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what uncommon in the Papilionaceae. Mr. Step pointed 

 out that there were six parts to the flower instead of five, 

 and that the keel was not formed, all the parts being 

 separate as wings. 



Mr. F. Noad Clark exhibited photomicrographs of the ova 

 of Coleophora virgaurcce laid on the pappus hairs of Solidago 

 virgaurca. Three stages were shown — the ova ten minutes 

 before the emergence of the young larva, at the time of the 

 larval emergence, and ten minutes after emergence. 



Mr. Step exhibited on behalf of his daughter a specimen of 

 Diloba ccerulcoccphala in which the " 80 " mark was blurred, 

 indistinct, and extended. It was a bred example, but the 

 hind wings were imperfectly developed. 



Mr. West, of Greenwich, exhibited specimens of Aleochara 

 crassiuscula from Great Yarmouth, a Coleopteron new to the 

 British List, discovered by him in May last. He also 

 showed examples of the Homopteron, Ideocerus scurra, taken 

 by him at Blackheath on poplar, and only previously 

 recorded as being found at Crouch End by Mr. Butler. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited a larva of Acronicta psi, which 

 had the fleshy horn on the back considerably longer than 

 usual, and not supported. 



Mr. Step exhibited photographs of several species of fungi 

 recently obtained by him at Ashtead, Surrey, including 

 Clavaria cristata, Clytopilus orcella, and Polyporus acanthoidcs. 



Mr. A. Sich exhibited the larvae of Aristotelia hermanella, 

 F. One in a mine in a leaf of Chenopodium album, nearly 

 full fed, showing the body entirely green ; and one after 

 leaving the mine to pupate, showing the change of colour, 

 the body being creamy ochreous, and blotched with crimson 

 spots. These spots appear on the larva about twenty hours 

 before it leaves the mine. 



SEPTEMBER i 9 th, 1908. 



Field Meeting in the Claygate Coverts. 



Conductor : Mr. Henry J. Turner, F.E.S. 



Although the Society had previously visited Claygate 

 Coverts, this was the first occasion on which they had been 

 approached from Claygate itself. The weather was very 

 favourable, and a pleasant afternoon was spent by sixteen 

 members and friends, all of whom finally met at Wigmore's 



