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wasps' nests with the object of obtaining specimens of the curious 

 Coleopteron, MeUrciis parado.vits, but only succeeded in obtaining 

 one example. Some years ago he obtained a number in that way, 

 but probably the scarcity of the Coleopteron this year was due to 

 the season of last year being so unfavourable for wasps. (See 

 "E.M.M.," 1912, p. 29). 



Mr. Edwards exhibited examples of Papilio codrus from Aboyna, 

 P. solon from the Solomon Isles, possibly only an island form of 

 the former, another very rare form P. westtvoodi from the same 

 locality, and P. enipedodes from Java, which last is probably only 

 another local variation of the first named species. 



Mr. Step exhibited a piece of the root of marram grass, picked up 

 on the sand-dunes at Climping, which closely resembled in shape and 

 the growth of its branches, the body, limbs, head and antennae of a 

 stick insect. 



Mr. Blenkarn exhibited a number of living stick insects which he 

 had bred from ova some three months previously, and which were 

 now about half grown. The species was Di.vippiis morostis, a native 

 of India. 



Mr. Kaye exhibited a specimen of the extremely rare hawk-moth 

 Pholus typhon, from W. Mexico ; it was closely allied to the well 

 know^n P. acheinon from S. America. 



Dr. Chapman exhibited young living larvae, of the three high- 

 level European species of Lycaaidd:, viz. : — Latiorina orbitulas, in 

 its hibernating skin, feeding on Soldanella ; Vacciniina optilete, very 

 small, feeding on bilberry, the leaves of w-hich it blotched brown, 

 of a similar shade to its own skin, and AlhuUna pheretes feeding on 

 Colutea arborescens, into the leaves of which it made small circular 

 mines. They were all bred from ova obtained this season in 

 Switzerland. 



Several members reported on the season. Mr. Adkin had seen 

 iV. tayes on August 13th, Mr. Harrison had seen one specimen of 

 C. edusa at Shoeburyness, Mr. Kaye had seen an example of both 

 C. edusa and C. hyale, and also noted that C. aryiolus had appeared 

 on July 13th, Mr. Morford had met with the same species on 

 July 4th, and had at the present time third-brood specimens of 

 Selenia hilunaria (illunaria), and many members had observed the 

 abundance of Pieris tapce, specimens being found even in the busy 

 streets of the metropolis. 



Mr. Kaye made some remarks on the Report and work of the 

 Surrey and Kent Committee of the Commons and Footpaths 

 Preservation Society, giving numerous instances where the influence 



