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a series of lantern slides and by a number of striking speci- 

 mens, some of which were kindly lent by Mr. Edwards. 

 Among the instances shown were various stages of the 

 males in Xylotrupes gidcon, Archon centauries, Chalcosoma atlas, 

 Dynastes hercnles, Ccratorrhina morgani, Enema pan, Megaceras 

 philoctetes, etc. 



MAY 30th, 1 90S. 



Field Meeting at Oxshott. 

 Conductor: Mr. E. Step, F.L.S. 



There was a large attendance of members at this, the first 

 field meeting of the year. A good many insects appeared 

 to be taken, especially by the larvae-beaters, but the only list 

 of captures sent in is by Mr. A. W. Dods, who reports : — 



Odontopera bidentata, Tephrosia punctnlaria, Acidalia remutaria, 

 Cabera pusaria, Ematnrga atomaria, Bupalus piniaria, and 

 Thera variata. Several of these were photographed at rest 

 on tree-trunks. 



JUNE nth, 1908. 



Dr. T. A. Chapman, F.E.S., F.Z.S., in the Chair. 



Mr. Goulton exhibited living larvae of Tethea subtusa, taken 

 in Surrey. 



Mr. Rayward exhibited batches of the ova of Macrothylacia 

 rubi on heather ; each batch consisted of about 30 ova, and 

 he stated that they were very conspicuous at night. 



Mr. Edwards reported the capture of a pair of Amphidasys 

 betidaria, var. doubledayaria, in cop., at Blackheath on June 

 3rd. 



Mr. Goulton reported that a considerable number of pupae 

 of Moma orion were going over, and Mr. Newman stated that 

 in his experience quite 50 per cent, usually did so. 



Mr. Tonge reported that the larvae of Anticlea nigrofasci- 

 aria(derivata), obtained from a female taken at the end of 

 April, were in pupae now. 



Dr. Chapman noted that imagines of Tanagra atrata, which 

 he was now breeding from Pyrenean ova, had abundant 

 brown scaling over all the wings, and that he had found 



