46 



five species of edible fungi for sale. Round Ostend he had 

 worked the sandhills for butterflies ; he found Viola tricolor, 

 L., but could not find the larva oi Argynnis latona, L., which 

 fed upon it ; the sea holly, Eryngiuni marititnum^ L., was 

 abundant, but he did not see any of the Vanessidae flying 

 about it. In the course of a fortnight he took the following 

 species: Pieris brassicce, L. (two specimens), P. rapce, L., P. 

 napi, L., Vanessa cardui, L., Satyrus semele, L., Ccenonyinpha 

 paniphilus, L., Polyommatus phlcsas, L., Lyc(zna astrarche, 

 Bgstr., L. icanis, Rott., and Hesperia lineola, Ochs. (one 

 specimen). He did not see Pieris daplidice, L., nor any 

 species of Colias. 



A discussion then arose as to the abundance or scarcity of 

 lepidoptera during the season. Mr. Tutt said butterflies had 

 been excessively rare at Deal. Lycaenae were practically 

 absent from Cuxton, Kent, but many Agrotis simulans, Hufn., 

 had appeared at flowers on the south coast. Mr. C. Fenn 

 mentioned that last year he had seen enormous numbers of 

 Zygcena Jilipendiilcs, L., sitting on Centatirea scabiosa ; and 

 Lyccena corydon, Fb., in thousands at St. Margaret's ; but 

 this year there were very few of either species. Mr. Carrington 

 remarked that Hesperia comma, L., had been common at Box 

 Hill, Surrey. Mr. -Turner stated he had found Lyccena 

 corydon extremely rare both at Reigate and Purley. Mr. 

 Adkin expressed an opinion that the scarcity of L. corydon 

 seemed general ; he had been unable to find it in the 

 Kempsing district, on the Wrotham range of hills. Mr. 

 Croker added that he had failed to meet with it at East- 

 bourne. Messrs. Carrington and Jenner Weir remarked on 

 the fondness of L. corydon for alighting on sheep droppings. 



SEPTEMBER nth, 1890. 



J. Jenner Weir, F.L.S., etc., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. C. Oldham exhibited a specimen of Sirex gigas, Fab., 

 taken on the High Road, Woodford, Essex. 



Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell exhibited Vanessa antiopa, L., 

 from the Wet Mountain Valley, Colorado, and called atten- 

 tion to the irroration of the borders with black, a feature 

 especially noticeable in American specimens. 



Mr. Robertson exhibited a living larvae of Acherontia 

 atropos, L., taken near Bognor, Sussex. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited bred specimens of Emmelesia 

 decolorata, Hb., from Ireland, bred from Silene injlata, Sm., 

 and pointed out that the specimens were larger than usual. 



