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DECEMBER i^tJi, 1900. 



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



Mr. Nottle, of Lower Sydenham, and Mr. R. L. Hewett, 

 of Lewisham, were elected members. 



Mr. Turner, on behalf of Mr. Tunaley, exhibited a speci- 

 men of Spilodes palealis, taken in the Isle of Wight in July. 

 Mr. Adkin remarked on the sporadic appearance of this 

 species; in one year numbers would be taken, while for 

 several years in succession it often happened that not a 

 specimen was obtained. Mr. Turner also exhibited five 

 specimens of Acherontia atropos bred from larva taken at 

 Porlock in North Devon ; together with bred specimens 

 of Ocneria dispnr of large size. 



Mr. Clark exhibited a specimen oi Lociista viridissinia from 

 Deal, and afterwards presented it to the Society's collec- 

 tion. 



Mr. Alfred Sich exhibited a specimen of Oporahia auUim- 

 naia, bred November 7th, igoo, from larva taken off elm at 

 East Hoathly, Sussex. It \\as somewhat malformed, 

 having the termen of each fore-wing notched triangularly 

 below the apex. 



Mr. Manger exhibited a number of butterflies taken in 

 and around Ladysmith, Natal, including Pieris hcllica, Colias 

 clectra, C. hynle, Pyraiiieis cardui, Precis sesauuis, Teracola 

 johnstoni, Jnnonia chlorantha, etc. 



Mr. McArthur exhibited a large number of Arctta caia, 

 bred as a second brood this year, one specimen having very 

 pale hind-wings. 



Mr. Tutt exhibited specimens of an alpine form of Poly- 

 ommatiLs dorilis, and stated that the species was double- 

 brooded in most places ; he also pointed out the characters of 

 the alpine form, and made remarks on the two broods. 



Mr. Kemp exhibited the Psocid, Clothilla siudiosa. 



Mr. Moore exhibited a specimen of Ophion hitemn, and 

 said that he frequently took this species of ichneumon in 

 October and November. 



Dr. Chapman exhibited a considerable number of speci- 

 mens, so prepared as to illustrate his paper entitled " Some 

 Wing-structures of Lepidoptera" (p. 31). 



