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DECEMBER lyJi, 1900. 



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



Mr. Nottle, of Lower Sydenham, and Mr. R. L. Hewett, 

 of Lewisham, were elected members. 



Mr, Turner, on behalf of Mr. Tunaley, exhibited a speci- 

 men oi Spilodcs, pnlealis, taken in the Isle of Wight in July. 

 Mr. Adkin remarked on the sporadic appearance of this 

 species ; in one year numbers would be taken, while for 

 several years in succession it often happened that not a 

 specimen was obtained. Mr. Turner also exhibited five 

 specimens of Acherontia atropos bred from larva taken at 

 Porlock in North Devon ; together with bred specimens 

 of Ocncria dispay of large si^e. 



Mr. Clark exhibited a specimen oi Locust a viridissi)iia horn 

 Deal, and afterwards presented it to the Society's collec- 

 tion. 



Mr. Alfred Sich exhibited a specimen of Oporabia autiim- 

 nata, bred November 7th, igoo, from larva taken off elm at 

 East Hoathly, Sussex. It was somewhat malformed, 

 having the termen of each fore-wing notched triangularly 

 below the apex. 



Mr. Manger exhibited a number of butterflies taken in 

 and around Ladysmith, Natal, including P?cm hcllica, Colias 

 electra, C. hyale, Pyrameis cardtii, Precis sesamus, Teracola 

 johnstoni, Junonia chloranthn, etc. 



Mr. McArthur exhibited a large number of Arctia caia, 

 bred as a second brood this year, one specimen having very 

 pale hind-wings. 



Mr. Tutt exhibited specimens of an alpine form of Poly- 

 oinmatns dorilis, and stated that the species was double- 

 brooded in most places ; he also pointed out the characters of 

 the alpine form, and made remarks on the two broods. 



Mr. Kemp exhibited the Psocid, Clothilla studiosa. 



Mr. Moore exhibited a specimen of Ophion Intenm, and 

 said that he frequently took this species of ichneumon in 

 October and November. 



Dr. Chapman exhibited a considerable number of speci- 

 mens, so prepared as to illustrate his paper entitled " Some 

 Wing-structures of Lepidoptera" (p. 31). 



