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exhibited Hrastria venustula, Hb., from Horsham. Mr. E. Cook, 
Heliaca tenebrata, Scop., and Hmmelesia albulata, Schiff. Mr. 
Sheldon, forms of Hepialus lupulinus, L., and bred series of 
Earias chlorana, L., and Crambus chrysonuchellus, Scop. Mr. 
Frohawk, Acontia luctuosa, Esp., from Cudham, and the life- 
history of Cidaria silaceata, Hb. Mr. Wellman, Nemeobius 
lucina, L. Mr. W. A. Pearce, Pygera pigra, Hufn.; also 
Cucullia verbasci, L., from larve found at Mickleham. Mr. J. T. 
Williams, Acronycta alni, L., and a fine series of Aphomia 
sociella, L., bred from the cluster of cocoons found by him under 
a stone in his garden at Foots Cray, and which were exhibited 
by Mr. Billups at the meeting of the Society held on the 15th 
April last. Mr. Billups exhibited large groups of the larve of 
Hyponomeuta padellus, L., which he said he had received from 
Gravesend, and he understood that an enormous amount of 
damage had been caused by these larvee to the whole of the apple 
orchards in Kent and Oxfordshire. A discussion then took 
place as to the probable cause of the large number of these larve, 
and the best means of exterminating them, in which Messrs. 
Adkin, Tugwell, J. T. Williams, Chaney, Wellman, W. West, 
aud others, took part. Mr. Billups also exhibited the following 
Ichneumonide, bred by Mr. Elisha: Colastes braconius, Hall, 
from Lithocolletis spinicollela, Kol., Sta.; Apanteles bicolor, Ns., 
from Iithocolletis lantanella, Schr., Sta.; Limneria interrupta, Gyr., 
from Sericoris euphorbiana, Frr.; also Mesoleius sanguinicollis, 
Gr., and Pimpla brevicornis, Gr., both bred by Mr. Wellman 
from Gracillaria stigmatella, Fb., Sta.; and he also exhibited 
two species of Jenthredinide,—Allantus viennesis, Schr., and 
Hylotoma ceruleipennis, Ktz., taken in copula at Hayling Island 
on the 7th June. 
Meligethes exilis and Anthicus schawmi were mentioned in the 
report of this Society’s meeting of February 18th, 1886 (Entom. 
94), as being from Lincoln, whereas they were received from 
a correspondent at Lincoln, but were taken elsewhere.—H. W. 
Barker, W. A. Pearce, Hon. Secs. 
