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examples, though the largest, were decidedly not the darkest. — Mr. 

 R. South communicated a paper by the late Mr. J. H. Leech, B.A., 

 entitled " Lepidoptera-Heterocera from China, Japan, and Corea 

 (PyralidiB)." — Mr. G. C. Champion contributed "Notes and Observa- 

 tions upon the Sexual Diznorphism of Buprcstis sanguinea.'" — H. 

 Rowland Brown, Hon. Sec. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 Jiili/ 25///, 1901.— Mr. A. Harrison, F.L.S., in the chair. — Mr. 

 Kemp exhibited species of Coleoptera taken in the New Forest 

 at the end of June, including Donncia crassipes, D. versicolorea, 

 D. sericea, Stramjaiia niijra, Asemum striation, Anoplodera sex(/iittata, 

 Lnopus nehulosus, and CoccineUa sedecim-nuttata. — Mr. Adkin, a 

 bred series of Lobophora polycommata from larvte taken near Brighton. 

 — Mr. Step, living larvae of a species of Cassida found feeding on 

 hemp-nettle [Gnleopsis tetrahit) on Wisley Common, Surrey. — Mr. 

 Turner, larvie of Macrotflossa stellatanun from Bromley, Kent ; they 

 were of three forms, (1) delicate pink, (2) green with white lines, 

 (3) very dark olive, almost black. — Mr. Edwards, several species of 

 Papilio, including PapiUo (u/esiiaus, P. arcJiisilaus, P. paris, P. cres- 

 phontes, P. paon, P. tnarcellus and var. ivulshsii, and P. asiaticus. — 

 Messrs. Harrison and Main, a fine bred series of GemnetrapapiUonnria, 

 and a series of well-marked Te/ihrosia biundidarid var. delamerensis, both 

 from Delamere Forest. — Mr. Edwards, a box of insects just received 

 from Bucharest, including examples of Libelluld qnadiiwaculata, Pla- 

 tetrum depressnm, and Centrotus cornutus. — Mr. Enock, bred series of the 

 dragonflies Ana.v imperator, Conlulia cenea, and Brachytron pratense, the 

 two former from Esher and the latter from Wisley. 



August 8th. — H. S. Fremlin, Esq., President, in the chair. — Mr. R. 

 Adkin exhibited a bred series of Geomctra papilionaria from Bexley, 

 Kent, and noted the sensitiveness of its colour, explaining his method 

 of preservation, stupefying with cyanide and killing with oxalic acid. 

 Mr. Main said that he and Mr. Harrison had used chloroform as the 

 stupefying agent with even greater success. — Mr. Manger, a large light 

 coloured Sphinx ligustri from Brockley, and a male of the dragonfly 

 JEschna cganea, taken in his garden at New Cross. — Mr. Hy. J. Turner, 

 a pupa of Macroglosaa stellataruiti from Bromley, showing the curious 

 beak, and a short bred series of Agrotis ripie, from Dawlish, and referred 

 to the marked difference in shape between the males and females. — 

 Mr. Step, Cassida equcstis bred from the larvte exhibited at a previous 

 meeting, stating that they pupated about July 25th, and emerged about 

 July 31st. — Mr. Fremlin, a number of gall excrescences on the twigs 

 of hornbeam, which had been produced by a species of Aphis. — Mr. 

 Edwards, a number of rose-leaves disfigured by a carpenter bee. A dis- 

 cussion took place as to the selection of leaves of particular shrubs, and 

 the shapes of the pieces cut out. Mr. Turner stated that they regularly 

 burrowed in the soil in the cactus-pots in his greenhouse. — Rev. H. 

 Wood, two spiders, Theridion Uncatum, females with egg-cocoons. The 

 living specimen had killed the preserved one and appropriated its egg- 

 case, fixing them both together on the lid of the tin. — Mr. Step read 

 the Report of the Field Meeting held at Mickleham on June 22nd, 

 which was attended by forty members. 



