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Mr. West (Ashtead) exhibited ova of a Ghrysopa on the leaves 

 of the garden ox-eye daisy. — Mr. Edwards, the butterflies Eunica 

 eurota from Brazil, Smyrna blomfeldii from Mexico, and S. kanvinskii 

 from Brazil. — Mr. J. Piatt Barrett, a full-fed larva of Saturnia pyri, 

 from Sicily, young larvae of Colias ediisa from ova of an English 

 caught female, and a large number of butterflies from South Africa. — 

 Mr. E. Adkin, Ptycholoma lecheana from Brentwood, one almost 

 unicolorous buff colour and unusually pale, the other a rich deep 

 brown with very distinct silvery markings. — Remarks were made 

 on the abundance of Gelastrina argiolus, and the occurrence of Sesia 

 stellatarum and Colias eclusa this season. 



August QtJi. — The President in the chair. — Mr. Ashby exhibited 

 larv£e and imago of the local coleopteron, Cassida fastuosa, from 

 Otford. — Capt. Cardew, larvae of Papilio machaon from. Stalham 

 Dyke spun up for pupation. — Mr. Hugh Main, larvae of Papilio 

 alexanor from the South of France. — Mr. H. Moore, a short series of 

 Colias ediisa taken in the Forest of Arques, Dieppe, in August. — Mr. 

 Priske, a female cockroach, Periplaneta orientalis, with the ootheca 

 still attached to her. — Mr. F. D. Cooke, the pupae of Pyrameis cardui 

 to show the difference between those spun up on white muslin and 

 those on darker material. — Mr. Newman, long series of Diantlicecia 

 carpophaga, specimens of D. capsincola and D. capsophila, and 

 Kentish Dianthaicia identical with Isle of Man D. capsophila. — Mr. 

 Blenkarn, Haliplus wehnckei with aberrant oedeagus, a specimen of 

 ClytiLs arietis with the first yellow belt reduced to a minute spot, an 

 unusually small example of Philonthus pitella, and specimens of the 

 very rare coleopteron, Peniarthrum huttoni, from the cellars of 

 Messrs. Moet & Chandon. 



August 22iid. — Mr. B. H. Smith, Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 Mr. Edwards exhibited the exotic butterflies — Thaumantis diores 

 from Assam, Discopliora lepida from Ceylon, Tenaris selene from the 

 Malay, and T. honrathii from Madagascar, all belonging to the 

 Asiatic section of the Morphinae ; and specimens of Opsiphanes 

 hoisduvalii from Mexico, referring to the conspicuous tuft of scent- 

 hairs. — Mr. Newman, a very long series of Pachnobia liyperborea 

 from Rannoch, showing much variation ; a short, very uniform series 

 from Shetland, where the species was fast disappearing from the 

 attacks of ichneumons ; a few Crymodes exulis from Shetland, in- 

 cluding a very pale specimen ; and a long series of his inbred yellow 

 form of Callimorpha dominula, with the only intermediate he had 

 obtained. — Mr. Sheldon gave a very interesting account of his holiday 

 near the North Cape in search of butterflies and birds' eggs. — Mr. 

 Sich, specimens of Coleopihora apicella, taken at Byfieet in June, 

 where its food-plant, Stellaria graminea, grows abundantly. — Mr. 

 Adkin, Chrysopa ova, which were on unusually short stalks. — 

 Reports were made that larvae were very scarce this season, especi- 

 ally in the New Forest. Bryophila perla was noted as very scarce. 

 Agriades coridon was still common in Hertfordshire, and several 

 var. semi-syngrapha had been taken, while the females varied from 

 very deep black to khaki-coloured ground. Capt. Cardew noted the 

 curious fact that B. muralis was common at Folkestone, but com- 



