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Eastleigh and Winchester. The first specimen I took was on 

 June 2ncl, and it had the horns of the black mercury-spot of the 

 second abdominal segment lacking ; since that date I have taken 

 quite a number, especially males, with abnormal markings, a common 

 form being one with the horns of the above-mentioned spot detached. 

 When flying, A. 7ncrcuriale so closely reseml)les the other British 

 members of the genus that it is undoubtedly often overlooked. 

 Another species of the geims Agrion not recorded from Hampshire 

 in the above book is A. pulchellum, Lind. ; this also I have found in 

 the same spot as A. mermtrialc, but not in such numbers. A. puella, 

 Linn., is very common along the Itchen and elsewhere. Other 

 Odonata that I have taken in this district this year at present are 

 Pyrrhosonia mjmphula, Sulz., Lihellula depressa, Linn., L. qtiadri- 

 maculata, Linn., JEsclma cyanea, Mull. (June 12th), Calopteryx 

 splendens, Har., C or duleg aster annulatus, Latr. (May 25th), and 

 Ischmira elegans, Lind. — F. J. Killington ; G8, Archer's Koad, 

 Eastleigh. 



SOCIETIES. 



The South London Entomological Society. — May Tlth. — The 

 President in the Chair. — Mr. A. W. Eichardson, of Southall, was 

 elected a member. — Exhibition of Living Objects. — Mr. H. Main 

 exhibited the Californian Hesperid Epargyreus inyrus, bred from a 

 pupa sent by Miss Fountaine, also Adscita statices, larvae of Meloe 

 sp. and of Galeriicella lineola all from Eastbourne. — Mr. Blair, males 

 and the very rare 9 of Siphhirus armatus (Ephem.) from Middlesex ; 

 Odynencs pictns (Hym.), and Cassida equestris with egg-clusters. — 

 Mr. H. Moore, Gallophrys ruhi from Westerham, and Clytus arietis 

 from Bromley. — Mr. R. Adkin, a series of galls from willow. — Mr. 

 Dunster, larvae of Melitcea aurinia from Somerset. — Mr. Withycombe, 

 Donacia sp. from Epping Forest ; Osmylus sp. from Sevenoaks ; and 

 Melolontha vulgaris from Richmond Park. — Mr. L. W. Newman, ab. 

 radiata-lutea ol Abraxas grossulariata, an almost black ab. varleyata, 

 larvae of Galymnia pyralina on elm, four forms of larvae of Saturnia 

 carpini, a Dryas paphta bred indoors, a CallimorpJia doviinula, varied 

 larvae of Trichiura cratcegi, etc. — Mr. Sich, imagines of Nepticula 

 septeynhrella, from Hindhead ; and larvae of Salebria hetulcB from 

 Richmond. 



June IQth. — The President in the Chair. — -An exhibition of 

 Calyvmia trapezma, Messrs. R. Adkin, B. Adkin, Stanley Edwards, 

 A. P^. Tonge, Hy. J. Turner, etc., taking part. — Mr. Turner read notes 

 on the variation of the species and gave a summary of the charac- 

 teristics of various named forms. — Mr. R. Adkin showed a very fine 

 example of the rare ab. nigra. — Mr. B. Adkin, a very dark-banded ab. 

 nigrovirgata, Tutt., and a clear slate-coloured example. — Mr. Withy- 

 combe, an immature Ledra aurita (Hem.), from oak. — Mr. Bunnett, 

 living larvae of Ennomos tlhmaria. — Mr. Main, larval tracks of 

 Phyllotovia acms (Sawf.) in sycamore leaves. — Hy. J. Turner, Ho7i. 

 Editor of Proceedings. 



