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who identified them as Pellenes tvipunctatus, or P. cnicigerus 

 (described under both names by Walckenaer), The habits of 

 the male of this beautiful spider is to sit during the brightest 

 sunshine on bits of chalk, which may be scattered about on 

 sloping banks facing the south, the female being more retiring 

 in her habits. The brilliant scarlet hairs which surround the 

 four anterior eyes of the male make this spider the most 

 strikingly beautiful of all the British Salticidae. Plate I , figs. 

 10 and II. 



Mr, Carrington recorded having seen a Golden Ox\o\&{0riobis 

 galbiUa^ L.) in the Park at Westerham a few days previously ; 

 he had frequently seen the species in Spain and North Africa, 

 but had not before seen it in England, and had never heard 

 of it being seen so near London. Wrynecks {Jynx torqziilla, 

 L.) were very abundant, but the swallows appeared to be 

 later. 



Mr. Billups said that during the afternoon he had seen a 

 flight of some seventy or eighty swallows which were passing 

 over London Bridge, flying very high, and appeared to be 

 following in the wake of a heavy thunderstorm which had 

 previously passed over London, 



MAY 2^rd, 1889. 



T, R. Billups, Esq,, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Billups exhibited a series of Banchiis variegator, Fab., 

 bred from Panolis pmiperda, Panz., by Mr. Helps, and a large 

 female of Ophion liiteiun^ Fab., bred from Dicranura vinula, 

 L., by Mr, Waller. 



Mr, R, South exhibited Hypsipetes sordidata, Fab., ( = 

 elutata, Hub.), \. fusco-tindata, Don,, and v, infuscata, Staud. ; 

 and read the following notes : — 



" The series of Hysipetes sordidata exhibited this evening 

 comprises examples of the species from various English and 

 Scotch localities. This is certainly a common insect, but as 

 it is also most variable as regards colour and ornamentation, 

 it must commend itself to all who are interested in variation. 

 Before, however, aberration is discussed, I would draw your 

 attention to specimens bred from larvae collected in North 

 Devon in 1881. The examples in the first three rows were 

 bred from larvae found feeding on bilberry in a small wood 



