188 [August, 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Api'il 28tk, 1898.— Mr. E. Adkin, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Bishop exhibited a very varied series of bred Tceniocampa miniosa, and 

 remarked that a large proportion of the bi-ood had the claws of the front legs un- 

 developed, and were thus unable to cling to vei'tical surfaces. Mr. Sauze, a series of 

 Brachinus crepitans from Swanage, very variable in both size and colour. Mr. 

 Edward Saunders sent a series of HemipteraSeteroptera, comprising examples of 

 most of the genera of this group, to illustrate his paper. Mr. West (Grreenwich), 

 a drawer comprising a large number of Kemiptera taken by himself during the last 

 three years. Mr. Adkin, a series of bred Eugonia quercinaria, including a gynan- 

 dromoi'phous specimen, together with mounted examples of the genitalia and 

 enlarged photographs of the same, and read detailed notes. A paper, written by 

 Mr. Edward Saunders, F.L.S., entitled, " Notes on Collecting British Kemiftera" 

 was then read. 



May 12^.— Mr. J. W. Tutt, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. J. W. Downing, of Tooting Graveney, was elected a Member. 



Mr. Adkin exhibited red specimens of Cidaria unidentaria, and Mr. Tutt said 

 there was no doubt as to this form occurring in the species as it had recently been 

 bred. Mr. Moore, specimens of Anasa tristis, the squash-bug, Murgantia Jiistrionica, 

 the harlequin cabbage-bug, AnopMhalmus tenuis, a blind cave beetle, and Blis.ius 

 leucoptenis, the chinch-bug, all from the IT. States of N. America, and contributed 

 notes ; the blind beetle was from the famous Wyandotte caves. Mr. Tutt, a speci- 

 men of Libythea celtis taken in S. France after hibernation, and set to show the 

 protective resting habit ; the veins and mai-king of the lower side, and the palpi and 

 antennae, admirably resembling a dead but still attached leaf and its stalk. Mr. 

 Jones, a very large number of European Lepidoptera, mostly bred and in the finest 

 condition, to illustrate his paper on the subject of " Collecting in the Riviera." Mr. 

 Tutt and Dr. Chapman gave details of their recent experiences in the district. 



May 26^A.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited two very large Prawns from Madras, and also a living 

 specimen of a Scorpion, found by himself in the neighbourhood of Cannes, where it 

 was abundant ; it fed readily upon young cockroaches. Mr. West, of Grreenwich, a 

 series of the smallest British water-bug, Microvelia pygmcea, and stated that it ran 

 readily over the surface of the water. Mr. Turner, a life-history series of Coleophora 

 genistcBcolella from Carlisle, showing imagines and cases made by the larvae on the 

 food plant. Genista anglica (the Petty Whin). He stated that the larvae were 

 noticed at Oxshott on May 21st, during the Field Meeting. 



June 9th. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited coloured drawings of Libellula fulva, showing details. 

 Mr. Bishop, a bred specimen of Brephos parihenias, having a gap in the wing due 

 to an injury to the pupa ; the gap was ciliated. He also exhibited specimens of 

 TJiecla ruhi, and remai'ked on the variability of the androconial marks in this 

 species, while in all the rest of the genus they were notably constant ; specimens of 

 Rumia luteolata, showing considerable range of variation in the red spotting ; and 



