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form oi ^dipoda fasciata, Fisch., from Trocadero, near Cadiz. 

 Mr. J, Jenner Weir remarked that this species, although very- 

 conspicuous on the wing, was very difficult to detect when at 

 rest, owing to its resemblance to the soil. 



Mr. Carrington said he had recently been staying at 

 Skegness in Lincolnshire, a locality which had hitherto been 

 but little worked ; the weather was very unfavourable, and 

 accordingly he had not seen much in the way of Lepidoptera ; 

 he had only noticed Polyonnnatus phlcBas, L., and Plusia 

 gamma, L., larvae of Spilosoina fuliginosa, L., were common ; 

 also those of Bombyx rubi, L., and Hadena pisi, L. Notwith- 

 standing this, he thought the locality in the summer months 

 would be one well worth working; the sand-hills were thickly 

 covered with vegetation, the bulk of which was grass ; the 

 sea buckthorn in many places grew very tall, Elymus 

 arenariiis, L., grew very abundantly on the north side of the 

 town. Of shells he found Helix nemoralis, L., in very great 

 number and in beautiful variety ; one form of which, of a 

 coffee colour, he was not familiar with. Helix ericetomm, 

 Miill., occurred but sparingly. H. virgata, DaCos., com- 

 monly in two places, both of very small area. He had 

 noticed fieldfares, plenty of swallows, and a few sand-martins. 

 He had brought for Mr. Step a specimen of the natterjack 

 toad {Bufo calaniitas) , a species which was more local than rare. 

 Mr. Step exhibited the specimen referred to, and pointed out 

 the differences between it and the common toad, and said 

 that around London it seemed to have formerly occurred at 

 Teddington, Blackheath, Putney, and Wimbledon. 



Mr. E. Step reported that owing to the miserably wet 

 weather, only Mr. C. Oldham and himself went to Ashtead, 

 Surrey, on the 19th instant, the date fixed for the Society's 

 annual fungus gathering. The following species were noted : 

 Amanita muscaria, L. (poisonous), A. rubescens, Pers. (edible), 

 A. vagtfiatics. Bull, (edible), A. adnatiis, Smith (uncommon), 

 A. mappa, Fr. (poisonous), Clitocybe laceatus, Scop., Collybia 

 dryopJiilus, Bull, (poisonous), Clitopilus prunidiis, Scop, 

 (edible), Psaliota cavipestris, Linn, (edible), Stropharia 

 ceruginosus, Curt., Paxilliis innolutus, Fr. (edible), Lactarius 

 quietus, Fr., Russ^da adusta, Fr., R. heterophylla, Fr. (edible), 

 R. ejiietica, Fr., R. ochroleuca, Fr., R. alutacea, Fr. (edible), 

 Marasmius oreades, Fr. (edible). Boletus chrysenieron, Fr. 

 (edible), 5. scaber, Fr. (edible), Fistulina hepatica, Fr, (edible). 



