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cated "A List of the Australian and Tasmanian Mordellidae, with 

 Descriptions of New Species" ; and Mr. Edward Meyrick, B.A., F.Z.S., 

 "Descriptions of New Lepidoptera from New Zealand." — Mr. E. 

 Saunders then read a paper upon " Hymenopters; Aculeata collected 

 in Algeria by the Rev. A. E. Eaton, M.A., and the Rev. F. D. Morice, 

 M.A. ; Pt. I. — Heterogynae and Fossores to the end of Pompilidae." — 

 H.' Rowland-Beown, Hon. Sec. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 September 18th, 1901.— Mr. W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S., Vice-President, 

 in the chah*. — Mr. F. M. B. Carr exhibited a varied series of Cidaria 

 truncata from Porlock, North Somerset, taken among bilberry. No 

 specimens of the yellow form were seen. — Mr. Lucas, two specimens 

 of the rare dragonfly, Libelhda fnlva, taken near Christchurch by Major 

 Robertson. — Mr. Bishop, a bred series of Eiujonia poh/cJiloros, from ova 

 seen deposited naturally in the open by a female in the New Forest. — 

 Mr. R. Adkin, a specimen of C'ossus lir/nipcrda, bred from a larva 

 captured and then placed in a tree in his garden ; and a series of 

 Boarmia consortaria reared from Abbots Wood pupse, remarking on the 

 scarcity of the species for some time till the last two years. — Mr. Kemp, 

 two specimens of Sphinx convol.vuli taken at Hythe, near Southampton. 

 — Mr. Colthrup, a nice series of Colias hyale from Margate ; Tiiphmia 

 orbona, from Deal, showing red forms of various intensity ; and a very 

 variable series of TriphcBna fimbria from the Isle of Wight. — Messrs. 

 Harrison and Main stated that they had taken some ten specimens of 

 S. convolvuli at lamps at Forest Gate. Mr. McArthur said that the 

 species was common at Brighton. 



October 10th. — Mr. F. Noad Clark, Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 Mr. McArthur exhibited larvas of Triphcenu comes in a novel cage 

 adapted from one of the globular wire cages for catching flies. — Mr. 

 Barnett, a variety of Epinephele tithonus with xanthic spots, and an 

 unusually large and pale male of Fidonia atomaria, both from Oxshott. 

 — Mr. Garrett, a long series of Vanessa io. — Mr. Kirkaldy, his collec- 

 tion of Nabinae from all parts of the world, and called attention to its 

 being especially rich in winged forms. — Mr. Kemp, a portion of broom- 

 stem bored by the Coleoptera — Hijlastinus obscnriis, Lcemuphlceas ater, 

 and Phlceophthorus rhodndactylus, from Oxshott. — Mr. Adkin, a fine bred 

 series of Lophopteryx cuculla (cucullina) from Sussex, and remarked 

 that some of the pup^e were lying over. — Mr. Step communicated a 

 short Report of the Field Meeting held at Oxshott on Oct. 5th, and 

 gave a list of the fungi gathered. — Mr. South exhibited specimens of 

 Thyatira batis, T. coynata, and T. aurorina, belonging to the Cymato- 

 phoridfe, together with Risoba trimaculata and Cymatophoropsis sinuata, 

 belonging to the Stictopterina? ; and contributed notes, especially with 

 reference to the strong superficial resemblance between these two sets 

 of species, although they belonged to two widely-separated groups of 

 moths. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Report Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — September IQth, 1901. — Mr. 

 G. T. Bethune-Baker, President, in the chair. — Mr. John Levick, Jan., 

 Livingstone Road, Handsworth, was elected a member. — Mr. G. H. 

 Kenrick mentioned the occurrence of Acronycta alni at light at Edg- 



