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is white-banded, see Linn). This occurred near Vinton, Iowa, on 

 September 8th, 1918. The region is hilly, with a few white oak-groves 

 here and there, on and around which the individuals, some hundreds 

 in number, were congregated. They seemed to be settling for the 

 night, flying aimlessly in no definite direction. Time about 6 p.m., 

 atmosphere cloudy, with little or no breeze. 



j^OCIETIES. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 



September 12th, 1918.^ — Larv^ of L. aurita (Hom.). — Mr. Ashdown 

 exhibited series of the Homopteron Ledra aurita, with living larvae. 

 Some females had the frontal horns more developed than in the males. 



Symbiosis of Ant and Beetle. — Mr. Blair, two very similar 

 beetles, Coccinella distincta and C. septempimctata, the former associated 

 with ants, and pointed out their differences. 



Successive broods of D. teuncata. — Mr. Bowman, four successive 

 broods of Dysstroma {Cidaria) truncata : (1) An average wild female ; 



(2) including the yellow clouded and dark suffused forms ; (3) more 

 or less typical, October and November ; (4) also more or less typical. 



(3) and (I) quite as large as the parent. 



Micro-Lepidoptera. — Mr. Sich, the Micro-lepidoptera Cacoecia 

 podana ab. suberiana, bred from ivy; Pandemis ribeana, with very faint 

 markings : P. heparana, a dark specimen bred from rose ; Enharmonia 

 woebeiiana, a dark specimen, Bath ; Acallacontaminana, the aberrations 

 ciliana and rhombana, and the form which has been provisionally 

 named omicron. 



Aberration of A. medon. — Mr. Barnett, a series of Arieia medon, 

 one underside striated on the forewings, Chipstead. 



Aberration in N. tages. — Mr. B. W. Adkin, a series of Nisoniades 

 tages, some finely marked varied females, and a remarkable khaki- 

 coloured form. 



Aberrations of A. grossulariata and of A. caja. — Mr. Sperring, 

 eight specimens of Abraxas grossulariata from Aberdeen, bred, 

 graduations of the dark suffused local race, and two very dark ones 

 bred from suburban taken larvse, also the ab. fidvapicata from 

 S.E. London. Mr. Sperring also showed ten specimens of Arctia caja 

 bred this year from S.E. London, including aberrations with orange 

 hindwings, predominance of white on forewings, a banded form (hind), 

 a banded form (fore), specimens much suffused. 



Aberrations of A. coeidon. — Mr. F. B. Carr, series of Royston 

 Agriades coridon, 1918, including ab. roystonensis, ab. semisyngrapha, 

 and specimens close to ab. syngrapha, with several underside 

 aberrations. 



Larval cases of a Coleophorid. — Mr. Dennis, heads of the common 

 rush on which the very young larvae of Coleopihora caespititiella had, 

 since the heads were gathered, made their cases. 



Japanese Rhopalocera. — Mr. H. Moore and Mr. H. J. Turner, a 

 large number of Japanese Rhopalocera. 



Paper. — Mr. Turner read a short paper, " Notes on the Butterflies 

 of Japan." 



Reports.^ — Reports on the season were given. The broom was 

 flowering again, butterflies were scarce in Essex, remarkable aberrations 



