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and markings went, but which, when the insect was alive, were so 

 closely applied to each other as to look like one normal wing, till by 

 blowing between them, or in some other way, they were separated. 

 — Mr. F. Merrifield, some pod-like galls found on a terebinthine shrub 

 in the limestone region of Auvergne. — Mr. Norman H. Joy, the black 

 variety of Biedius taurine, Germ., taken at Wells, Norfolk, August, 1904 ; 

 Bledius feinoralis, Gyll, from Wokingham, Berks, — a species that has 

 not been taken in the British Isles for over fifty years ; Folydrusus 

 seiiceus, SchalL, from Hampshire; Nettraphes carinatun, Mul., from 

 Bradfield, near Reading ; a small form of Di/schirms pnlitus, Dej., taken 

 by Canon Fowler at Bridlington, and himself at Wokingham ; and a 

 lihizotrorfiis (? species) taken in some numbers flying by day near 

 Streatley, Berks, August, 1904. — Dr. F. A. Dixey, some preparations 

 of the scent of male Pierine butterflies, and read a note descriptive of 

 the same. — Mr. H. Turner, living examples of the larva of Phoro- 

 desma smaragdaria, which he had met with in some numbers on the 

 Essex marshes while searching for Coleophorid larvse. He also con- 

 tributed notes on the life-histories, and exhibited living larvre and 

 cases of several Coleophorids, including C. vibicella, a species only 

 recorded from a few English localities. Mr. Gilbert J. Arrow read a 

 paper on " Sound Production in the Lamellicorn Beetles." Professor 

 Christopher Aurivillius, P.M.Z.S., communicated a paper on " New 

 Species of African Striphnaptcryijid(B, SutodontidiB, and Chnjsapdloiiidce 

 in the British Museum." Mr. A. H. Swinton communicated a paper 

 6n " The Droughts and Weather, and Insect Increase and Migration." 

 Mr. E. Ernest Green communicated a paper on " Some New Mosquitoes 

 from Ceylon," by Frederick V. Theobald, M.A. — H. Rowland-Brown, 

 Hon. Sec. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 July Uth, 1904.— Mr. E. Step, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair.— 

 Mr. Stouell exhibited two series of 7 'riphana fimbria, one of light forms 

 and the other of dark forms, bred in two successive years from New 

 Forest larvae ; and a series of Lcdia cvenom from various old collections. 

 — Mr. Enock, on behalf of Mr. Newman, living hybrid larvfe from male 

 Kotodunta ziczac and female iV. droinedarim, with typical larvae for 

 comparison. — Mr. Priske, examples of the Coleoptera Apuderiin coryli, 

 lihynchites aqKcitus, and Otiorrhynclms siilcatics, all from High 

 Wycombe. 



July 28th.— Mv. E. Step, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair.— 

 Mr. Percy Richards, of Kingston Hill, was elected a member. — Mr. 

 Enock, for Mr. Newman, exhibited a cocoon of Eutiicha quercifolia, in 

 situ. — Mr. Edwards, specimens of VolucelUi homhylana and V . piiluceiis 

 from Leatherhead, taken at the Field Meeting on July 9th. — Mr. West 

 (Greenwich), a large number of insects collected at Great Yarmouth 

 from June 18th to 25th, comprising eighty-four species of Coleoptera, 

 eighteen species of Hemiptera, and three species of Teuthredinidje. 

 Among the Coleoptera were Donacia dentipen, D. thalassina, D. simplex, 

 D. vuhjaris, D. sericea, Galcnua calmariensis, Polydnisus cojifusiis, and 

 Scirtes hemispharicus. Among the Hemiptera were Vlayioynathus puli- 

 , carius, P. saltitcms, and the rare Vcecilocytus vuljieratus, a species 

 recently added to the British list. 



