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of oak, from Netley Heath. — Mr. Bnnnett, the nut weevils Balininns 

 nvcum, B. gland/urn and B. tessellatum from Keston, and the rave 

 Megatoma undata. — Mr. Syms, hving larva) of Sirymon pnini. — Mr. 

 Ashdown, the rather scarce beetle Ptinus sexpwictatus, Attagenus 

 pellio with supplementary spots, and two Ilylobius abietis, showing 

 much difference in size. — Mr. Hy. J. Turner, Colias edusa from 

 Cyprus with dusky blobs at base of fore wing, and several Pontia 

 daplidice from Catania and Cyprus to show the range of aberration 

 below. — Mr. Edwards, the Siricids Sirex gigas, S. juvencus and S. 

 noctilio. — Messrs. E. Adkin and Mr. West, species of Lepidoptera 

 and Coleoptera injurious to trees. — Mr. Edwards, diagrams illus- 

 trating the life-history of Hylesinus jji7iijje?Y/a (Col.). — Mr. Main, 

 lantern-slides of details of various insects destructive of timber. — 

 Mr. B. Adkin read a paper, " Insects Injurious to Forestry." A 

 discussion followed, especial note being made of the negligence of the 

 authorities in allowing the huge quantities of debris of the recent 

 felling to lie so long and thus form convenient harbour for multitudes 

 of insect and other pests. 



June 12th. — The President in the Chair. — Mr. J. A. Humphreys, 

 of Hampstead, was elected a member. — Mr. Mera exhibited bred 

 melanic Hibernia defoliaria with black females from Epping Forest 

 from a melanic female ; and living larvae of hybrid Tephrosia biun- 

 dularia x crejMscularia, with larvae of the first for comparison. — 

 Mr. West, the beetles Anthocoimis terminatus and Georyssus pygmcEUs 

 from Wicken Fen. — Mr. Ashdown, the beetles Mordellistena 

 abdominalis and Tetropiuvi gabrieli from Box Hill. — Mr. Tatchell, 

 a bred Melitcsa cinxia destitute of markings on disc of fore wings. — 

 Mr. Bunnett, a Bha'phidia sp. and the saw-fly of the privet. — Mr. 

 Sperring, bred Pararge egeria var. egerides from Peterborough with a 

 large blotch of colour in the space between the apical blotch and the 

 next in the series. — Seasonal notes were given by the members. 



Ju7ie 26th.— Mr. Stanley Edwards, F.L.S., F.Z.S., President, in 

 the Chair. — Mr. K. G. Blair exhibited living Chrysoviela distinguenda 

 with ova and larvae on toad-flax ; on behalf of Mr. Campbell Smith, 

 Cetonia aurata from Berks ; and on behalf of Mr. G. Wright, Lytta 

 vesicatoria from Norfolk, giving particulars of the life-history of the 

 last. — Mr. Neave, for Mr. Tatchell, a pupa of Apiatura iris from the 

 New Forest. — Mr. H. Main, the beetle Necrophonts vespillo and 

 larvae, and ova of Melolontha vulgaris, and gave notes on the life- 

 histories. — Mr. Ashdowm, a living Hylopthila bicolorana, larvte of 

 Diaphora mendica, and a larva of Drepana binaria (liamula), all from 

 Surrey. — Mr. Barnard, on behalf of Mr. Coppard, larvae of Cerura 

 furctda from Limpsfield. — Mr. Step, larvae of Gonepiteryx rhamni 

 and cocoons of its dipterous parasite from Wisley. — Mr. Edwards, 

 conspicuous species of exotic Theclidce, South American and Indian. 

 — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Editor of Proceedings. 



