CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 85 



to be the only sawfly known from that locality. Mr. P. Cameron, 

 however, sinks it as a synonym of the well-known European species, 

 Eriocampa adumbrata, Klug ; and repeats the statement in a list of 

 Hymenoptera published in vol. xxxv. of the ' Transactions of the New 

 Zealand Institute.' Col. C. T. Bingham has kindly examined my 

 types with me, and we find that the New Zealand species is a true 

 Monostegia, with only one middle cell in the hind wings, whereas King's 

 species is a true Eriocampa with two cells. It is, of course, possible 

 that Mr. Cameron may have received specimens of the real E. adum- 

 brata from New Zealand, in which case it would be a second (and 

 probably introduced) species ; but it would not be my M. antipoda, 

 though the two insects are superficially alike. — W. F. Kirby. 



The National Collection of British Lepidoptera. — Paymaster- 

 in-Chief, Gervase F. Mathew, has presented three specimens of 

 Leucania favicolor, Barr. ; also an example of a form of Apamea gemina 

 closely resembling var. oblonga, Haw. (Steph. 111. ii. 182). 



CAPTURES AND FIELD EEPORTS. 



Carabus nitens in Isle of Man. — I have to record the capture of 

 Carabus nitens in the Isle of Man by Mr. J. H. Shepherd in August, 

 1903. It is a rather small specimen. — E. C. Ansorge ; 12, Addison 

 Road, Bedford Park, W., Feb. 4th, 1904. 



Agrion hastulatum, iEscHNA juncea, and M. isosceles. — Mr. 

 C. W. Dale informs me that he has specimens of Agrion hastulatum 

 taken by Mr. Richard Weaver in Sutherlandshire in 1842, and that 

 he has taken Mschna juncea near Penzance. He tells me also that 

 his father took M. isosceles at Whittlesea Mere in 1818 and 1824. — 

 W. J. Lucas. 



Gryllus campestris. — I have four specimens of the Orthopteron, 

 Gryllus campestris, taken by my brother at Christchurch in 1885. — 

 C. W. Dale ; Glanvilles Wootton, Dorset. 



NoTHocHRYSA cAPiTATA. — My brother took this species (sub-order 

 Planipennia of the Neuroptera) here in 1868. My father took it in 

 the New Forest in 1827 and 1830.— C. W. Dale ; Glanvilles Wootton, 

 Dorset. 



SOCIETIES. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — • 

 November 26f/t, 1903.— Mr. E. Step, F.L.S., President, in the chair.— 

 This evening was set aside for the Annual Exhibition of varieties, 

 special forms, and notable captures of the year. There was a very 

 large attendance of members and their friends, and many very inte- 

 resting exhibits were made. — Mr. J. A. Clarke exhibited a gynaudro- 

 morphous specimen of Cyaniiis argiolus, taken in Yorkshire in May, 



ENTOM. — MARCH, 1904. I 



