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his holiday in August, including Colias edusa, from Deal ; 

 C. hyale, from Deal, St. Margarets, and Margate, both species 

 being at clover, but the latter much predominated ; Polyom- 

 matns corydon, from St. Margarets ; Pyrameis cardui, from the 

 South Foreland; Calamia phragniitidh, Agrotis puta, NocUia 

 plecta, N. c-nigram, Bryophila perla, Pyralis costnlis, P. glaiici- 

 italis, Hypsipdcs sordidata, Aspilates ochrearia {citraria) and 

 A. gilvaria, from Deal. Among the Coleoptera he showed 

 Broscus cephalotes, from Sandwich ; Molytes gerinamis, from 

 Mongeham ; Opatriim snhnlosiun, from Folkestone ; Carabus 

 moniiis, and HcHopathcs gihhtis, from Deal. Among Hemi- 

 ptera he exhibited Chorosoma schillingii, Coranus snbapterns, 

 and Piestodous lituratus. Among the Odonata, Aischna mixta, 

 from Kingsgate ; and among Orthoptera, Labia minor, from 

 Walmer. 



Mr. Bishop read the report of the Field Meeting held at 

 Horsle}' on July 7th (see page 15). 



SEPTEMBER i-jth, 1900. 



Mr. W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited a specimen of Polyporus squamosns 

 taken from a tree on Paul's Cray Common during the Field 

 Meeting on Saturday 22nd. 



Mr. Ashby exhibited (i) a striking variety of ? of Rhagittm 

 bifasciatiim, from Rickmansworth, taken on June 24th, igoo, 

 having a large yellow patch across the elytra instead of the 

 four spots as in the type specimens. (2) A series of Sinodcn- 

 dron cylindriciim from a beech stump at Rickmansworth, 

 May 27th, igoo. (3) A series of a small Clavicorne taken at 

 last Saturday's Field Meeting from fungi. (4) A small S- 

 specimen oi Pieris rapcc taken at Rickmansworth, May 27th, 

 igoo. (5) An asymmetrical variety of Abraxas grossnlariata 

 taken in North Paddington, July i8th, igoo, having the right 

 wings typical, while the left fore-wing was much radiated 

 with black. 



Mr, Carpenter exhibited a series of Colias hyale from 

 Sheerness, including a pale form, and suggested that a name 

 be given it, since it is so constant. He also reported that Mr. 

 Joy took sixty-five C. hyale, nineteen C. edusa, and two var. 

 helice on one day, and on the next, seventy-one C. hyale and 

 four var. helice, while typical C. edusa was in numbers. He 

 stated that both C. hyale and C. edusa had oviposited, and 



