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nice tea was served at the " Robin Hood " in Kingston Vale 

 at 6.30, and, although the grass and undergrowth were soaked 

 by the recent rain, members persevered until about g.15, but 

 unfortunately not much was done by dusking, except finding 

 swarms of Hepialtcs hectus assembling. 



In addition to the insects mentioned above, the following 

 species of Lepidoptera were taken : 



Nocture. — Apamea nebulosa. 



PsEUDOBOMBYCES. — Phalcva bucephala. 



Geometr^e. — Acidalia aversata, Cabera pusarta, Strenia 

 clathrata, Boarmia consortaria, Melanthia albicillata, Caiiipto- 

 gramma bilineata, Ellopia prosapiaria, Phorodesma bajtilaria 

 {piisttdata) . 



Pyralid^. — Scoparia ambignalis, S. mercurella, Ebulea 

 verbascalis, Agrotera nemoralis, Endotricha flammealh. 



Alucitides. — Stenoptilia fusca {pterodadyla), Alucita penta- 

 dactyla. 



ToRTRiCES. — Tortrix podana, T. forsterana, T. viridana, T. 

 heparana, T. xylosteana, Pandemis {Tortrix) ribeana, Penthina 

 pvuinana, P. nigromacidana, Sericoris lacunana, Sciaphila stcb- 

 jectana, S. virgaureana, Hedya occllana, H. dealbana,Dictyopteryx 

 Iceflingiana, Synicethis fabriciana {oxyacanthella), Xanthosetia 

 hamana, Epiblema bilunana. 



Tinea. — Coleophora hitipennella, C. ibipennella, Argyresthia 

 retinella, A. gcedartella, Moinpha stephensi, Narycia monilifera. 



Hepialides. — Hepialns hediis. 



JULY 22nd, 1909. 



Mr. Turner exhibited a series of Cupido mininms, taken on 

 June I2th, at Winchester, where it was locally abundant. 

 Two specimens were extremely small, measuring only 15 mm. 

 in expanse of wing, while the largest specimen shown 

 measured 23 mm. Mr. Sich said that he observed plenty of 

 ova on the leaves oi Anthyllisvidneraria in the same locality. 



Mr. Kaye exhibited a growing plant oi Erica a/Mm, which 

 had come up by chance in peat used for orchids in a cool 

 house. 



Mr. Step exhibited Creophilus maxillosns, to which was 

 attached a large number of living pupae of the hymenopterous 

 parasite, Proctrotrypes ater, Nees. Creophilus and other beetles 

 similar to it in their subterranean habit did not appear to be 

 greatly subject to such attacks, but the paucity of examples 

 might indicate either a real immunity, due to the difficulty 



