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brotica quadrimaculata , Luperus rufipes, L. flavipes, Galerucella 

 tenella, G. sagittarice, Ochrosis salicarice, Crcpidodera transversa, 

 C. aurata, Hippuriphila modeeri, Mordellistena pumila, Anaspis 

 ruficollis, A. flava, Rhynchites nanus, Deporaiis megacephala, D. 

 betulce, Apion ulicis, A. striatum, A. hcematodes, A. violaceum, 

 Strophosomns coryli, S. lateralis, Phyllobius pyri, P. argentatus, 

 Sitones lineatus, Orchestes querens, 0. stigma, 0. salicis, Thryo- 

 genes nereis, Bagous alismatis, Nanophyes lythri, Gymnetron 

 antirrhini, Caliodcs rubicundus, C. querens, Ceuthorrhynchus 

 melauostictus, Rhinoncus perpendicular is. 



The usual waterside and aquatic plants, of which lists 

 have been given on former visits, were all in evidence. 

 Rhamnus frangula, though laden with red berries, was also 

 flowering freely on the younger shoots. 



AUGUST 13th, 1908. 



Mr. C. W. Spurring, of Blackheath, was elected a 

 member. 



Mr. Robert Adkin exhibited a short series of Odontopera 

 bidentata, reared from melanic Yorkshire parents. He said 

 that, with three exceptions, the whole of the brood were, 

 like the parents, of the black form, many of the specimens 

 also having white outer margins to the fringes. Of the three 

 exceptions two had the central area of the wings semi- 

 transparent, greyish-white, and the borders black ; while in 

 the third, the whole of the wings, except the fringes, which 

 were dull brownish-black, were pale and semi-transparent. 

 He had examined these specimens under the microscope, 

 and it appeared that the pale, semi-transparent appearance 

 was due to an absence of pigment from the greater part of 

 the scales ; the greyish tone being imparted by scales con- 

 taining some traces of pigment being sparsely scattered over 

 the wings. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited a female Nemotois cupriacellus 

 taken at Byfleet during the Society's Field Meeting recently 

 held there, together with a collection of Diptera, Hemiptera, 

 and Hymenoptera taken by him at Fontainebleau, Cannes, 

 and Macugnaga. 



Mr. Alfred Sich exhibited the larva of Aristotelia stipella, 

 var. ncEviferella, and stated that the larva mines in the leaves 

 of Chenopodium, making large pale blotches, and has the 

 power of leaving the mine and entering a fresh leaf. The 

 larvae were found at Chiswick. He also exhibited the rare 



