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interested in the June number of the ' Entomologist.' — II. Eowland- 

 Brown ; Harrow Weald, April 17th, 1920. 



Early Appearances. — Euchloc card amines : one was plainly seen 

 here on March 31st (the day before tlio weather broke). Also a blue 

 which could only have been Gelastrinn argiohis, was seen flying 

 round an ivy-covered house on March 30th. — E. A. C. Stowell ; 

 Eggar's Grammar School, Alton, Hants. 



Moths Captured by Light-trap. — On April 10th the following 

 Lepidoptera were found in my moth-trap : Cncullia verbasci, Spilo- 

 sovia vieiitJiastri, DiapJtora mendica, Selenia hilunaria, Eiicosviia 

 ccrtata, Anticlea hadiata, Gynmoscelis puvnlata, Xylocampa areola, 

 Pachnobia rubicosa, Tieniocampa gotkica, T. pulvernlenta, T. stabilis, 

 T. incerta, and Anisopteryx cescularia. — Frederick Gillett, Major ; 

 Cheriton House, Sevenoaks, Kent. 



Wicken Een Fund. — This fund is raised annually by entomolo- 

 gists to assist in defraying the expenses incurx'ed by the Custodian 

 of Wicken Fen, the National Trust, in administering and preserving 

 the Fen, and in providing a watcher to protect the plants and wild 

 life dwelling therein. Contributions are earnestly solicited ; they 

 should be sent to the Hon. Treasurer, W. G. Sheldon, Youlgreave, 

 South Croydon. 



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The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 ^ocmTY.— February 12th, 1920.— Mr. K. G. Blair, F.E.S., President, 

 in the Chair. — Mr. Withycombe, of Walthamstow, and Capt. Crocker, 

 of Bexley, were elected members. — Exhibition of the genus Hybernia 

 and its variation. The Eev. F. M. B. Carr introduced the discussion 

 and exhibition. Messrs. A. A. W. Buckstone, K. Adkin, A. E. Tonge, 

 H. E. Leeds, B. S. Wilhams, S. Edwards and Iiy. J. Turner exhibited 

 the various species and joined in the discussion. Mr. R. T. Bowman 

 specially dealt with H. defoliaria as it occurs in Epping Forest. — 

 Mr. Newman, a box of aberrations bought at the Sydney Webb 

 collection, including remarkable specimens of Arctia caja, Hipocrita 

 jacobcea, etc. — It was reported that Phigalia pedaria was out full 

 near Huddersfield on January 17th, and one specimen as early as 

 December 4th, 1919. 



February 26th, 1920.— The President in the Chair.— Mr. F. 

 Lindeman, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Mr. S. Abbott, of Catford, were 

 elected members. — Exhibition of lantern-slides. Mr. W. T. Lucas, 

 Oxshott, before and after the " devastation " caused by the cutting 

 of the trees. Mr. Main, illustrating details of the life-histories of 

 the beetles Cetonia aurata, Dorcas jMrallelopipedns, Lucanus cervus, 

 Necrophorus humator, Nebria brevicollis, Pterostichus madidus and 

 Bhagium inquisitor. Mr. Bunnett, ova of Ghrysopa sps., resting 

 attitudes, a record of changes of form in the amoeba during six 

 minutes, the egg-breaker of the larva of Stenopsucus eraciatus, etc. — 

 Mr. A. A. W. Buckstone exhibited a long bred and captured series 

 of Himera pennaria from various localities, and read notes on the 



