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lineola, Zett., male, both from Bexley ; also Sciomyza simplex, 

 Fin., from the Thames Marshes. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a short series of Peronea variegana taken, 

 or reared from larvfe feeding in the roses, in his garden at 

 Lewisham during the past summer and autumn. They consisted 

 of two typical specimens bred on August 10th and 19th respectively, 

 one V. borana, Haw., bred August 10th ; one v. asperana, Fb., bred 

 July 23rd ; and another small specimen of the same form captured 

 October 6th, evidently an example of a second brood ; and one 

 V. cirrana, Curt. 



Mr. A. E. Tonge exhibited short series of Xylina socio (petrificata) 

 and of A', semibrunnea for comparison, and called attention to the 

 constant presence of a black capital " I " mark at the anal angle of 

 the forewing in the latter species, no trace of which was apparent 

 in the former ; and remarked that this mark constituted a very 

 good means of separating the two species. 



Mr. Colthrup exhibited the same two species from the New 

 Forest, and remarked that A', semibrunnea was not supposed to 

 occur there, but a comparison with Mr. Tonge's exhibit left no 

 doubt that he had one example of this species among his captures. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited several Tsetse Flies (Glossina) from the 

 Lake Chad district and read the following note : — " Two years ago 

 the Royal Society issued a pamphlet on the Sleeping Sickness, with 

 a very useful plate of some of the principal African blood-sucking 

 flies, for the benefit of travellers and residents in Tropical Africa. 

 Several of these I sent to as many correspondents, with the usual 

 begging accompaniment. In reply I received one small box from 

 North Nigeria containing a few specimens collected at Maifoni, the 

 British Station on Lake Chad — which unfortunately sufit'ered in 

 transit. There were several Tsetse flies (Glossina tachinoid.es) one 

 Tabanits fasciatus (Fab.), perhaps the commonest of the Serost flies, 

 and a few odds and ends, chiefly fragments. There was also a bee, 

 of which I await particulars. I have included in my exhibit an 

 unnamed species of Bombijlitts, from the Orange River Colony, 

 which is generally considered, in error, by non-entomologists one of 

 the stinging flies." 



Mr. E. Step exhibited a group of the very brilliant fungus Otidea 

 (Peziza) aurantia found by Mr. West at Oxshott, during the 

 Fungus Foray on November 4th. 



Mr. A. W. Buckstone exhibited two series of Brenthis selene. 

 The first was a small dark form from high ground, gravel soil over- 

 lying chalk. This race flies from the end of June to the end of 



