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was laid, and had observed it grow one minute after deposi- 

 tion. In about twenty-three hours the larva literally jumps 

 from the shell. The process of boring was apparently very 

 difficult to the female, for she took about nineteen minutes 

 to pierce the shell of an egg. He had made some i8o 

 drawings of the creature and its habits, and thought that if 

 his observations were properly followed up, results of very 

 great economic value could be obtained. 



SEPTEMBER 26ik, 1895. 



T. W. Hall, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The President referred to the loss the Society had just 

 sustained by the death of Mr. W. H. Tugwell, a past 

 president and a most devoted member of the Society, and 

 suggested that the meeting adopt a resolution of condolence 

 with Mrs. Tugwell, 



Mr. Adkin proposed that this be done, and said that 

 all through his long suffering he had always had the welfare 

 of the Society in his mind, and was ever willing to render 

 assistance in promoting its interest. 



Mr, Tutt, in seconding, said that he was with Mr. Tugwell 

 less than a week before his decease, and agreed with the 

 President that the Society had sustained a great loss. 



Mr. Robert Adkin exhibited specimens of Spilosoma 

 menthastri, Esp., from Morayshire, in some of which the 

 ground-colour of the fore-wings was rich dark brown and in 

 others a pale wainscot. 



Also a specimen of Carpocapsa ponionella, L., bred from a 

 larva found feeding in a walnut at Lewisham ; and read the 

 following note : — " Mr. T. D, A. Cockerell, in a letter ad- 

 dressed to this Society (" Proc," 1888-9, PP- 137-8)5 appeared 

 to throw doubt upon a record of this species having been 

 bred from a larva found in a walnut. The note in question 

 is one by Mr. C. G. Barrett (" E.M.M.," xi., 13) who quotes 

 from the " Zoological Record " a statement by M. 

 Laboulbene that the species attacks nuts and that Mr. 

 West, of Greenwich, had reared the perfect insect from a 

 larva found feeding in a walnut. At a subsequent meeting 

 of this Society Mr. West exhibited the specimen referred to, 

 and thus removed all doubt as to its being referable to this 

 species ('Proc.,' 1888-9, P- 141)- So far as I am aware, how- 

 ever, this is a solitary record, and I am therefore glad to 

 have the opportunity of confirming it under the following 



