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Mr. Curwen exhibited a ?eries of Loireia alciphmn var. (/oniiiitt, 

 from Iselle, showing considerable variation in the intensity of the 

 colour, and a short series of the local Loweia amphi({a)ii.as from Caux. 



Mr. Step exhibited females of Vespa germanica and V. vuhiaris, 

 set so as to show the different markings of the clypeus of the two 

 species, which may be described as, in V. vuh/aris, the so-called 

 " anchor mark," really like a turf verge-cutter, in black ; whilst V. 

 (jeniianica has simply three black dots arranged pyramid fashion. 

 In the worker of V. vulgaris the turf-cutter illusion is spoiled by the 

 handle being continued below the blade to the base of the clypeus ; 

 whilst in V. germanica, the upper dot is replaced in the worker by a 

 black bar, extending to the top of the clypeus. These distinctions are 

 correlated with differences in the banding of the abdomens. 



Mr. F. B. Carr exhibited a large spider which he had found in 

 some numbers on heather at Crockham Hill. It was found to be 

 Epeira quadrata. He stated that he had recently met with Noctiia 

 glareom commonly, Agrotis agathina fairly commonly, and Asphalia 

 diluta commonly at sugar. 



Mr. Sich reported that Carpocapsa pomonella was abundant this 

 autumn. 



Mr. Step exhibited larv« of the saw-fly, Cladius viminalis, which, 

 in closel}' marshalled ranks, were attacking poplar leaves. The eggs, 

 he stated, were deposited in curved slits in the petioles of the leaves. 



Mr. Tonge reported that the larv;B of Nonagria typlm at Deal 

 were very extensively ichneuraoned this season. Out of a large 

 number of pupte obtained, only five were not attacked. 



Mr. Smith reported Phrg.vus Uvornica as again occurring at light 

 in South Cornwall ; the dates June Isb and September 3rd. In 

 July Agrotis litingera occurred in the same locality in some numbers, 

 and three specimens of Lncania vitellina had been obtained by him. 

 This was the third season in which P. livornica had been obtained 

 there. 



SEPTEMBER YMh, 1913. 



Field Meeting at Worms Heath, near Warlingham. 



Conducted hy B. H. Smith, B.A., F.E.S. 



Sixteen members attended this afternoon's field meeting. Worms 

 Heath lies about one mile on the Westerham Koad beyond the 

 village of Warlingham, and consists of a high plateau of gravel 

 plentifully covered with birch, scrub-oak, broom and heather. It 



