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20 THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. . 
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Living Deruestip Larvm.—Mr. Green exhibited living larve of 
a Dermestid beetle, Tiresias serra, found under dead bark of an oak 
tree, in the neighbourhood of Shrewsbury. ‘ 
Mr. Green also read a “alla note on the oviposition of ya saw- 
fly Pteronus sertifer. 
Tuer Soutn Lonpon ENtomoLocicaL aNnD Natura History Society. 
September 18th.—Breepinc or C. campestris.—Mr. Hugh Main 
exhibited an observation cage with the burrow of Cicindela campestris, 
containing the already perfected 1mago, which would, however, not 
- emerge from the “dug-out”’ till the spring. He also showed a Mantid 
from Sicily, which readily took larvee and flies when offered to it, and 
he reported the large green grasshopper Locusta viridissima as ELLE 
readily on larvee of Pieris brassicae when offered to it. 
Aperrations oF C. pampuitus.—Mr. Leeds, a number of aberrations 
of Coenonympha pamphilus from Herts, including upperside specimens 
with absence and variations in size of the apical spot of forewing, 
variations in amount and depth of marginal shading of all the wings, 
ab. lyllus, several specimens with straw-coloured areas, ab. pallida, an 
additional spot on forewings, apical spots having small white centre, 
two spots on the hindwings, straw-coloured striations between nervures, 
and underside specimens, having small ocelli, very dark ground, ocelli 
with emphasised straw circles, the ocelli doubled, small additional 
black spots attached to the ocelli, with extra ocelli, and asymmetrically 
marked examples. 
AsnormaL Unron.—Mr. Turner reported that Dr. Chapman had 
carefully examined the trio of Hyponomeuta euonymella previously ex- 
hibited, and found that the second male was firmly attached to one of 
the abdominal segments of the first male by the claspers. 
Exursit oF THE Genus Georrupss.—Mr. Ashdown, the Coleop- 
_ teron Gevtrupes pyrenaeus from Oxshott, with other species of the, 
genus. / 
BRYOPHILA PERLA anD B. GLaNpIFeRa.—Mr. Barnett, a long varied 
series of Bryophila perla, including yellow, generally dark, and strongly 
marked examples, and a short series of B.muralis, both from Bognor. 
P. macnaon at Dover.—Mr. Pearson, a battered specimen of Papilio 
machaon recently captured at Dover. 
VaRIED SERIES OF British Leprpoprera.—Mr. Sperring, long varied 
series of Polyommatus icarus from Portsmouth, dark Spilosoma lubrict- 
peda with hindwings as dark as the forewings, a rich yellow Pterts napi 
from Donegal second brood, and a plum-coloured Aglais urticae. 
Reports on THe Season.—Reports were made as to Colias edusa, 
Agrius convolvuli, Plusia gamma, parasites and Pieris brassicae larve, 
and ants occurring with Agriades coridon. 
September 27th.—P. macnaon.—Mr. Moore exhibited Papilio machaon. — 
from Bayenghem, Pas de Calais. 
ABERRATIONS OF Britisa Lepipoprera.—Mr. Barnett, bred series of 
Ochyr ia ferrugata and Venilia maculata, and aberrations of Polyommatus 
icarus. 
Cocoons or Cypia pomonetia.—Mr. West (Greenwich), specimens of 
the cocoons with pups of Cydia pomonella formed in a rug of varied 
colours placed near stored apples. 
A. tanaceTi1.—Mr. Blair, living Adimonia tanaceti from the I. ae Man. 
