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Hill in moss, and Pseudopsis sulcata, obtained by shaking 

 decayed vegetable matter at Oxshott. 



Mr. Step exhibited photographs of Panolis pinipcrda and 

 Tcphrosiapuncinlaria in their position of rest on the trunks of 

 trees. They were observed at Oxshott. 



Mr. Priske exhibited specimens of Testacella haliotidca from 

 Acton. 



Mr. Kirkaldy called the attention of the'meeting to his article 

 on " The Maternal Solicitude of Female Insects for their 

 Young" (" Entom.," 1903, p. 113), and urged members to make 

 observations on this subject during the present season, especi- 

 ally as the evidence obtained so far v\^as of a conflicting nature. 



Mr. Turner called attention to the fact of birds attacking 

 butterflies, and asked members to observe during the year 

 and make notes upon any instance they may meet with, so 

 that a report may be prepared and published. 



It was suggested that members who were making photo- 

 graphs of scientific objects should give the Society a print, 

 so that an album or albums could be arranged, to illustrate 

 some branch of Natural History. The ova of Lepidoptera 

 was suggested as a subject to begin with. 



MAY 28th, 1903. 



The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Lister, of Eastry, Kent, was elected a member. 



Dr. Chapman exhibited a very large female of Euchloe 

 cuphcnoides from Cannes. Expanse 48 mm., about a quarter 

 of an inch (6 mm.) beyond the size of an ordinarily large 

 specimen, 30 to 42 mm. being the usual range. A few others 

 of the species were shown for comparison, and some Polyom- 

 matus baton and Fidonia phmiistraria from the same place. 



Mr. Turner exhibited cases, with living larvae, of the 

 following species of the genus Coleophora : — C arteniisiella and 

 C. maritimclla, on Artemisia niaritima, from Benfleet ; C. nigri- 

 cclla, on hawthorn, from Benfleet, and reported that one 

 specimen of this species was found feeding on Smyrnium 

 olusatnun, an introduced Umbellifer ; C. anatipennclla, on 

 sloe, from Benfleet ; C. ihipennella, from Oxshott, on birch ; 

 C. bicolorclla, on hazel, taken by Dr. Chapman at Box Hill 

 during the Society's field meeting; C . hemerobiella, an un- 

 common species, sent from Chiswick by Mr. Sich, who found 

 it on hawthorn ; and a number of young curved cases which 



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