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countries which would make this golden appearance an advantage, or 

 whether it might be considered a " warning colour." Allied species, 

 however, appeared to be edible. Mr. Walker exhibited specimens of 

 the rare Philonthus fuscus, Grav., found in a Cossm-e&ten poplar in 

 Chatham Dockyard at the end of April. Mr. R. McLachlan communi- 

 cated a paper on " Neuroptera-Planipennia belonging to the families 

 Osuiylidas, Hemerobiidre and Chrysopidae, taken by the Rev. A. E. 

 Eaton in Algeria.'' — W. F. H. Blandford, Hon. Sec. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 March 2±tk, 1898.— Mr. J. W. Tutt, F.E.S., President, in the chair. 

 Mr. Adkin exhibited specimens of Grammesia trigrammica (trilinea) in 

 which the ground colour was so darkened as to obliterate the usual 

 transverse lines. These were known as the Lewis form. Mr. Moore, 

 a pale pigmented variety of Anosia menippe (archippus) from the Malay 

 Archipelago. It was noted that such a variation of this species was 

 hitherto unknown. Mr. Cant, a series of strongly-marked specimens 

 of Hybernia defoliaria from Dean Forest, and a dark costal form 

 specimen of Xylocampa conspicillaris from Worcester. 



April 14*/t.— Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 

 Mr. Harrison exhibited a number of living specimens of a coleopteron 

 from Bombay. It was a species of the Cassida group, and looked like 

 a piece of pure gold. It was stated that this appearance was lost after 

 death. Mr. South exhibited hybernated specimens of Perunea ferru- 

 gana and Cerostoma radiatella from Oxshott, where they were obtained 

 this spring ; also, on behalf the Rev. A. Snell, a curious specimen of 

 Leucania Littoralis with dark hind wings and fringes to fore wings. 

 Mr. Ashby, specimens of the spring-tail, Machilis polypoda, taken under 

 wood and stone in the New Forest. Mr. Adkin, various specimens of 

 the Tephrosias. Mr. South, a number of Japanese Lepidoptera, 

 kindly lent by Mr. Leech to illustrate his (Mr. South's) paper entitled 

 " British Species of Lepidoptera occurring in Japan." 



April 28th. — Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 

 Mr. Bishop exhibited a varied series of bred Tamiocampa mimosa, and 

 remarked that a large proportion of the specimens had the claws of the 

 front legs undeveloped, and were thus unable to cling to vertical 

 surfaces. Mr. Sauze, a series of Brachinus crepitans from Swanage, 

 very variable in both size and colour. Mr. Edward Saunders sent a 

 series of Hemiptera-Heteroptera, comprising examples of most of the 

 genera, of this group, to illustrate his paper. Mr. West (Greenwich), 

 a large number of Hemiptera, taken by himself during the last three 

 years. Mr. Adkin, a series of bred Eugonia quercinaria, including 

 gynandromorphous specimens, together with mounted examples of the 

 genitalia and enlarged photographs of the same, and read detailed 

 notes. A paper communicated by Mr. Edward Saunders, F.L.S., 

 entitled " Notes on Collecting British Hemiptera " was then read. 



May 12th.— Mr. J. W. Tutt, F.E.S., President, in the chair. 

 Mr. J. W. Downing, of Tooting Graveney, was elected a member. 

 Mr. Adkin exhibited red specimens of ( 'idaria iinidentaria, and Mr. Tutt 

 said there was no doubt as to this form occurring in the species, as it 

 had recently been bred. Mr. Moore, specimens of Annsa tristis, the 



