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Variety of Euchloris (Phorodesma) pustulata. — While beating 

 for GeoraetraB on the 3rd inst., I took, among other insects, two male 

 EucJdoris pustulata (an insect not uncommon here), in which the whole 

 of the parts usually coloured green (including portions of the abdomen) 

 were replaced by a delicate pink. The tornal blotches, &c., retain 

 their normal position and colour, though naturally appearing less 

 conspicuous. I may mention that there is no chemical action in- 

 volved, as the insects were thus coloured while alive. Further, I 

 always use chloroform, so there can be no question of the colouring 

 being due to the action of cyanide or ammonia. — J. Aylwakd 

 Churchill ; The Brick House, Billingshurst, Sussex. 



Thecla w-album in Shropshire. — While gathering the seeds of 

 wych-elm here on May 28th, for larvae oi Xanthia (jilvarjo and X. ferrv- 

 tfinea, I found that I had taken two larvfe of Thecla tv-albiim, one of 

 which has since pupated. I behave the only previous record of this 

 butterfly in Shropshire is that by Mr. C. G. Barrett, who found it 

 thirty-five years ago on Benthall Edge. Having previously found and 

 bred the larva in some abundance near Burton-on-Trent, I think I can 

 hardly be mistaken as to its identity.— (Rev.) Chas. Thornewill ; Cal- 

 verhall Vicarage, Whitchurch, Salop, June 6th, 1901. 



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South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 



June 13th, 1901. — Mr. H. S. Fremlin, P.E.S., President, in the 

 chair. — Messrs. R. A. Adkin, Lingards Road, Lewisham, S.E. ; R. 

 Armstrong, Granville Park, Lewisham ; A. W. Dodds, Stoke Newington ; 

 and W. Thornthwaite, Hersham, were elected members. — Mr. R. Adkin 

 exhibited living larvae of Acidalia ■mari/inepunctata feeding on yarrow, 

 and pointed out that the genus Acidalia needed considerable revision. 

 — Mr. Kemp, the Coleoptera Bhagium bifasciatum , Donacia bicolora, 

 D. sericea, D. semicuprea, D, simplex, D. cinerea, and D. discolor ; all 

 taken at the field meeting at Byfleet on June 1st. — Dr. Chapman, the 

 curious pupal burrow of Scanlia boleti, showing the peculiarly con- 

 structed trap-door ; and also the cocoon of Lagoa crisputa, which shows 

 a trap-door arrangement. — Mr. Lucas read the Report of the Field 

 Meeting held at Oxshot on May 18th. — Mr. Adkin gave an account of 

 the Annual Meeting of the South-Eastern Union of Scientific Societies 

 held at Haslemere. 



June 'Zlth. — Mr. F. Noad Clark, Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 Mr. A. W. Pepper, of Horniman's Museum, Forest Hill, was elected 

 a member. — Mr. Ashdown exhibited specimens of Anax imperator and 

 Ischnura pumilio taken in the New Forest, and which he afterwards 

 placed in the Society's collection. — Mr. Turner, an almost black 

 specimen of Amphidasys hetularia taken in Camberwell. Several 

 other similar examples were also reported. — Mr. West, the following 

 Hemiptera from the river Ravensbourne : — Microvelia pygmcea, de- 

 veloped forms; Gerris odontogaster ; (J. najas ; and Hydrometra staq- 

 noruvi, developed and undeveloped forms. — Mr. Enock, bred specimens 



