216 THE entomologist's record. 



A RARE Heteropteron AND LARVA OF S. FAGi. — Mr. West (Greeii- 

 wich), the rare Heteropteron, Calocoris alpestris, from Cumberland, and 

 living larva of Staaropus fayi from the New Forest. 



CoLEOPHORiD AND PsYCHiD CASES. — Mr, Bunnett, larval cases and 

 living imagines of Goleophora palliatella from Crohamhurst, and cases 

 with an imago of the Psychid known as Fumea casta. 



ExmBiT OF European Ccenonympha species. — Mr. Turner, varied 

 series of Cuenonympha iphis, C. arcania, and C. satyrion, including 

 several of the named forms, and summarised the current opinion as to 

 the specific value of the three. 



Notes on the present season. — Remarks were made by several 

 members on the season. Colias edusa, Vanessa io, and Pyrameis atalanta 

 had been seen, and larv^ of Celastrina argiolus, and second broods of 

 Pieris rapae and P. napi were reported. 



July 12f/i. — Aberrations of C. variabilis.— Mr. Ashdown exhibited 

 a long series of aberrations of Coceinella variabilis taken this year in 

 Surrey. 



Life-histort of C. palliatella AND exhibit of a rare book. — Mr. 

 Turner, the life-history of ColeopJiora palliatella on oak, and parts 1, 

 2, 3, 4, and 7 of the rare book Thunberg's Dissertatio Entom.ologica 

 Ins. Suecica, 1784-94, all dealing with Lepidoptera. 



Aberrations and a gynandromorph of C. minimus. — Mr. Frohawk, a 

 series of Ciipido minimus from Coulsdon, Surrey, showing much indi- 

 vidual aberration, including an asymmetrical example which appeared 

 to be gynandromorphic. 



New Forest Coleoptera. — Mr. West (Greenwich), Coleoptera 

 taken recently in the New Forest, including Elater lythropterus, E. 

 minntus, Pyrochroa coccinea, Tom.oxia higuttata, etc., the last species 

 around the burrows of a wasp. 



Aberrations of E. atomaria and P. icarus. — Mr, Barnett, varied 

 series of Ematurga atouiaria, and of females of Polyommatus icarus, 

 from near Coulsdon, Surrey. 



Dimorphism in P. polytes. — Mr, Edwards, a series of Papilio polytes, 

 and remarked on the dimorphism expressed in continental and island 

 forms. 



Psychid larv^.— Mr. Bunnett, newly hatched larvae of Fumea casta, 

 and a living example of Porthesia similis which emerged from a pupa 

 the cocoon of which was surrounded by a number of the cocoons of an 

 Ichneumon. 



Reports on the present Season. — Mr. Leeds reported that Chatten- 

 denia w-albam was out at Monkswood on June 24th ; Mr. Frohawk, 

 Argynnis aglaia in Kent on June 25th, and Aglais urticae common at 

 Horsley on June 17th; and Mr. Pearson Argynnis paphia and Li7nenitis 

 sibilla in numbers in the New Forest, 



The breeding of the water-beetle D. marginalis, — Mr. Main 

 described a successful method of getting the larvfe of the Coleopteron 

 Dytiscus marginalis to pupate in confinement. 



^j^EYIEWS AND NOTICES OF BOOKS. 



Proceedings of the South London Entomological and Natural 

 History Society, 1916-17. 134 + xv, pp. 2 plates,— Quickly time 



