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28th (one); 29th (one) = G. — Epinewonia popularis. 27th (one); 

 28th (one) ==2. — TrlphcBua comes. 27th (one). — Ephyra linearia. 

 28th (one). — Ciclaria truncata. 29th (one). 



September. — Liiperina testacea. 2nd (one); 3rcl (one); 4th 

 (two); 8th (one); 16th (one) = 6. — Tholeras cespitis. 2nd (one); 5th 

 (one) = 2. — Triphcsna pronuba. 2nd (one). — Amphipyra tragopo- 

 gonis. 2nd (one). — Xanthorhoe fluchiata. 3rd (one). — Garadrina 

 morpheus. 4th (one). — Phlogophora meticulosa. 7th (one); 23rd 

 (one); 26th (one) = 3. — Noctua xanthographa. 7th (one). — Thera 

 variata. 8th (one); 26th (one) = 2. —Omjjhalocelis lunosa. 13th 

 (one); 16th (five); 18th (six); 20th (one); 21st (two); 22nd (two); 

 23rd (three); 24th (one); 25th {one) = 22.—Xanthia fulvago. 15th 

 (one); 24th (one) = 2. — Plusia gamma. 16th (one) ; 18th (one); 21st 

 (one); 26th (one); 27th (one) = 5. — Amathes lychnidis. 18th (two); 

 20th (three); 21st (one); 22nd (four); 23rd (one); 24th (three)i; 

 25th (ten); 26th (thirty-one); 27th (eighteen); 28th (seven); 29th 

 (eight) = 88. — Aporojjhy la nigra. 18th (one). — Ochria ochracea. 18th 

 (one). — Leucania impura. 18th (one). — Hydrcecia micacea. 23rd 

 (one).— XaJithia lutea {flavago). 27th (one).— R. M. Prideaux; 

 Brasted Chart, Kent, June 16th, 1914. 



SOCIETIES. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society. — September 10th. — Mr. B. H. Smith, B.Sc., President, in 

 the chair. — Mr. Ashdown exhibited Lepidoptera taken by him in June 

 and July at Lugano and Zermatt, including (Eneis aello, Antliocharis 

 simplonia, Aricia eiimedon, AlbuUna plierestes, Syntomis p)hegea, &c. — 

 Mr. H. Main, larvge of an AcalapJms just hatched, sitting with open 

 jaws for prey. — Mr. Turner, Agriades thetis male with very dark 

 under side and a male Polyommatus icarus with much intensified 

 submarginal dark spots on the under side. — Mr. Edwards, exotic 

 butterflies from S. America. — Mr. B. S. Williams, a black suffused 

 Mamestra brassicce, and one with pale ground and aberrant stigmata. 

 — Mr. Curwen, species of Anthrocera taken by him recently and 

 suggested a future discussion on the genus. 



September 24i/i.— Mr. B. H. Smith, B.Sc, President, in the chair. 

 — Exhibition of lantern slides by Messrs. B. S. Williams and 

 Dennis. — Mr. Newman, bred series of Pieris napi from Cork and Sligo, 

 with yellow suffused and black suffused aberrations, one of the latter 

 having a complete transverse black band on fore wings. — Mr. Brooks, 

 varied series of Polyommatits icarus females from Horsley, Headley 

 and Pickett's Hole. — Eeports were made on the occurrence of 

 G. edusa, P. atalanta, P. cardui, &c. Only stray specimens had been 

 seen of C. ediisa, while the other two species were common. — Hy. J. 

 Turner, Hon. Beport. Sec. 



Obituary. — With very great regret we have to announce the death 

 of Mr. William Warren, M.A., E.E.S., which occurred on October 

 18th last, after a short but painful illness. A further notice will 

 appear in our next issue. 



