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chiefly frequented by the humble-bees were those of a small species of white 

 galium (probably Galium saxatile ?) and Viola tricolor. Dr. Walker also 

 read " Notes on Calathus melanocephalus collected in Iceland, the West- 

 raanno Isles, and the Faroe Isles in June and July, 1890." Messrs. 

 M'Lachlan, Stainton, Jenner Weir, Stevens, Jacoby, Lewis, and others took 

 part in the discussion which ensued. Mr. Arthur G. Butler communicated 

 a paper entitled " Further Notes on the Synonymy of the genera of 

 Noctuites." — H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — August 28th, 1890. J. T. Carrington, F.L.S., President, in the chair. 

 Mr. C. Fenn exhibited an example of Polyommatus phlmas, L., having the 

 left lower wing small and pale ; Odontia dentalis, Schiff., from amongst 

 Echium vulgar e; Cr ambus contaminellus, Hb. ; Grapholitha ccscana, Schl. ; 

 and Sphaleroptera ictericana, Haw. — all from Deal ; Pcedisca solandriana, 

 L., from Bexley ; Carpocapsa grossana, Haw., from Mickleham ; G. porno- 

 nella, L., from Lee ; also a large number of Cidaria truncata, Hufn., bred 

 from ova obtained from a captured female, which was exhibited. Mr. South 

 pointed out that the parent moth was a variety, and that half the brood 

 varied from the type in the same way. Mr. Carpenter exhibited Pericallia 

 syringaria, L., bred from larvae taken in Essex ; and Cucullia asteris, Schiff., 

 from Folkestone. Mr. South, local forms of Lepidoptera from the Durham 

 district. Mr. Turner, Myelophila cribrum, Schiff., from Leigh, Essex. 

 Mr. R. Adkin, Zygcena meliloti, Esp., from the New Forest, and remarked 

 upon the disappearance of this species from the particular locality where it 

 was originally taken, and its discovery in another part of the Forest. Mr. 

 Waller, living larvae of Acronycta leporina, L. ; and an example of Sme- 

 rinthus ocellatus, L., which had emerged from the pupa with one antenna. 

 Mr. Robinson, Nonagria brevilinea, Fenn. Mr. Joy, Plusia festuca, L., 

 larva and pupa, and remarked that this species was apparently double- 

 brooded, as he had taken it in the latter part of August. Mr. Tutt 

 expressed an opinion that the species was consecutively brooded in June, 

 July, and August. Mr. Hawes, young larvae of Apatura iris, EV^and-stated 

 that the larva had no horns before the third skin ; also Tapinostola extrema, 

 Hb., from Huntingdonshire, caught in July of this year. Mr. Frohawk, a 

 variety of Epinephele hyperanthes, L., with the markings lanceolate, from 

 the New Forest. Mr. Weir mentioned that he had two of the same variety, 

 also from the New Forest. Mr. Carrington observed that, after examining 

 hundreds of the species in the same locality, he bad only been able to find the 

 var. arete, Mull. Coleoptera were exhibited by Mr. Perks, and botanical 

 specimens were shown by Messrs. J. Jenner Weir and E. Step. Mr. Car- 

 rington made some observations on collecting Rhopalocera in the Ostend 

 district, and a discussion arose as to the abundance or scarcity of Lepidoptera 

 this season, in the course of which it was stated that Lyccena corydon had 

 been generally scarce, and that, with a few exceptions, the season had been 

 a bad one for Lepidoptera. 



September llth. — J. Jenner Weir, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 

 Mr. Robertson exhibited a living larva of Acherontia atropos, L., from near 

 Bognor. Mr. Oldham, a very light specimen of Polyommatus phlmas, L. ; 

 a dark form of Argynnis euphrosyne, L. ; also examples of many other 

 species, including Hesperia lineola, Ochs., from the fens of Huntingdon. 

 Mr. Croker, Ditula hartmanniana, Clerck., from the banks of the River 

 Lea. Mr. Fenn remarked that the species occurred all round London 



