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flower. In this case the arrest was only partial, and the 

 apex of the axis had gone on developing as usual. 



Mr. Kemp exhibited a considerable number of species of 

 insects taken by him during the various field meetings of 

 the present year, as follows : 



CoLEOPTERA. — Wisley Field Meeting, July 5th. — Donacia 

 thalassina, Padei'iis ripariiis, Aiiihcrophagiis nigricornis, Agrilus 

 angiistiilns, Xyleborns dryophagiis. 



Epping Forest Field Meeting, September 20th. — Zeiigo- 

 phora flavicollis, Ilybius fenestratus. 



Oxshott Field Meeting, September 6th. — Zeugophora sttb- 

 spinosa, Hydaticus scminiger, Pelohiiis tardus, Ilyhiiis ater, 

 I. cencsccns, Rhantus bistriatus, C<xlainbtis confliiens, C. iinpresso- 

 pitnctatus, Bidessns geminns, Hydroporiis tristis, and H. lun- 

 brosiis. 



Odonata. — Ortlietnnn ccerulcscens, Wisley, July 5th. 



Mr, Lucas exhibited a coloured drawing of a variety of 

 Asphalia ridcns bred from a New Forest larva by Mr. 

 Hooker. The contrast of dark and light markings was 

 unusually pronounced. The central band was almost 

 uniformly black, and the basal and marginal areas almost 

 devoid of darker markings. He also showed a specimen of 

 a very rare Dipteron, Physocephala nigra, from the New 

 Forest, together with a female specimen of Ectobia lapponica 

 and its egg-capsule. The latter insect was captured on 

 July 5th in copula with a male, and, being placed in a box 

 and fed, was noted on July igth to have an egg-capsule pro- 

 truding. This it carried until July 24th, when it was 

 dropped. 



Mr. Colthrup exhibited the following insects that he had 

 reared or captured during the year : — A male specimen of 

 Lasiocampa qncrcih, with splashes of yellow, or epaulettes, 

 at base of fore-wing, bred from Deal larvae ; an example of 

 the same species, with male antennae and wings ; body like 

 female, showing egg matter through segments, but male 

 colouring, bred from larvae obtained at Christchurch, Hants ; 

 a male L. qnercils, with yellow band on hind wing extending 

 nearly to fringes. 



Agrotis cxclamationis, with spots on fore-wing joined to- 

 gether. Taken at Brighton. 



A. corticea (dark), with a white band along outside edge of 

 fore-wings. Taken at Brighton. 



Mr. Lucas read the Report of the Field Meeting held at 

 Wisley on July 5th, 1902, and exhibited a number of lantern 

 slides in illustration of his remarks (page 52). 



