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further species of Lepidoptera from California sent to him by Mr. 
G. B. Pearson. 
July 28th, 1921.—The President in the Chair.—Mr. Edwards, 
various insects taken by him at Digne in April, 1897.— Mr. Main, an 
example of the second ecdysis form of Gryllus campestris ; puparia 
of the tsetse-fly from South Africa; ova of the ‘‘ Katydid” locust of 
North America; and a young trap-door spider, Atypus affinis, from 
Epping Forest.—Mr. Ashby, the Coccinellide from the collection of 
the late Mr. Ashdown, 2220 specimens.—Mr. Goodman, a nest of the 
wasp Polistes gallicus and a larva of Hyles euphorbie from the 
Dauphiné.—Mr. Farmer said that it was reported that a specimen of 
the “large copper” has been taken at Limpsfield, and Mr. Edwards 
suggested that it was possibly an escape from Capt. Purefoy’s 
rearing experiments in Kent. 
August 11th, 1921.—The President in the Chair.—Mr. Edwards 
exhibited apples infested with the apple-scale Mylelaspis pomorwm.— 
Mr. Hy. J. Turner, a chrysalis of Pyramets ataianta from Betws-y- 
Coed, North Wales.—Mr. Blenkarn, Melanophila acuminata from 
Crowthorne, taken from actually burning pine-stumps, Lebia cyano- 
cephala from Boxhill, Casseda fastuosa on Senecio jacobee at Box- 
hill, Dianous caerulescens from the Mole near Boxhill, Liparus 
germonus on hogweed in Kent, Aromia moschata in London, Bythinus 
glabratus in a nest of Lasius flavus at Boxhill, ete.—Mr. Ashby, 
Stauropus fagi and Asthena blomeri taken at the Chalfont Field 
meeting.—Mr. T. H. Grosvenor, six distinct shades of blue in 
Agriades thetis, including a unique specimen with scattered black 
scales, and a very pronounced ? ab. ceronws.—Mr. K. G. Blair, a 
living bred Papilio podalirius from South France and a Gryllus 
bipunctatus taken in the docks.—Mr. Withycombe, stereoscopic slides 
of ova of a Hemipteron and of the Tineid Harpipteryx xylostella.— 
Mr. Tonge, a presumably third-brood specimen of Pararge egeria, 
bred from a female captured ati Chalfont on June 25th.— Mr. Goodman, 
two distinct races of Hrebia tyndarus from La Grave and the 
Engadine. 
August 25th.—The President in the Chair.—Mr. Edwards ex- 
hibited the black “ cherry-aphis,” Myzus cerast, and the greenhouse 
‘“‘white-fly,” and referred to the methods of control of the latter 
pest.—Mr. Turner, a cocoon of Rothschildia aurota from which a 
large imago had emerged, with ova laid by it; a chrysalis of Papilio 
thaos, remarkably resembling a piece of rotten stick; and a pupa of 
Eastes magnifica, pointing out the rough file-like surface characteristic 
of the genus.—Mr. Withycombe, Ascalaphus ottomanus from Digne, 
a new record for France.—Mr. Coxhead, a dipterous gall, Oligotrophus 
cornt, on dogweed.—Mr. Main, in his terrarium the larva of Necro- 
phorus interruptus reared from ova; it would probably pupate in the 
spring.—Mr. Goodman, European species of ‘‘coppers” for com- 
parison, Heodes virgauree, H. hippothoé, var. eurybia, Chrysophanus 
dispar and var. rutiluws.—Myr. Coppeard, one of six similar aberrations 
of Arctia caja, in which the usually cream-coloured banding had a 
beautiful pink flush.—Hy. J. 'Turner, Hon. Editor of Proceedings. 
