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entitled " Notes on certain species of CetoniicUe." Mynheer P. C. T. 

 Snellen, of Rotterdam, contributed a paper entitled " A Catalogue of 

 the Pyralidina of Sikkim collected by H. J. Elwes and the late Otto 

 Moller," and Capt. Elwes read certain notes on the foregoing paper as 

 an Appendix. Mr. W. L. Distant, Colonel Swinhoe, Mr. M'Lachlan, 

 and Mr. Jacoby took part in the discussion which ensued, — H. Gogs, 

 Hon. Sec. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 —March 21th, 1890.— J. T. Carrington, F.L.S., President, in the 

 chair. Mr. C. G. Barrett exhibited a series of Dianthcecia carpophaga, 

 Bork., showing fully its connection with its variety D. capsophila Dup., a 

 specimen of D. luteago, Hb., v. barrettii, Dbl., all reared by Mr. Blandford, 

 from larvae found in South Wales ; specimens of the original Catoptria 

 parvulana, Wilk., taken by Messrs. Bond and M'Lachlan, with recent 

 specimens reared and taken by Messrs. Fletcher, Bankes, and Vine, 

 with intermediate forms, which Mr. Barrett stated proved its identity 

 with C. scopoliana, Haw. ; also a specimen of Botys mutualis (a native 

 of Asia and Africa), taken by Mr. Gregson some years ago, in Lan- 

 cashire, doubtless accidentally introduced. Mr. Adkin, examples of 

 Hibernia rupicapraria, Hb. Mr. Joy, an immature specimen of Mantis 

 religiosa, , from the Suez Canal. Mr. T. E. Billups, several 



species of Ophionides, bred by members of the Society; amongst 

 others Paniscus testacens, Gr., and P. cephalotes, Holmg. and Ophion 

 luteum, L., bred by Mr. Barker from the larvae of Dianthcecia capsincola, 

 Hb., the latter species also being reared by Mr. Wellman from 

 Hadena pisi, L., and by Mr. South from Toxoeampa cracca, Fr. Mr. 

 Billups called particular attention to the fact that the cocoons of 

 Ophion luteum differed considerably according to the host from which 

 bred. He also called attention to the extreme variability in size of 

 Paniscus cephalotes, two females taken by himself at Hayling Island in 

 1866 being not above one-third larger than the female bred by Mr. 

 Barker. In the same box were shown Banchus vioniliatus, Holmg., 

 bred from the larvae of Panolis piniperda ; also both sexes of Exetastes 

 osculatorius, Fab., from the larvae of Retinia pinicolana, Dbl., by Messrs. 

 South and Adkin. Among Mr. Billups's other exhibits were a specimen 

 of Phygadeuon sodalis, Tasch., taken in his own garden, June 1st, 1889, 

 and a female of Hemiteles macrurus, Tasch., taken at the same place, 

 August, 1889, both species being new to Britain ; Phygadeuon (Micro- 

 cryptus) rufoniger, a species new to science, one of several females 

 taken by Mr. Billups in Ashdown Forest, November, 1885, was stated 

 to have been described by Mr. Bridgman in the ' Transactions ' of the 

 Entomological Society for 1889. Mr. Perks showed pond-life from 

 Barnes Common, and Mr. Tugwell and Mr. Step exhibited botanical 

 specimens and contributed remarks on their respective exhibits. 



April 10th. — The President in the chair. Lieut. E. W. Brown and 

 Mr. R. Mc Allan were elected members. Mr. Tugwell exhibited a 

 series of Tephrosia crepuscularia, W. V., and T. biundularia, Bork., 

 with water-colour drawings of both larvae from life, and remarked that 

 after breeding both insects, he was perfectly convinced as to their 

 being distinct species, although evidently closely allied. T. crepuscu- 

 laria appeared from the last week in March to the middle of April, and. 



