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After similar expressions of regret from Mr. Rowland-Browne, as 

 brother officer on the Council of the Entomological Society of London; 

 from Dr. Chapman, as a personal friend for many years; and from Mr. 

 Adkin, as near neighbour and friend, a vote of condolence with the 

 relatives was passed. — Dr. Chapman exhibited (1) a few species of 

 butterflies taken at Pont du Card (S. France), including a fine speci- 

 men of Chri/sophivius f/ordius Sbud some St/richtJiiis sidcc: (2) a larva of 

 Thais poiyxena var. cassandra, suspended for pupation, showing the 

 curious adjustment of the girth ; and also a pupa of Lihythea cdtis 

 showing how curiously the suspended pupa lies against the surface of 

 attachment. — Mr. Carr, the larva of Phorodesma hajulnria, in rts covering 

 made of the debris of the male flowers of the oak. — Mr. West (Green- 

 wich), a short series of the rare coleopteron, Asphyra punctata, from 

 Gloucester, to show the extreme sexual dimorphism. — Mr. Sich, the 

 pupa of Ocypus ulcus. — Mr. Turner, four species of the genus Coleophora, 

 viz. cases and larvae of (1) C. viminetella, from Chalfont, on sallow ; 

 (2) (7. badiipeiineUa, from Lewisham, on elm ; (3) C. ocluea, sent from 

 Dorset by Mr. Eustace Bankes, on Helianikemum vulgare : and (4) 

 C. ihipennella, feeding on birch, and found by Mr. Sich at Ashtead 

 during the Field Meeting. He also showed a pupa-case of Adela 

 viridella protruding from its curious fiddle-shaped cocoon. ^ — Mr. Main 

 reported larvas to be very scarce in the New Forest, and members 

 generally considered the season late. — Mr. Rowland-Browne read a 

 paper entitled "Collecting Butterflies in the Alps." 



June 9th. — The President in the chair. — Dr. Chapman exhibited 

 ova of Coleophora laricella, laid by a female specimen reared from 

 larvae obtained in the Isle of Purbeck. He stated they were upright 

 eggs, with thirteen or fourteen very bold vertical ribs. He also siiowed 

 the cocoon of Thais poiyxena, which consisted of a few strands of silk 

 attached to twigs. — Mr. Lucas, a number of grass stems attacked by a 

 fungus, in which the larva of a Dipteron was feeding. Dr. Chapman 

 explained the curious life-history of the latter as far as he knew it. 

 Mr. Lucas also showed the ova of the large ladybird, Uahia ocellata, 

 and specimens of parasites (Mymaridre) on the ova of Orgyia antiqua. 

 — Mr. West (Greenwich), the Capsid Harpocera thoracica, from Ran- 

 more Common, and called attention to their knotted antennae. — Mr. 

 Carr, ova of Acidalia remutaria. — Mr. Turner, cases and larvffi of 

 Coleophora bicolorella, a very local species, from Chatham, and read 

 notes on its life-history. — A discussion took place as to the season, and 

 several members gave notes on spring collecting. It was generally con- 

 sidered that the season was late, and that insects were scarce, although 

 a few species were exceptionally abundant locally. 



June 2Srd. — Mr. E. Step, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 Mr. Carr exhibited a double-sized cocoon of Lasiocampa guercns. It 

 was of a dirty cream colour, instead of a rich brown — Mr. Ashby, 

 examples of Callidium alni and Orsodacna ccrasi, two rare species of 

 Coleoptera taken by him at Bookham during the Field Meeting on 

 June 4th. — Dr. Chapman, larvfe of Aydistes bennettii, sent by Mr. 

 Ovenden from Rochester, together with ova of the same species. — Mr. 

 South, living larvae of Nyssia lapponaria feeding on birch. The species 

 was noted as being extremely local, but apparently not scarce, in its 

 two known localities in Scotland. — Hy. J. Tukner (lion. Rep. Sec). 



