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Mr. South exhibited several species of the genus Cucullia : 

 C. verbasci, C. lychnitis, and what was considered by his 

 various correspondents as C. scrophularice; and initiated a 

 discussion with a view to obtaining an opinion of what is 

 really C. scrophularitz. Messrs. Tutt, Ray ward, Hall, 

 Newman, and others took part, but no definite concensus of 

 opinion was reached. 



Mr. Sich exhibited several species of house-haunting 

 Tineids, and read a short paper on his exhibit (see p. 7). 



A discussion took place on the ravages of this group of 

 moths. 



APRIL 23rd, 1908. 



Mr. E. D. Green, of Plumstead, was elected a member. 



Mr. W. J. Kaye exhibited a curious asymmetrical form of 

 Anticlea rubidata, taken at Freshwater, on July 12th, 1907, 

 in which the central band of the right fore-wing was com- 

 pletely broken with a belt of the red ground colour. 



Mr. Newman exhibited stems of Viburnum containing 

 larvae of Sesia andreniformis from North Kent; also imagines 

 of Cucidlia scrophularice (?), bred from larvae taken on water- 

 betony in the North Kent marshes. 



Mr. B. W. Adkin exhibited specimens of Cucullia verbasci, 

 C. lychnitis, and C. scrophularice (?) for comparison. 



Mr. Robert Adkin exhibited a Tortrix larva that had a 

 parasitic larva attached to it, and read the following note : 



" In the autumn of last year, I put a few ova of Tortrix 

 pronubana on a large bush of Euouymus japonicus in my garden 

 at Lewisham, and on making a careful search of the bush a 

 few days since I discovered two larvae which I have little 

 doubt are the result of those eggs. They were, I should 

 judge, in the last larval skin but one, about half grown, and 

 each had attached to it a parasitic larva. The parasite 

 appeared to be hymenopterous,* and was attached to the 

 ventral surface of its host between the second and third 

 pairs of legs, apparently being held in position by one 

 extremity being attached to or buried in the skin of the host, 

 its body fitting round the side of the host between the seg- 

 ments, its other extremity resting upon or being attached to 

 the skin of the back. In both cases the position of the para- 

 site on, and its attachment to, the host were identical, and 



* The mature parasites emerged on May 29th and June 9th respectively ; 

 and were identified by Mr. Claud Morley as CEdematopsis scabricula, Grav. 



