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my experience was somewhat different, I have thought it worth 

 recording. I found P. napi in thousands, P. brassica was 

 represented by a few dead specimens, and P. rapee was scarcely 

 noticeable on the wing, but P. napi were everywhere, and on the 

 slope below the forest from the St. Martin road, perhaps to gay 

 ' clouds of them ' would scarcely be an exaggeration. The 

 same might almost be said of Paran/e inegoifa, the next most 

 abundant species. Paran/e aijeria var. ef/eridea was also numerous 

 in certain of the ' rides,' and in connection with these two 

 species I might say that upon two occasions this autumn, when 

 I have been upon the road before sunrise, P. mecicera was on the 

 wing to welcome the first rays, and in the forest I saw egerides 

 in the early dawn. Polyuiiunatiis icarKs was also abundant, and 

 though I examined a number of females, I only came across one 

 blue form. A week earlier, at Eastbourne, I had found Agriades 

 coridon abundant, and I anticipated getting a further selection, 

 but the species was only represented by one female, and that 

 worn. Neither Epinephde jurtina nor CiowngDipha paniphilns 

 were numerous, but amongst the few of the latter I netted I 

 found one with the apical spot beneath bi-pupilled. Not a species 

 of Argi/nnis or of Vanessa was seen, and though the air seemed 

 alive with butterflies, there were practically none to take. The 

 specimens exhibited must be merely considered as a record of an 

 unsuccessful, but otherwise enjoyable, outing." 



Mr. Moore also showed a specimen of Agrius cnnvolvnli taken 

 in South-East London, and said that it was the only one he knew 

 of that had occurred there this season. 



Mr. Joy exhibited a coquilla nut [Attalea pinifera) from South 

 America in which was a large larva, presumably of a coleopteron, 

 filling up the cavity usually occupied by the kernel of the nut. It 

 was remarked that the natural appearance and hardness of the nut 

 had procured for it the name of " Vegetable " or " Imitation " 

 Ivory — a name shared by the seeds of Phytelephas macrocarpa. 



Mr. Main exhibited a very fine living specimen of Aplecta 

 prasina (herbida) bred from an ovum laid by a female captured in 

 Abbot's Wood. He stated that the larvae were feeding up very 

 erratically ; one imago had emerged, some were in pupae, while 

 others were still feeding, some even being small at this date. It 

 was noted how delicate and beautiful was the colour of this 

 insect when bred. 



Mr. Step exhibited some specimens of Myxogasters, and stated 

 that they were by some considered as plants, and by others as 



