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THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Hb., taken Sept. 26th, 1890 ; also specimens of Caradrina ambigua, Fb., 

 Isle of Wight, Aug. 1888, and one from Guernsey, Sept. 1890. Mr. R. 

 iVdkin, a series of Spilosoma mentliastrl, Esp., bred from ova received from 

 the North of Irehxnd, the whole of the moths having a distinct brownish 

 tinge of colour, which was common to both sexes, the specimens also 

 varied much in the arrangement of the spots ; he remarked that he under- 

 stood this form was the prevalent one in the district. Mr. Tugwell said 

 that ]\Ir. Adkin's specimens were very similar to those from the neighbour- 

 hood of Perth. Mr. Short, series of the two forms of Lohoplwra viretata, Hb., 

 bred from ova received from the Birmingham district, and stated that he 

 occasionally took the species in the North of London. Some discussion 

 took place as to the difference in colour and size of the respective broods. 

 Mr. Short also exhibited three examples of Spilosoma fuUginosa, L., from 

 Aberdeen, much larger and paler than those usually received from the 

 north. Mr. Adye, forms of Anchocelis lunosa, Haw., from Christchurch, 

 Hants. Mr. Tugwell, insects from New Caledonia ; also long series of 

 Triphcena comes, Hb., from English and Scotch localities, and extreme 

 forms from Shetland; the series showed considerable variation; and. 

 T. orbona, Hufn. {subsequa, Hb.), which species, the exhibitor remarked, 

 was more stable in colour, and the variation was less decided than in 

 T. comes. Mr. Billups, foreign Coleoptera ; also numerous species of 

 Diptera, taken by himself during the past season, among which were 

 Tetanoceraferruginea, Fen., T. elata. Fen., T. piinctulata, Scop., Acidia 

 cognata, W., A. heraclei, L., Palloptera arcuata, Fen., Limnia marginata, 

 F., Platy stoma seminationis, Fen., &c. 



December llth. — W. H. Tugwell in the chair. Mr. R. Adkin ex- 

 hibited Peronia hastiana, L., bred from larvae received from the Isle of 

 Man ; Hepialus sylvanus, L., taken in Kent ; and called attention to a 

 peculiar habit of the latter species of hanging from the herbage when in 

 copula. Mr. R. South, Lyccena astrarche, Bgstr., vars. allous, Hb., 

 salmacis, St., and artaxerxes, Fab. ; and made some observations thereon. 

 Mr. Tugwell, long series of Eupithecia satyrata, Hb., English and Scotch ; 

 also the var. callunaria ; also several specimens of -a Eupithecia from 

 Paisley, which Mr. Tugwell said he could not think were referable to E. 

 satyrata. Mr. C. G. Barrett expressed an opinion that they were E. tri- 

 signaria. Mr. Fenu said he had never heard of this species so far north 

 as Scotland. There was considerable discussion relative to this exhibit. 

 Mr. Short, Epunda lichenea, Hb., from Portland. Mr. Farrant, a small 

 form of Hypsipetes sordidata, Fb., and a Deltoid which he stated was taken 

 in Somerset. Mr. Tugwell expressed an opinion that this species was new 

 to the British li^t. Mr. South remarked that he had seen the species 

 from Japan ; and Mr. Fenn said he had seen something very like it from 

 Jamaica. Mr. T. R. Billups, Masicera sylvatica. Fn., bred by Mr. Fenn 

 from the larva of Satiirnia pavonia, Schiff. Mr. Winkley had also bred the 

 same species from Pieris brassiccB, L. ; Phorocera concinata, Mg., by Mr. 

 Frohawk from Vanessa urticce, L ; Trixia variegator. Mg., from Cheima- 

 tobia boreata, Hb., by Mr. South. Mr. Billups also called attention to 

 three specimens of the rare Oxycern terminata, Mg., one of which he had 

 bred from a pupa found in his own garden, Dulwich, August, 1889, the 

 other two being captured in the same locality in August la§t ; he also ex- 

 hibited several species of Hymenoptera' parasitic on the ova of Lepi- 

 doptera and Diptera.-^H. W. Barkeb, Hon. Sec. 



