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not black, abdominal tufts in X. socia, and the much darker thorax of 

 the form. 



August ISth. — The President in tlie chair. — Mr. C. W. Spurring, 

 of Blackheath, was elected a member. — Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a 

 series of Odontopera bidentata, bred from melanic parents from York- 

 shire, and read notes on the forms. All but three followed the 

 parents. — Mr. Newman, bred specimens of xirgynnis paphia n,x).di A. 

 aglaia. — Mr. Edward, a female Nemotois cupriacellus, taken at By- 

 fieet. He also showed a large number of Diptera, Hemiptera, and 

 Hymenoptera taken by him at Cannes, Fontainebleau, and Granda- 

 neza. — Mr. Sich, the larva of Aristotelia stipella var. ncBviferella, a 

 miner in Ghenopodium leaves and the rare alien yellow knapweed 

 {Gentaurea solstitialis), found at Chiswick. — Mr. West (Greenwich), 

 the following Hemiptera from Esher : — Salda cocksii, Cyrterrhinus 

 p)ygmaus, G. caricis, and Nabis boops, with Bryocoris pteridis, from 

 Carlisle. — Mr. B. H. Smith, ova of Porthesia chrysorrJwea, laid on 

 sea-buckthorn at Deal. — -Mr. Step, on behalf of Mr. Carr, a variegated 

 form of Senecio jacobcea from Box Hill. 



August Tltli. — The President in the chair. — M. R. Adkin exhibited 

 two series of Dictyopteryx bergmanniana, one bred from garden rose 

 and the other from wild burnet rose, and read notes on the different 

 habits of the two broods of larvae. — Mr. Turner, a light form of 

 Grambus chrysonuchellus, characteristic of Eastbourne, and two forms 

 of Eurrhypara urticata, one having the marginal spots small and 

 well separated, the other having them coalesced into a wide band. — 

 Mr. Brown, a specimen of Leucania flavicolor from Benfleet. — Mr. 

 Newman, examples of the hybrid Smerinthus ocellata-iwpuli, just 

 bred ; Gnjmodes exults from Shetland, including females ; living larvas 

 oi Dicranura bicuspis from Tilgate Forest; an Abraxas grossulariata 

 with the hind wings with only rayed marginal spots and the discoidal ; 

 a Melanargia galathea, the left hind wing of which was var. procida. 

 — Mr. Joy, a living larva of Cyclopides palcemon [paniscus). — Mr. 

 Cowham, two Amphidasys betularia, one having the basal spot absent 

 on the fore wing, but with white discoidal spots, and other having a 

 large whitish costal blotch on the lower wing. — Mr. B. H. Smith, a 

 bred series of Eugonia p)olyc}iloros from the New Forest, including a 

 dark smoky form. — Mr. Goff', a liumicia phlceas, showing a complete 

 absence of copper on the lower wings. — Mr. Sich, mines of Nepticula 

 acetosa from Surrey, and gave notes on the life-history of the species. 

 — Mr. Fremlin read a short paper entitled " Insects as Carriers of 

 Disease." — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Bep. Sec. 



City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — September 1st, 1908. — A resolution was passed in support of The 

 Public Rights of Way Bill and the Access to Mountains Bill. — Mr. 

 J. A. Clark exhibited Arctia caia ab., Hailsham, June, 1908, the upper 

 wings being deep chocolate-brown with only slight traces of usual 

 cream ground colour, and under wings smoky black with intense 

 black spots and pinkish margin. — Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson exhibited 

 Nenioria viridata, Surrey, May and June, 1908, including female with 

 usual white lines very faintly marked, and another female with two 



