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supposed to be new to Britain. I regret that I am unable to add them to my 

 " List," as I suppose his D. obscurella, Fin., is the very common Oeomyza obscurella, 

 Fin., while D.fumipennis, Mg., and D. hasalis, Mg., are meaningless terms, as 

 nobody knows what is meant by those names. Mr. Beaumont has kindly given me 

 six gummed specimens oi Diastata nigripennis, Lw. (which may include Mr. Beau- 

 mont's D. fumipennis, Mg., and also D. ohscuripennis, Mg., of my " List," if only 

 those names could be certified), taken at Neach Hill in December, 1893, and also 

 two specimens of D. punctum, Mg., taken at the same place and time. — G-. H. 

 Veeeall, Newmarket : March, 1894. 



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Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society : March 12th, 1894. — 

 Mr. S. J. Capper, F.L.S., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr.W. E. Sharp gave a brief description of the British species of the genus Silpha, 

 particularly those of local occurrence, in the course of which he quoted an extract 

 from the Transactions of the Societe de Biologic of Paris, by Professor A. Q-iard, on 

 Silpha opaca, an insect most destructive to the French beetroot crops. The notes 

 were illustrated by specimens of the genus. Miss E. H. Lea exhibited varieties of 

 Cidaria psittacata and C. miata. Mr. John Lea, large specimens of Cidaria sagittata. 

 Mr. John Watson, Meganostoma ccssonia, Catopsilia crocea, Colias Vautierii, and 

 C. Fieldii. — F. N. Pierce, Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society 

 February 22nd, 1894. — E. Step, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. South, for Mr. Rose of Barnsley, exhibited a long bred series of Phigalia 

 pedaria, Fb., some being uniformly black without a trace of markings ; for Mr. 

 Fowler of Ringwood, a var. of Euchelia Jacob cbcb, L., having the costal stripe carried 

 round the hind margin to meet the spot ; for Mr. Dennis of York, photographs of 

 very long series of Spilosoma lubricepeda, Esp., ranging from very pale and almost 

 spotless to very deep colouration, and a photograph of three other vars. from the 

 Allis Collection, of York, of which two were undoubtedly of the Zatima form, 

 although not extremes ; for himself, a specimen of Argynnis Aglaia, L., from 

 Hampshire, which was a modification of var. Charlotta, Sow., the silvery spots 

 forming long streaks, and several vars. of Argynnis Euphrosyne, L. Mr. Frohawk, 

 coloured drawings representing the complete life-history of both Argynnis Aglaia, 

 L., and A. Adippe, L., with details, enlarged to show the remarkable larval structure. 

 Mr. Warne, an asymmetrical specimen of Abraxas grossulariata, L. Mr. Moore, 

 several cases of all Orders, containing specimens collected on a bicycle tour from 

 Dieppe through Paris, Cote d'Or, and Jura to Geneva, and in G-uienne, and con- 

 tributed notes. Mr. Pearce, series of Feniseca tarquinius, Fab., spring and summer 

 broods of Lyccena pseudargiolus, Bd., L. comyntas, Godt., and Theola Fdwardsii, 

 Saund., from Pennsylvania, U. S. A. Mr. Auld, for Mr. Tugwell, to correct an 

 error in the report of January 11th, series of the York city form of Spilosoma 

 lubricepeda, Esp., for which he suggests the name var. eboraci, series of var. Zatima, 



