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in the New Forest, June, igoo. (2) A series of Angerona 

 prunaria, from Hailsham, taken between June 25th and 

 July ist. This moth commences to fly before sunset, but is 

 very difficult to see after dusk. The variation in the series 

 was very considerable. (3) A series oi Melitcea athalia, from 

 Hailsham, taken on June 27th and 28th. This insect seemed 

 to be fairly common in the neighbourhood of the cow-wheat 

 {M dampy riini), which was in full flower, and which also 

 attracted Macraglossa fuciforniis (one), PUisia gannna, etc. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited a specimen of the sweet-flag. Acorns 

 calaniiis, which was found growing near Weybridge, and a 

 female specimen of the somewhat rare dragonfly Orthetnun 

 cancellatiun, taken at Wisley. He referred to the blue colour 

 which appeared on the male of this and other species some 

 considerable time after emergence, and stated that even the 

 female developed this colour if she lived long. Mr. Tutt 

 compared this colour in appearance to the waxy bloom to be 

 found on many pupae. 



Mr. Turner exhibited a short series of a rare Hemipteron, 

 EiLsarcocoris inelanoccphaliis, taken by beating and sweeping 

 at Horsley on July 7th. Previous captures of this species in 

 the district had been recorded by Mr. G. C. Champion. 



JULY 26th, 1900. 



Mr. A. Harrison, F.C.S., F.L.S., Vice-President, in the 



Chair. 



, Mr. F. M. B. Carr exhibited a specimen oiCosniia pyralina, 

 and stated that the specimen was beaten from elm, near 

 Oxshott, on July 14th, igoo, by Mr. W. J. Lucas, with whom 

 he was collecting at the time. When beaten it had only just 

 emerged and the wings were not inflated, so it was regarded 

 as an example of either C. affinis, or C. diffinis. Later on 

 however, on looking in the chip-box, he found the insect's 

 wings fully expanded, and identified it as C. pyralina. The 

 locality appears to be a new one for the species. 



Mr. Adkin remarked that odd specimens of this species 

 had been found in numerous places during the last season or 

 two. It was remarked that Caradrina anihigua was another 

 species which was apparently spreading its range. 



Mr Harrison exhibited a series of Nyssia zonaria taken at 

 Wallasey this season on the portion of the sandhills used as 

 golf links. It was abundant, and numbers of both males and 

 females were being crushed under the roller. 



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