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Juhj 23n^. — The Presideut in the chair. — Mr. McArfchur exhibited 

 (1) three examples of female Argijnnis aglaia of a very unusual size, 

 the largest measuring 7J: mm. in expanse ; (2) a male with enlarged 

 black markings; (3) Kpineplide ianira with considerable xanthic 

 markings. They were all from Brighton. — Mr. Tonge, (1) Heliaca 

 tenchrata (iirhuti) from Nuffield Marsh; (2) the sawfly I'amphilms 

 flaviventris bred from a larva found in Tilgate Forest feeding on black- 

 thorn in Aug. 1902. — Mr. 8ich, ova of Geometra vernaria laid by a 

 female captured at Cliiswick. — Mr. Clark, a specimen of ( Wyw^s lanian'm 

 just taken in his garden. It was noted as frequently appearing among 

 cultivated flowers. — Mr. Ashby, series of LimobiuH viixtus and Lixius 

 bicolor from Deal in June, and a specimen of Polystichics vittatus from 

 Walmer ; all local species. 



Auf/mt 13th. — The President in the chair. — Mr. Goulton, (1) a 

 short series of Hypsipetes sordidata [clutata] from Ranmore Common, 

 including a bright green very black-barred form, and a wholly dusky 

 form ; (2) a short series bred from ova of the above, and stated that 

 all the bred specimens were lighter than the captured ones ; (3) a 

 yellow form with yellow eyes, from the Isle of Wight. — Mr. F. M. B. 

 Carr, a large number of species of Coleoptera taken at Salisbury and 

 in South Devon. — Mr. Asliby, series of the local species Harpalns 

 casjmis and H. mbulicola from Portland in June. — Mr. McArthur, 

 Cossus cossns {lignipefda), one of a number seen around the electric 

 light in King's St., Hammersmith. — Mr. R. Adkin, a bred series of 

 Eupithi'cia exi(juata from Brighton ; one-half of the larvae were fed on 

 sallow, and the other on ash. — Mr. West, of Greenwich, the three 

 British representatives of the genus Acalles, taken at Darenth Wood 

 by beating dead oak twigs in July. — Dr. Chapman, (1) nearly full-fed 

 larvae of Nlsotiiades Cages from ova laid on Lotus corniculatus : (2) a 

 larva of Orgy la splendida from Spain, and pointed out its differences 

 from 0. antiqua ; (3) a living example of Farnassius apollo from Spain 

 exactly like the usual Swiss form, and characteristic of the district of 

 Spain he had just visited. — Mr. H. J. Turner, (1) larvae of Phibala- 

 pterijx tersata from ova laid by a female captured at Wendover on 

 July 11th; (2) larvae of Spilosoma fuliginosa from ova, and remarked 

 on the irregular way in which they were feeding, — Hy. J. Turner, 

 Hon. Rep. Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — June 15th, 1903. — Mr. 

 R. 0. Bradley, Vice-President, in the chair. — Mr. W. H. Wilkinson 

 showed a box of Folkestone Lepidoptera, also a small collection made 

 on the Riviera. — Mr. R. C. Bradley, a few bees taken at Ventnor, Isle 

 of Wight, early this year — Halictus qiiadricinctus, F., Andrena nigromiea, 

 Kirb. ? (a stylopized male), A. fidvicrus, Kirb. (a nice series), A. atri- 

 ceps, Kirb., A. pilipes, F. (one). — Mr. J. T. Fountain showed Leptidia 

 sinapis, L., from the Wye Valley; one was a remarkable variety; 

 apparently every scale which should have been black was changed to 

 a dull orange colour, the wing markings at the tip, &c., all being of 

 this colour. He also showed Bomolocha fontis, Thnb. (crassalis, Tr.), 

 from the Wye Valley, and Boarmia luridata, Bork., and Bapta temerata 

 (S. v.), Hb., from Trench Woods. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



