94 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
paper, in which Messrs. Kirby, White, Slater, and Poulton took 
part.—H. Goss. 
Tue Sourn Lonpoxn Enromouoeican anpD Naturau History 
Socrety.—February 18th, 1886. R. Adkin, F.E.S., President, 
in the chair. Mr. Rose exhibited a comparative series of Bryo- 
phila perla, Fb., from Lea Bridge and Eastbourne, and made 
interesting remarks thereon relative to variation of the species 
according to the surrounding locality. Mr. Hall, series of Cleoceris 
viminalis, Fb., and Xanthia fulvago, L., both bred from larve 
obtained from Derbyshire, each exhibiting a marked richness of 
colour unusual in these insects. Mr. South remarked that the 
series of X. fulvago were curious in colour, and one or two of them 
appeared to be hybrids between X. fulvago and X. flavago, Fb. 
Both Mr. ‘Tugwell and Mr. Adkin exhibited Crambus inquinatellus, 
Schiff., C. contaminellus, Hb., C. geniculeus, Haw., and speci- 
mens of the probably new Crambus. Mr. Tugwell made some 
interesting remarks upon the genus. Mr. Adkins said it had been 
suggested that the Deal insect was C. poliellus, Tr., which was 
found in Germany and Russia. Mr. Billups brought the follow- 
ing species of Coleoptera Meligethis exilis, Sturm., and Anthicus 
schaumi, Wool., from Lincoln; Hydnobius perrisi, Fair., Myce- 
toporus nanus, Grav., and Omaliuwm rugulipenne, Rye, from 
Hartlepool: also three species from West Africa belonging to 
the family Cetontide—Ceratorhina morganu, White; C. grallir, 
Bugq.; and C. hornimanii, White ; and read some observations 
upon his exhibit. 
March 4th, 1886. R. Adkin, F.E.S., President, in the chair. 
—Mr. Billups exhibited a female specimen of Sirex juvencus, 
and read remarks upon this and allied insects. Mr. Wellman 
exhibited a series of Bankia argentula, Hb., from the Cam- 
bridgeshire Fens. Mr. Oldham, dark forms of Epinephele 
ianira, L., taken in North Wales. Mr. South, two extreme spcei- 
mens of Lycena icarus, Rott., one of them a remarkably small 
specimen, the expanse of wings being only ten lines, and the 
other a large example from Sligo, which measured | inch 5 lines. 
Mr. Frohawk exhibited a long and varied series of Melitea 
aurinia, Rott., with coloured drawings of the larva and pupa; 
also specimens of an ichneumon (Panteles glomeratus) infesting 
them. Mr. Tugwell again exhibited specimens of the supposed 
new Crambus, for which Mr. Tutt had suggested the name of 
