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"The Geometras noted included Rumia luteolata (cratccgata), 

 Venilia maculata, Ligdia adiisiata, Eupithecia milgata, and E. 

 subumbrata, Acidalia ornata, which was in very fresh condition 

 and fairly common, A . remutata and A . subsericeata, Eiiiaturga 

 atoniaria, Bapta temerata, Melanippe inontanata, M. rivata, and 

 M. sociata, Camptogramina bilincata and Anaitis plagiata, of 

 which species the long slender larvas were also found. 



" The small fry were common enough, but the records that 

 I have received of them are somewhat disappointing ; they 

 include Scoparia dubitalis, Crambiis pratellus, C. hortuellus, C. 

 cuhncllus, and C.pascttellus, Dichoramphaseqiiana, D.pliunbana, 

 D. plwnbagana, and Penthina gentiana. Adela viridella, 

 Dasycera sulpluLrella, Elachastia biatoinclla and Glyphiptcryx 

 fischeriella. Also larvae of MimcEseopHlus phcBodactylus on rest- 

 harrow, Botys ruralis (verticalis) in stinging-nettle leaves, 

 and a nest oi Scythropia cratcegella on hawthorn. 



"To Mr. W. West, of Greenwich, I am indebted for the 

 following list of species in orders other than Lepidoptera. 

 He reports that a couple of hours' hard sweeping pro- 

 duced many species of Coleoptera, including Conurus 

 iiiiiiiaculatus, Mycetophorus splendidiis and M. longulus, Litho- 

 caris brimnea, Anisotoma badia, Cryptocephalus lineola, a 

 species that he was very pleased to meet with, Syncalypta 

 spinosa, Drilus flavescens, Hedobia imperialis, and numbers of 

 Apions, Sitones, Orchestes, Atomarids, Lathridius, and 

 Staphylinids too numerous to mention. The Hemiptera 

 taken included Coretis denticidatus, Metacanthus punctipes, and 

 DicypJms ammlatus ; and the Homoptera PhilcBims exclaina- 

 tionis. 



" Among the flowering plants noted may be mentioned the 

 corn crowfoot {Ranunculus arvcnsis), the yellow wort {CJilora 

 perfoliata), the green man orchis [Aceras anthropophora), the 

 bee orchis [Ophrys apifera), and the spotted orchis (Orchis 

 macidata). 



" Mr. Frederick Clark reports that he obtained quite a 

 nice collection of microscopic material, the result of which 

 we shall, no doubt, hear later on." 



SEPTEMBER 8th, 1898. 



Mr. J. W. TuTT, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Little, of King's Cross, was elected a member. 

 Mr. Frederick Clark exhibited some very admirable photo- 

 graphs of the eggs of Lepidoptera, including those of Evcbia 



