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opinion that the maker of the former was Aulax hieracii, Bouch., and 

 probably the galls on the biroh were made b}' a species of Phytoptus. 



May lith. — The President in the chair. Messrs. H. Rowland- Brown, 

 B.A., F.E.S., of Harrow-Weald; G. Bird, of Honor Oak; F. E. Filer, of 

 Soiithwark ; G. W. Ruffle, of Camberwell ; A. E. Dewey, of Walham 

 Green ; and A. C. Forrester, of Clapham ; were elected members, Mr. 

 Tugwell exhibited, on behalf of Mr. J. E. Robson, of Hartlepool, a box 

 containing varieties of the underside of Lyccena icarus, Rott., L. astrarche, 

 Bgstr., and Vanessa atalanta, L., varieties of F. urticce, L., Ccenonymj^ha 

 pamphilus \{ir. albescens ; a long varied series of Abraxas ulmata ; also a 

 dark Colias hyale, L. Mr. Tugwell also showed, on behalf of Mr. Collins, 

 of Warrington, a dark specimen of Aplecta nebidosa, Hufn. ; au extremely 

 dark form of Acronycta rumicis var. salicis, Curt.; and a variety of 

 Leucania lithargyria, Esp., with almost white under-wings and a strongly 

 marked black band. Mr. Jager, living larvae of Calllmorpha hera, L., 

 reared from ova obtained from a specimen captured in South Devon, 1890. 

 Mr. R. Adkin, No ctuaf estiva, Hb., from Forres, Isle of Unst, North Wales 

 and Kent. Mr. Tugwell, bred specimens of Lobophora viretata, Hb. The 

 Secretary read a letter from Mr. Merrifield, and extracts from his papers 

 on the effects of temperature on the colouring of certain species of Lepi- 

 , doptera, the consideration of which stood over until a subsequent meeting. 

 Mr. Tutt contributed a paper, " Reproduction and Parthenogenesis." 



The Annual Exhibition was held on xApril 15th and 16ih, at the " Bridge 

 House," London Bridge, S.E., and was more successful than any previous ex- 

 hibition of this Society : it included all branches of the animal and vegetable 

 kingdoms. Among the exhibitors were Messrs. Geo, Neighbour and Son, 

 with bees, beehives and appliances. Mr. H. Moore and Mr. A. E. Cook, 

 fine collection of nests of British and foreign wasps. Mr. Billups showed 

 Hymenoptera, Heterogyna, and Fossorial, following in their natural order; 

 British Coleoptera, sliowing most of the known families ; and Diptera, 

 and Hemiptera Homoptera. Among Mr. Billups's exhibits were three 

 drawers showing the life-histories of various species of Lepidoptera, with 

 the parasites, both hymenopterous and dipterous, many of which were new 

 to Britain, and in some cases new to science ; the majority of these para- 

 sites were reared by members of the Society during the past four years. 

 Mr. Lewcock and Mr. Goodman, cases of Coleoptera. Mr, W. Manger, 

 Exotic Coleoptera, &c. Mr. R. McLachlan, British Trichoptera, or Caddis- 

 flies, with cases of the larvse, Mr. W. West, Homoptera collected in 1890. 

 The most interesting exhibits among the Lepidoptera were those of Mr. 

 Tugwell, who showed the Sphingidse, including fine varieties of Deilephila 

 rjalii and Chcerocampa porcellus ; the Bombyces, fine series of varieties of 

 Spilosoma lubricipeda, S. menthastri, and Arctia caia. Mr. South, the 

 Pieridge, showing considerable variation among the different species ; fine 

 varied series of Boarmia repandata and Cidaria truncata ; the genus Dian- 

 thmcia; also a small collection of Micro-lepidoptera, arranged in a new, and, as 

 suggested, more convenient method, viz., side by side in series of about half a 

 dozen specimens. Mr. McArtimr, a small case illustrating the life-history 

 of Pachnobia hyperborea, Zett., alpina, Westw. ; also cases of Lepidoptera. 

 Mr, J, H. Leech, a large collection of Palsearctic species, including 

 Papilionidse, Sphingidse, and the genus Arctia. Mr. Gregson, a most 

 interesting case of varieties of Abraxas grossidariata. A collection of 

 Canadian species made by Messrs. A. and L. Gibb, and which had been 

 arranged by the curator, Mr. West, were shown by the Society. Life* 



