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taken this year : — Crioceris asparagi, from Petersfield ; Liopus 

 nebulosus, from the New Forest ; Strangalia armata, from the 

 New Forest ; Strangalia armata, var. from Abbott's Wood ; 

 Clytus arietis from Abbott's Wood. The two latter were 

 received from Mr. F. B. Carr. 



Mr. West exhibited the Hemipteron Dcrophysa foliacea, 

 beaten from ivy at Blackheath. Mr. Edwards stated that 

 he had found the same species in his garden. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited a series of the white variety of Helix 

 ericetornm, taken near Oxford. 



Mr. Main exhibited a species of Myxogaster, a parasitic 

 growth of amoeboid clusters of cells, which crawl about and 

 finally congregate and spore. 



Mr. Barnet exhibited a specimen of Polyommatiis corydon, 

 of a curious brown coloration. 



Mr. Buckstone exhibited a female specimen of u^schna 

 mixta, taken at Shoreham, in Kent, where he had met with 

 a number. Mr. Lucas said that this usually rare species had 

 been found this year in numerous localities over a very con- 

 siderable area. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited several species of Lepidoptera, 

 and contributed the following note : 



"Near Le Portel, a fishing village some two or three 

 miles from Boulogne, on August igth last, I came across 

 two small patches of vetches and one of clover, which 

 seemed to be the rendezvous of all the butterflies of 

 the neighbourhood. Whites {hrassicce and rapes), of course, 

 were numerous, but amongst the crowd I failed to 

 detect any daplidicc. Colias edusa was not much in evi- 

 dence, and very wild ; C. hyale was common ; Pyrameis 

 cardui was fairly plentiful, but I only saw one atalanta. 

 Vanessa io and Aglais urticcE were in good numbers. The 

 only " Blue " was P. icariis. The chief feature of the spot 

 was the abundance of Papilio machaon — my experience of 

 this insect had been confined to solitary specimens going at 

 an unapproachable rate, but here I had as many as four 

 around me within striking distance at one time. Of course 

 I made many misses, but by careful stalking managed to 

 net five." 



Mr. Tutt noted that there had been several reports this 

 year of P. machaon occurring far from its accustomed haunts 

 in the Fens, and considered that Mr. Moore's observation 

 would suggest the probability that an immigration across 

 the Channel had occurred. 



Mr. Sauze exhibited various species captured by him during 



