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Mr. Cooper exhibited a series of Tteniocampa populeti, Fb., bred from eggs laid by 

 a specimen said to have been taken at Rannoch. Mr. Tugwell said that the specimens 

 did not differ from the southern form of the species, and Mr. Carrington remarked 

 that the same form was taken in Yorkshire. Mr. Adye showed a long series of 

 Asphalia ridens, Fb., from the New Forest. Mr. Fremlin, varieties of Vanessa urticce, 

 L., picked from 3500 specimens bred by him last season ; in some of the specimens 

 the variation was in the shading of the colour of the wings, in others, in the size of 

 the two spots of the superior-wings and in the duplication of the spots, and many in 

 the absence of the pigment, these last, Mr. Fremlin remarked, emerged with crumpled 

 wings and died within a few hours. Mr. T. E. Billups, a large number of British 

 spiders mounted on card. Mr. J. T. Carrington contributed a paper, " British 

 Spiders." 



May 9th, 1889.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Tugwell exhibited Tephrosia biundularia, Bork., showing marked variation, 

 all bred from a specimen taken at Tilgate Forest, in May, 1888 ; also bred serieB of 

 the spring and summer broods of Tephrosia crepuscularia, Hb., from the same 

 locality. Mr. Adye, a light form of Catocala promissa, Esp. Mr. Moore, two larvae 

 of a species of Sphinx from the West Indies. Mr. E. Adkin, a series of Nyssia 

 hispidaria, Fb., from the New Forest, where it had been fairly common. Mr. Watson 

 also exhibited this species from West Wickham. Mr. South exhibited a long series 

 of Noctua brunnea, Fb., from various localities; also N. Dahlii, Hb., N.J 'estiva, Hb., 

 and var. conflua, Tr. Mr. South said that in 1886 and 1887 he obtained large 

 numbers of the larv£e of N. brunnea from North Devon, which were feeding on 

 bilberry and a species of wood rush, he found that although the larvae differed in 

 colour very considerably, yet they were very constant in the markings ; he then, at 

 some length, pointed out the different forms of variation of brunnea in his exhibit, 

 and that in some cases brunnea so closely approached Dahlii, that he had a difficulty 

 in saying which was which, and he was of opinion that the relationship between 

 brunnea and l)ahlii was the same as that between festiva and conflua. Mr. Tutt and 

 Mr. Adkin exhibited specimens in connection with the subject. A discussion ensued, 

 Messrs. Tutt, Adkin, Tugwell, Carrington, and others taking part. Mr. Billups 

 exhibited a series of Bembidium testaceum, Duft., Chobham, 1888 ; also a large 

 quantity of a species of Oribatidce, which was causing an immense amount of 

 mischief to cornchandlers by feeding on the crushed oats. — H. W. Barker, Son. Sec. 



Entomological Society or London: May 1st, 1889. — Frederick Dtt-Cane 

 Godman, Esq., M.A., F.R.S., Yice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Walter F. H. Blandford, B.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, and 48, 

 Wimpole Street, W. ; and Mr. John W. Downing, of 59, Lupus Street, St. George's 

 Square, S.W., were elected Fellows. 



Mr. W. L. Distant announced the death of Dr. Signoret, of Paris, one of the 

 Honorary Fellows of the Society. 



