe of Attagenus pellis feeding on wool. — Mr. Tonge, a Noctua 

 he had recently captured, and which was afterwards recognized by Mr. 

 South as a worn and probably hybernated example of Hadena protea. 

 — Mr. Moore, a specimen of the rare Psetuiacrcea trimenii from the 

 Transvaal Colony, which differed from the type in the large area of 

 white on the lower wings. — Mr. Lucas, GryJlotalpa vulgaris (the mole- 

 cricket) from Brockenhurst, and an example of the dipteron, Meriania 

 argentifera, from the New Forest, and new to Britain. — Mr. E. Adkin 

 gave a report of the Annual Congress of the South-Eastern Union of 

 Scientific Societies, held at Canterbury on June 6th and 7th. — Mr. 

 Hy. J. Turner read the report of the field-meeting held at Eeigate on 

 May 24tli. — Hy. J. Turner {Hon. Rep. Secretary). 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — June 16th, 1902. — Mr. E. C. 

 Bradley in the chair. — Mr. Bradley showed Syrphus barbifrons, Fall., 

 taken at Sutton on April 14th last. He went specially to find it, but 

 it was scarce, and very difficult to distinguish from Melangyna quadri- 

 viaculata, Ver., amongst which it was flying. The latter species is 

 common, the former species very rare and local, and possibly over- 

 looked amongst the guadrimacidata. He obtained six males and five 

 females ; also, at the same time and place, he took one -S'. arcticus, 

 Zett. (male). All were taken flying at sallow-bloom. — Mr. C. J. 

 Wainwright, a boxful of Trypetids, including a large number taken 

 ill Wyre Forest on July 13th, 14th and 22ud last. On these three 

 days he obtained no less than thirteen species of this one family. 

 Trypeta onotrophes, Lw., in great abundance ; T. florescenticc, L., and 

 T. serratulcB, L., not common, but a fair series of each from various 

 thistles ; Urophora stylata, F. ; Carphotricha guttularis, Mg., and C 

 impillata, Fall., in single ones ; Tephrites miliaria, Schrk., common ; 

 T. proboscidea, Lw., a short series ; T. ruralis, Lw. (two) ; T. tessellata, 

 Lw., common ; and a few of the commoner and more usual species. 

 -^CoLBRAN J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



