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Runiida phlaas (few), Ccnionynrpha pconphiliis, Epinephele jurtina, 

 Aricia medon, Ctipido miniinns (a colony on the railway bank), 

 specimens of Hesperia vialra' and of Awjiades si/lvaniis. Colonies 

 of the larva of Af/lais urtica- and of VaneNsa io were met with. On 

 trunks of trees specimens of Diantlmcia casia and Hecatera aerena 

 occurred. A few cocoons of Anthrocera Jilipendnlcb were seen 

 Spilosorna vienthmtri on a fence, and in the evening one or two 

 Spilowwo Inbiicipeda, Hepialits hiniiiili and Leucania coiiniia were 

 caught. Some of the morning party took Acotitia hictuosa, Lomas- 

 pilh uiarj/inata, Xanthnrlin'e montanata, Bapta teinerata, Cahera 

 piisaria, Cidaria cnrylata, lodis lactearia, etc., by beating, and on 

 trunks of trees Mesoleitea orellata and M. alhicillata. Cainpto- 

 f/raiiiiiia bilineata was by no means the ubiquitous nuisance it often 

 is at this time of the year. A few Plusia gamma were flying, and 

 ^Imiie^tva {Hadena) dentina was taken from a tree trunk. 



Mr. Edwards reported Scoparia ambit/ualis, Scopiila olivalh, 

 Cramhtis margan'telliis, C. hortuellus, C. pratelliis, Emmelina mono- 

 dactyla, and Aliicita jtentadactyla. It was noted that the leaves of 

 the burdock were completely free from the attacks of the larvae of 

 Porittia f/alactodactijla in the valley where ifc is usually found in 

 much abundance. On a piece of waste ground Xanthoaetia hamana 

 was taken. 



Several members remained later in the evening* to sugar and 

 search the lamps. The following species were taken : — Xijlopha.sia 

 rurea, X. lithoxylea, Apaviea yemina (fairly common), Miana stiiyilis, 

 M. a)cuosa, Caradrina morpheus, Agrotis segetum, A. exclamMionis, 

 Noctua festiva, Diantlicecia carpopliaga, and Hecatera serena among 

 the Noctuids, and Addalia aversata, Asthena candidata (common), 

 and lodia lactearia in the geometers. 



An excellent tea was served at Winchmore Hill, and the walk 

 back by a different route was much enjoyed. 



JUNE 25th, 1914. 



Mr. E. Step, F.L.S., in the chair. 



Messrs. K. G. Blair and H. Main exhibited a number of interest- 

 ing items collected by them in their recent holiday in the neigh- 

 bourhoods of Meiringen and Lugano. 



