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succencta (common), and Stellis aterrima. The last insect is repre- 
sented by a solitary 9 from a Lymington garden, and is a rather 
surprising capture, inasmuch that Osmza, on which Stellis is parasitic, 
was not once seen here throughout the summer. Anthiolum 
manicatum, however, is common locally and a likely host—possibly 
merely the locwm tenens !|—Huau P. Jones; Hastlands, Lymington, 
Hants. 
Scarcity OF BuTTERFLIES IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE IN 1920.—Poly- 
gonea c-album did not appear here at all last autumn and I saw but 
one Celastrina argiolus throughout the season, though the latter has 
previously been abundant here for some years. The only butterfly 
seen in any numbers during the autumn of 1920 was Pyramezs 
atalanta.—B. A. Coney; Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire. 
Harty EMERGENCE OF TEPHROSIA CREPUSCULARIA.—On January 
23rd I noticed a fine, newly emerged and perfectly developed ? of 
this species in one of my cages, which are kept outdoors throughout 
the winter. The batch of pup from among which this individual 
emerged were reared from ova laid by a wild 9 taken from a tree- 
trunk on July 4th, 1920.—A. T. Posrans; 148, Fawcett Road, 
Portsmouth. 
PanorPa communis, L. (Vartety).—In connection with examples 
which (‘ Entomologist,” lili, p. 255) I referred to an extreme form of 
var. aperta, Lacroix, the author of that name writes saying that he 
thinks a name is required for the extreme form as well. I therefore 
name it var. exstincta.—W. J. Lucas; 28, Knight’s Park, Kingston- 
on-Thames, November 19th, 1920. 
SOCIETIES. 
THe Souts Lonpon Enromotogican anp Natura History 
Socrery.— November 11th, 1920.—The President in the Chair.—Mr. 
A. F. Hemming, F.Z.S., F.E.S., Treasury Chambers, 8.W. 1, was 
elected a member.—Mr. Grosvenor exhibited numerous species of 
Iimenitis, Athyma and Neptis from Thibet and the Hindo-Malay 
region.—Mr., Newman, gradations from the dark Rannoch form to 
the very light southern form of Polyploca flavicornis.—Mr. Bunnett, 
a Mimas tilie, with the usual transverse bar reduced to a small 
triangular discal spot.—Mr. B.S. Williams, a subradiata form and 
a ceruleopunctata form of Rumicia phleas from Finchley.—Mr. 
A. A. W. Buckstone, several series of Hygrochroa syringarta, bred 
and inbred from larvie taken at Wimbledon in 1913, 1915 and 1919 
with captured specimens, and read notes on the pairings and broods 
obtained; he also showed living pupe and imagines of Pyramevs 
atalanta and full-fed larve of Abraxas grossulariata.—Dr. Dixey, 
F.R.S., read a paper on “Sexual Dimorphism,” illustrating his 
remarks with a large number of coloured diagrams and a series of 
lantern-slides. 
Annual Haxhibition—November 25th.—Mr. K. G. Blair, B.A., 
President, in the Chair.—Mr. G. D. Morison, 100, Fielding Road, 
