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avifauna. The number of undescribed species taken was small, but 

 several forms were previously known only from remote localities, such 

 as Meliteea iduna, hitherto recorded from the fells of Lapland. Few 

 Heterocera were taken, but among them was the third recorded example 

 of Arctia thulea, Dalm. Dr. A. G. Butler communicated a paper " On 

 some new species of African Pierinse in the collection of the British 

 Museum, with notes on seasonal forms of Belenois." — W. F. H. 

 Blandford, Hon. Sec. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 October 13th.— Mr. J. W. Tutt, F.E.S., President, in the chair. Mr. 

 Russell, The Limes, Southend, Catford, was elected a member. Mr. 

 Drury, F.R.H.S., presented a large number of Tortrices and Tineas to 

 the Society's collections. Messrs. Ashdown and Lucas presented 

 numerous specimens of Dragonflies. Mr. Moore exhibited a series of 

 Polia chi from Yorkshire ; they were taken at rest on dark stone hedges, 

 and were most conspicuous even from a distance. Mr. Fremlin, for 

 Mr. Auld, eleven hybrids between Pygrera curtula and P. anachoreta, 

 bred by Dr. Knaggs in April, 1898, together with typical specimens of 

 both species for comparison. It was noted that the markings for the 

 most part followed the female parent P. curtula. He also showed 

 various races of the Tephrosias, T. laricaria and T. biundularia ; a fine 

 bred series of Phorodesma bajularia from the New Forest ; specimens 

 of Zonosoma annulata var. obsoleta from Devon ; unusually dark forms 

 of Emydia cribrum ; a few Etigonia autumnaria, bred from a female 

 taken at Folkstone ; and a bred series of Hemithea strigata (thymiaria). 

 Mr. Turner, a bred specimen of Vanessa polychloros from Horsham, 

 much darker and comparable to some of those produced in Mr. 

 Merrifield's temperature experiments. Mr. Kaye, a Syntomid moth, 

 Macrocneme lades, from Venezuela, and a species of wasp which it 

 mimicked. It had a remarkable development of the hairs on the long 

 posterior legs. Mr. West, of Greenwich, specimens of the Hemipteron, 

 Ploiaria vagabunda, from Reigate. Mr. Tutt read a paper entitled 

 ' Scientific Aspects of Entomology." 



October 21th. — The President in the chair. Mr. Ashdown exhibited 

 twenty species of British Longicorn Coleoptera, which he had brought 

 to add to the Society's collections. Mr. Montgomery a specimen of the 

 third brood of Oyaniris argiolus, bred Sept. 30th ; specimens of three 

 broods of Selenia bilunaria, of which the third brood followed the 

 second ; and bred specimens of a third brood of Coremia ferrugata. 

 Mr. Mansbridge, two blue female examples and two underside vars. of 

 Polyommatus bellargus. He remarked that the females of this species 

 appeared to get more blue year by year. Mr. Dennis, pupa and 

 cocoon of both Ghccrocampa elpcnor and Sphinx ligustri. Mr. Tutt, on 

 behalf of Mr. Gordon, a considerable number of species taken in Wig- 

 tonshire : including Satumia pavonia, with much red on the hind wing ; 

 a pale-fawn Smerinthus populi ; Phalera bucephala, with right fore wing 

 dark ; Ccenonympha iyphon, chiefly var. rothliebii ; strongly banded 

 Pelurga comitata; and others. Mr. Adkin, variable series of Bryophila 

 perla, B. muralis, and Botys flavalis, to illustrate his paper entitled 

 " Lazy Days by the Sea." A discussion ensued. 



November 10th. — The President in the chair. The evening was 

 devoted to a special exhibition of varieties, and was a most successful 



