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crassipes, on leaves of the water-lily in a stream at Rhinelields, 

 with D. versicolora, D. scricea, both black and red forms. 

 Strangalia nigra, taken at bramble flowers. Aseminn striatum, 

 flying over dead fir trees. Anoplodera scxguttata, taken in 

 flight. Liopiis ncbulosus, beaten from oak. Coccinella sedecim- 

 guttata, beaten from sallow. 



Mr. Step exhibited the larvae of a Cassida from Wisley 

 Common, Surrey, found feeding on hemp-nettle {Galeopsis 

 tetrahit). Two pointed processes on the last segment held a 

 mass of plant debris, frass, and cast skins, and this was 

 usually upturned and held over the back. He noticed that 

 not more than one larva was found on a stem. 



Mr. Turner exhibited the larvae of Macroglossa stellatarmn 

 from Bromley. He had picked a small bunch of Galium 

 venim, and during a few days no less than eight larvae 

 appeared on it. He afterwards visited the patch from which 

 he picked the flowers, and there found twenty-seven more 

 larvae. Other larvae were found in adjoining fields. He 

 exhibited three forms of the larvae — (i) the full-grown form 

 about to pupate, of a delicate pink colour; (2) the usual 

 green form with the distinct white or slightly yellow line ; 

 (3) the very dark olive, almost black form, with the white 

 stripe. The last form Mr. Montgomery said he had never 

 found naturally, it only seemed to be assumed in con- 

 finement. 



Mr. Stanley Edwards exhibited a number of species of 

 Papilio, including P. agesilaus, P. archesilaus and var., 

 P. parts, P. cresphontes, P. pa:on, P. marcellus and var. icalshii, 

 and P. asiaticus. 



Mr. Harrison and Mr. Main exhibited a very fine series of 

 Geomctra papilionaria bred this year from larvae taken in 

 Delamere Forest, and also a very varied series of the var. 

 delamerensis of TepJirosia hiundularia from the same locality. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited a box of Odonata, Orthoptera, and 

 Hemiptera which he had just received from Bucharest. 

 Among them were noted the dragon-flies Libellula quad- 

 rimacnlata and Platetrwn depressiim, and the Hemipteron 

 Centrotus cornutus. 



Mr. Enock exhibited short series of the following Odonata 

 which he had bred this year : — Anax imperator and Cordulia 

 cenea, both from larvae obtained at the Black Pond, Esher, 

 and Brachytron pratense, from Wisley. C. csnea, he stated, was 

 most abundant at the Wake Valley pond, Epping Forest. 

 A . imperator he had always found emerge late in the evening, 

 which had made it much more difficult for him to take his 



