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exhibited a specimen of Catsphia alckymista, bred from a pupa 

 collected by Mr. Ralfe last autumn on the South Coast. Mr. 

 M'Lachlan sent for exhibition a number of oak-leaves infested by 

 Pliylloxera punctata, Lichtenstein, which he had received from 

 Dr. Maxwell Masters, F.R.S. Mr. Champion exhibited two rare 

 species of Curculionidse from the Isle of Wight — viz., one speci- 

 men of Baridius analis, and a series of Cathormiocerus sociiis. 

 He remarked tliat C. maritimus, Rye, had been placed in recent 

 European Catalogues as a synonym of the last-named species, 

 but that this was an error. He also exhibited a series of 

 Cicindela germanica from Blackgang, Isle of Wight. Mons. 

 Alfred Wailly exhibited, and made remarks on, a number of 

 living larvpe of Anthercea pernyi, A. mylitta, Telea polyphemus, 

 Platysamia cecropia, Actias lima, Attaciis cynthia, Callosamia 

 promethea, and other silk-producing species. He also exhibited 

 imagos of the above species, imagos of Anthercea yama-mdi, and 

 a number of species of Diurni from Sarawak. Mr. Poulton 

 exhibited crystals of formate of lead obtained by collecting the 

 secretion of the larva of Dicraniira vinula on 283 occasions. 

 The secretion had been mixed with distilled water in which 

 oxide of lead was suspended. The latter dissolved, and the acid 

 of the secretion being in excess the normal formate was produced. 

 Prof. Meldola promised to subject the crystals to combustion, so 

 that their constitution would be proved by the final test. Mr. 

 Oliver Janson called attention to Mr. Fryer's new work, ' Rhopa- 

 locera Niphonica,' and to the fact that the illustrations had been 

 executed by Japanese artists. — H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society.— Jiti?/ 28th, 1887. R. Adkin, Esq., F.E.S., President, 

 in the chair. The Rev. W. F. Johnson was elected a member. 

 Mr. J. T. Williams exhibited bred examples of Phorodesma 

 smaragdaria and Dianthoecia irregularis. Mr. West (Streatham), 

 Apamea ophiogramma, taken in his garden at Streatham flying 

 over ribbon-grass, which he had reason to believe was the food- 

 plant of the species. Mr. Tugwell, Apatura iris, with pujDa- 

 cases. Mr. Hall, varieties of Abraxas grossulariata. Mr. South, 

 two varieties of Alelitcea cinxia, the usual dark fulvous marginal 

 band of the under side breaking up into spots, or havino a 

 tendency to form ocelli. Mr. South stated that the two speci- 

 mens were taken in the Isle of Wight, in the same spot, on the 



