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his holiday in August, including Colias edusa, from Deal ; 

 C. hyale, from Deal, St. Margarets, and Margate, both species 

 being at clover, but the latter much predominated ; Polyom- 

 mattis corydon, from St. Margarets ; Pyramcis cardui, from the 

 South Foreland; Calamia phraguiitidis, Agrotis pnta, Noctua 

 plccta, N. c-nigram, Bryophila perla, Pyralis costalis, P. glanci- 

 iialis, Hypsipcies sordfdata, Aspilates ochrearia {citraria) and 

 A . gilvaria, from Deal. Among the Coleoptera he showed 

 Broscus cephalotes, from Sandwich ; Molytcs germanns, from 

 Mongeham ; Opatrum sabnlosnin, from Folkestone ; Carabtis 

 inonilis, and HcIiopatJics gibbiis, from Deal. Among Hemi- 

 ptera he exhibited Chorosoma schillingii, Coranus snbaptems, 

 and Piestodous litnratiis. Among the Odonata, ALschna mixta, 

 from Kingsgate ; and among Orthoptera, Labia minor, from 

 Walmer. 



Mr. Bishop read the report of the Field Meeting held at 

 Horsley on July 7th (see page 15). 



SEPTEMBER 2jth, 1900. 



Mr. W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited a specimen of Polyporus sqtiamosKS 

 taken from a tree on Paul's Cray Common during the Field 

 Meeting on Saturday 22nd. 



Mr. Ashby exhibited (i) a striking variety of ? of Rhagimn 

 bifasciatnin, from Rickmansworth, taken on June 24th, igoo, 

 having a large yellow patch across the elytra instead of the 

 four spots as in the type specimens. (2) A series of Sinoden- 

 dron cylindricuin from a beech stump at Rickmansworth, 

 May 27th, igoo. (3) A series of a small Clavicorne taken at 

 last Saturday's Field Meeting from fungi. (4) A small c? 

 specimen of Pieris rapcB taken at Rickmansworth, May 27th, 

 igoo. (5) An asymmetrical variety of Abraxas grossulariata 

 taken in North Paddington, July i8th, igoo, having the right 

 wings typical, while the left fore-wing was much radiated 

 with black. 



Mr. Carpenter exhibited a series of Colias hyale from 

 Sheerness, including a pale form, and suggested that a name 

 be given it, since it is so constant. He also reported that Mr. 

 Joy took sixty-five C. hyale, nineteen C. ednsa, and two var. 

 helice on one day, and on the next, seventy-one C. hyale and 

 four var. hclicc, while typical C. cdiisa was in numbers. He 

 stated that both C. hyale and C. ednsa had oviposited, and 



