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of African Phytophagous Coleoptera." — Mv. Malcohii Burr read a com- 

 muuication from Hofrath Dr. Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl, entitled 

 " Observations sur le nom generique Acrida." — H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 September 11th. — The President in the chair. — Mr. South exhibited 

 a series of PygcEra curtnla, bred from ova laid by a large silver-grey 

 female taken at Batchworth. The larvae were fed on poplar, and the 

 imagines were all small and dark in colour. — Mr. Turner, two Longicorn 

 Coleoptera taken by Mr. Tutt at Torre Pellice — viz. Cerambyx herns 

 (cerdo) and Pnrpuricenus koehleri. — Mr. Kemp, numerous species of 

 Coleoptera taken in the New Forest in August, including Prionus 

 coriarius, Halyzia 16-guttata, Abdera bifasciata, Bembidium decorum, 

 Tomoxia biyuttata, and Denmectes latus. — Dr. Chapman, examples of 

 theHesperid Heteropterusniorpheus, from St. Jean de Luz, and cases and 

 imagines of the Psychid Oreopsyche leschenaulti from San Sabastian. 



September 25th. — The President in the chair. — Dr. Chapman ex- 

 hibited typical examples of Euchelia jacubcecB, bred from larvae found at 

 Bejar, and stated that the black bands or rings of the larvae were 

 broken into four black marks. — Mr. Kaye, a short series of Leucania 

 albipimcta, from the Isle of Wight, taken this year. Mr. Kirkaldy, a 

 remarkable case of insect mimicry in a number of Brazilian Rhyn- 

 chota. Mabelia pulcherrima, a new species of Mirid^, was shown with 

 the Pyrrhocorine Theraneis oleosus, from Costa Rica, and T. hiridus, 

 from Brazil. — Mr. Kemp, species taken by him at various field-meet- 

 ings of the Society : — Wisley, July 5th, Coleoptera : Donacia thalassina, 

 Pcederus riparius, Agrihis anynstatus, Xyloborus dryophayus, and Anthero- 

 phagiis nigricornis. Odonata : Orthetriim carulescens. Epping Forest, 

 Sept. 20th, Coleoptera : Zeiigophora Jiavicollis and Ilyhius fenentrattis 

 Oxshott, Sept. 6th, Coleoptera : Hydaticus seminiger, Pelubius tardus, 

 Ilybius ater, PJiantus hutriatus, Bidessus geininus, Hydroporus tristis, H . 

 umbiosus, and Ccelambus inipresso-puuctatus. — Mr. Lucas, a coloured 

 sketch of a var. of Asphalia ridens, bred from the New Forest. The 

 contrast of light and dark markings was unusually strong. He also 

 showed a specimen of a very rare Dipteron, Physocephala nigra, and a 

 female of Kctobia lapponica, w'ith its egg-capsule, which it had carried 

 protruding for five days before dropping it. Mr. Colthrup, Lasiocampa 

 quercus vars. (1), with splashes of yellow at base of fore wings ; (2), 

 male with male antennae and wings, but body showing ova through 

 abdomen ; (3), with yellow band on hind wing extending to fringes ; 

 also Agrotis corticea, with a white submarginal band on the fore 

 wings. — Mr. Lucas read the report of the field-meeting held at Wisley 

 on July 5th, and exhibited lantern slides to illustrate his remarks. 



October 9th. — The President in the chair. — Mr. Jennings, four rare 

 species of Coleoptera : — Cathormiocenis socius, from Sandown, Isle of 

 Wight; Gymnetron liniaritB, horn Southport ; Paris lapidii, trom. l^d- 

 monton Marsh ; and Hister vierdarius, from Broxbourne. — Mr. Kemp, 

 examples of Curabus violaceus var. exasperatus, from North Cornwall 

 and the New Forest. — Mr. R. Adkin, a Cossus ligniperda from the same 

 fence referred to in the ' Proceedings ' for 1889 and 1900, and read 

 notes. — Dr. Chapman, imagines, pupae, and cocoons of Hybocampa 

 (^Notodonta) dryinopa, from Queensland. — Mr. South, four aberrations of 



