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the wing, but nothing of imijortance. The Hymenopterists were well satisfied with 

 their captures, and although the Dipterists, owing to want of sun, took comparatively 

 little of interest, yet that little included two species of Syrphus new to the British 

 list : Mr. E. C. Bradley taking one specimen of triangulifer, Zett., and Mr. C. J. 

 Wainwright one specimen of annulipes, Zett. On the Monday, a drive to Cranham 

 Woods was taken, in the company of two local entomologists, Messrs. Frank 

 Stephens and E. W. Fitzgerald ; and on the way back tea was taken at the house of 

 Mr. C. J. Watkins, Painswick, and two profitable hours spent in the examination of 

 his collection of Diptera, Hymenoptera, &c. 



May 2,1st, 1894.— Mr. Q-. T. Bethune-Bakeb, Yice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. W. Harrison showed living larvae of CaLlimoryha dommula, taken at 

 Selsley during the recent excursion of the Society to the Cotswolds. Mr. A. H. 

 Martineau showed pupae of Crabro inter ruptus, which he had dug from an old 

 rotten stump at Middleton, where he had previously taken the perfect insect. Mr. 

 P. W. Abbott read a paper upon the genus JELadena, in which he dealt with firstly, 

 the position of the genus, which he considered should follow Apamea ; secondly, 

 the distribution of the genus in our own district ; he only knew of the occurrence 

 of eight species, although it was probable suasa and trifolii might be added ; thirdly, 

 variation, which he described at some length, generally concluding that the genus 

 was not a variable one ; and, fourthly, life-history, describing fully the life- 

 history, &c., of glauca, which he knew well in Sutton Park. He showed the drawer 

 from his cabinet which contained the genus, and other members also showed speci- 

 mens. — COLBEAN J. Wainweight, Hon. Sec. 



The South London Enxomologicai and Natueal Histoey Society: 

 May 2Uh, 1894. — E. Step, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



It was announced that Mr. T. W. Hall, F.E.S., had been elected a Vice- 

 President in place of Air. J. Jenner Weir. 



Mr. C. A. Briggs exhibited a var. of the under-side of Lyccena Aryiolus, L., 

 having several spots considerably lengthened into streaks, and some united ; also a 

 var. of Vanessa lo, L., with the eye only partially developed. Mr. Hall, a specimen 

 of Dicranura bicuspis, Bork., with its cocoon, and remarked how closely the cocoon 

 harmonized with the bark. Mr. Fremlin, a large number of bred vars. of Vanessa 

 urticcB, L., one series being of premature varieties ; another showing variation in 

 number and size of the characteristic spots in the centre of the fore-wing, and 

 ranging from only one spot present to four blotches ; and a third series showed more 

 or less suffusion of the orange coloration ; one specimen was almost black. Mr. 

 Dennis, a number of similar vars. of the same species. Mr. Filer, a series of Nyssia 

 hispidaria, Fb., taken in Epping Forest this year. Mr. E.. Adkin, a long and variable 

 series of Boarmia cinctaria, Schiff., bred from Co. Cork ova, one extreme var. having 

 only a broad marginal dark band, a central light band, and a basal dark patch j also 

 living larvae of the same species. Mr. Henderson, a specimen of Macroglossa bom- 

 byliformis, Och., taken at Brockenhurst during Whitsun. Mr. Billups, the following 

 new and rare Diptera : Chortophila setaria, Mg., from Dulwich ; Blepharoptera 

 inscripta, Mg., from Oxshott and Bromley j Heteromyza atricornis, Mg., from 

 Oxshott ; Hypostena medorina, Schnr., from Oxshott ; Sepsis punctum, F., and Cal- 

 lomyia amaena, Mg., both from Bromley ; also, on behalf of Mr. Manger, a small 



