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THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



June in the New Forest. The Rev. P. D. Morice, three female speci- 

 mens of Exoneura Ubanensis, Friese, taken at Brumana on Mount 

 Lebanon near Beirut ; and, for comparison with them, he showed two 

 specimens of Ceratina cucurbitina, Rossi, from Switzerland. He com- 

 mented upon the remarkable distribution of the geuus Exoneura, Smith, 

 this geuus having been hitherto recorded ouly from Australia. Mr. G. 

 J. Arrow read a paper " On Sexual Dimorphism in the Rutelid genus 

 Parastasia." Mr. W. L. Distant contributed " Descriptious of four new 

 species of Cicadidae." Mr. Claude Fuller, a paper " On some Species 

 of Western Australian Coccidae." — J. J. Walker and C. J. Gahan, 

 Hon. Sees. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 September 14^1899.— Mr. J. W. Tutt, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the 

 chair. Mr. Colthrup, of Barry Road, East Dulwich, was elected a 

 member. Mr. Montgomery exhibited two bred series of Spilosoma 

 mendica, in one of which black longitudinal lines were well developed 

 in both sexes. Mr. Colthrup, series of Bryophila perla, including fine 

 yellow forms ; and a series of B. mum Us (gland if era), including several 

 veryj pale specimens, both being from Eastbourne; together with a 

 variety of Spilosoma menthastri, having a black border round all the 

 wings. Mr. Buckstone, two males in copulation with one female at 

 the same time, of a species of Telephones ; a very blue female of Polyom- 

 matus corydon, taken at Riddlesdown some years ago ; and au example of 

 Ghrysophanus p)hlceas var. schmidtii, taken at Beckenham in 1886. Mr. 

 Edwards, a long bred series of Bombyx castrensis from near Rochester, 

 together with preserved larvae, ova, and pupae. The males showed 

 great variation. Dr. Chapman, a sample of the species of Lepidoptera 

 taken in August at Arolla, S. Switzerland, some 7000 feet above sea- 

 level, including Cupido minima, Erebia glacialis, E. mnestra, E. epiphron, 

 E. gorye, Setina aurita, &c. Mr. Adkin, large series of an Acronycta 

 taken at sugar in Abbott's Wood ; together with bred series of A. psi 

 and A. tridens for comparison. Dr. Chapman could give no special 

 character for distinguishing the two species, but considered that by 

 the general facies the majority of the specimens were A. tridens. Mr. 

 Tutt, a few bred specimens of Porthesia chrysorrheca, showing traces of 

 the black dot at the anal angle of the fore wings, the characteristic mark 

 of P. similis (auriflua) ; also a pair of Lampides baitica, taken at Fon- 

 tainebleau, and referred to the abundance of the species in Europe 

 during the present season. 



September 28th. — Mr. A. Harrison, F.L.S., F.E.S., President, in the 

 chair. Mr. Dennis exhibited photographs to show the resting positions 

 of Mamestra persicarias and Ohcerocampa elpenor. Mr. Jager, his more 

 important captures in S. Devon this year, including Caradrina ambiyua, 

 Lithosia caniola, Leucania albipuucta , and Synia musculosa. Mr. Harrison, 

 long and fine varied series of Ayrotis vestigialis {yali My era) and A. tritici, 

 taken this year at Wallasey. Mr. R. Adkin, specimens of the Lepidoptera 

 taken at Wisley during the Society's field meeting in July. Mr. 

 Edwards, a pupa of Deilephila euphorbia, which had changed in a frail 

 cocoon made in a glass-topped box. Dr. Chapman recorded an emergence 

 of the species after eighteen days in the pupa stage. Mr. Turner, a bred 

 series of Cabera pusaria, showing extreme variation in the transverse 



