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Mr. Smith exhibited a specimen of the Australian species Afjarista 

 fjli/cintr, taken in the Spaniards Lane (Hanipstead) at dusk. The 

 opinion was that either it had been accidentally imported into this 

 country in the pupa state, or else had escaped from the cage of some- 

 one breeding the insect in that neighbourhood. He also showed male 

 and female specimens of the great water-beetle [Di/tiscns manihudis). 

 Mr. Harpur, Jun., exhibited P. pilosaria, H. Icucophiearia, and A. cbscu- 

 lario, taken last week in Highgate Woods. 



March 18th. — Mr, Pearce showed Sesia scoUafurmis and P. alpina, 

 both bred from Scottish larvfe, which he stated were obtained in 

 exchange for dark vars. of H. abniptaria. Mr. Pickett exhibited very 

 fine foreign insects ; preserved larvre of A. atmpos and S. convohuli, 

 taken at Folkestone; also larvfe of M. chuia, M. artemis, A. paphia, 

 S.fiiiji, and E.jacubica (? locality). Mr. Stevens had on view a pretty 

 series of Dianthcecia, including carpophiii/d, capsincola, and ciicabali. 

 Mr. Stillwell, three specimens of a beetle imported in a truss of alva 

 from Sweden ; these were very like our Mdalontha vuhjaris, of which 

 there was a specimen in the box. Mr. J. A. Clarke exhibited a very 

 fine bred series of N. hispidaria , bred from ova deposited by a female 

 taken on an oak near Chingford Hotel. The specimens were remark- 

 ably light. Several members promised to read papers at future 

 meetings. 



April 1st. — The chief feature of this meeting was the series of 

 Brephos parthenias taken recently at Epping by several members. 

 Mr. Croft, Jun., exhibited a very light female specimen of H. ianira. 

 A very fine and long series of 1\ miniosa (fifty specimens) was shown 

 by Mr. Samson ; they were bred this year from seventy larvae taken 

 near Winchester. Mr. Pickett exhibited a fine series of K. versicolor. 

 He said they were bred from pupte sent by a gentleman in Kent. The 

 curator, in passing the exhibit, remarked that they were probably 

 Tilgate specimens from their size. Mr. Pickett also exhibited pre- 

 served larvfe of 0. fascelina, A. alni, H. rupicapraria, C. hera, A. paphia, 

 B. roboraria, S. fciffi, and B. ritbi. Mr. Lusby exhibited a series 

 of B. parthenias, taken at Epping in 1895. On being compared with 

 those captured this year, an inferiority in size was distinctly notice- 

 able. Mr. Stevens exhibited two English A. crotwyi, with chrysalis 

 case; and also male and female A. prodromaria, the male bred, and 

 the female from Richmond Park. He also showed specimens of A. 

 hetuJaria from Wimbledon. — F, A. Newbery, Pieportini/ Secrctanj. 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



Abstract of Proceedings of the South London Entomolociical and Natural 

 History Society for the year 1896, toyether with the President's 

 Address. Pp. 132. Pubhshed at the Society's Rooms, Hibernia 

 Chambers, London Bridge. March, 1897. 



Once again this successful and increasingly popular Society pre- 

 sents us with its annual volume, and we note with satisfaction that 

 the date of publication is an earlier one than it has been for some 



