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a British specimen of Polistes gallica, a common continental wasp. It 
was taken in Durham. 
T. VIRETATA LARV= AT Reteate.—Dr. Chapman, a larva of Ti7- 
copteryx viretata on the flowers of Cornus sanguinea, from Reigate. 
Cocoons oF Micro-uepipoptTera, etc.—Mr. Hy. J. Turner, cocoons 
of Bucculatrix aurimaculella, leaves of birch mined by the Coleopteron 
Orchestes rusci, the beautiful open network cocoon of the anomalous 
Lepidopteron Chrysocoris festaliella, and some tubular larval cases of a 
Tineid formed on dog’s excrement at Aden. 
Mr. Bunnett, flowers of a species of Aristolochia, a spike of the 
Orchid Malawis paludosa, which had been well preserved in a solution 
of 249% of formalin for the past six years, and the imagines and larval 
cases of the hawthorn Coleophorid Coleophora nigricella. 
G. rHamMni pupA.—Mr. F. B. Carr, a pupa of Gonepterya rhamni. 
Tue Season.—Messrs. R. Adkin and F. M. B. Carr communicated 
notes on the Lepidoptera of the present season, and interesting remarks 
were made on the same subject by Messrs. Curwen, Hare, Newman, 
Rey. F. D. Morice, and others. 
July 27th—Axerrations or British Burrerrires.—Mr. Frohawk 
exhibited a figure of the unique absolutely white form of Melanargia 
galathea, taken near Walmer, in 1843, also a specimen of Huchloé car- 
damines in which there was no trace of black scales on either side, and 
a Colias hyale in which the black markings were represented by a faint 
dusky shade. 
Races or Parnassius apotto.—Mr. Turner, a series of Parnassius 
apollo var. valaisica, from Ma¢ugnaga, and contrasted its size and bril- 
liancy with the smaller var. montana, from St. Moritz, Engadine. 
DETAILS OF LIFE-HISTORIES OF CoLEopHoRIps.—Mr. Turner also 
showed cases of the following species of the genus Coleophora (Micro- 
lepidoptera), supposed to have been in the late H. T. Stainton’s collec- 
tion, and referred to by him in his “ Tineina of Southern Europe,” 
1869. C. calycotomella on Calycotome spinosa, C. chamaedryella on 
Teucrium chamaedrys, C. giraudi, C. musculella on Dianthus superbus, C. 
cornuta, C. polonicella on Astragalus arenarius, and C. otitae on Silene 
otites. 
Capture or Lyrra vesicatorta.—Mr. Bowman, a specimen of Lytta 
(Cantharis) vesicatoria, a rare British beetle from the I. of Wight. 
Metuanic Forms or Huriruecia species.—Mr. B. §. Williams, 
several species of Hupithecia, including melanic H.lariciata from Leith 
Hill, a melanic FH. castiyata from Finchley, and a series bred from 
larvee taken at Oxshott last autumn. 
Dwarr P. IcARUS AND ABERRATIONS OF EH. oBLonGATA, P. NAPI, AND 
EK. tiraonus.—Mr. Sperring, dwarf examples of Polyommatus icarus, 
3g 22mm., J 24mm., and 9 22mm. respectively, with very light gs 
and very blue @s from Portsmouth ; a barred aberration of Hupithecia 
oblongata (centaureata) ; seven examples of Hpinephele tithonus with 
extra eye-spots, from Sidmouth ; and ayellow Pieris napi spring brood. 
DESTRUCTION BY LARV® OF THE STAG BEETLE.—Attention was called 
to the destruction caused by the larvee of Lucanus cervus in fencing 
around London. 
