54 [February, 



The South London Entomological and Natueal History Society : 

 November 14/7*, 1889.— T. R. Billups, Esq., E.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Messrs. E. H. E. Hillsworth, T. Hudson, M. Farrant, and J. A. Nevell, were 

 elected Members. 



Mr. Jiiger exhibited Lepidoptera from Suffolk, also Agrotis ripice, Hb., bred 

 from larva; taken in S. Wales, and read notes on rearing this species. Mr. Tugwell, 

 strongly divergent forms of Agrotis tritici, L., and A. cursoria, Bork.,from English, 

 Irish, and Scotch localities. Mr. Wellman, a specimen of NemeopJdla plantaginis, 

 L., var. hospita, Schiff., taken in Yorkshire, 1860. Mr. Tutt, a drawer of Gnophos 

 ohscuraria, Hb. Mr. Adkin, the same species from Folkestone; and, on behalf of 

 Mr. Austin, females of Lycrena Icarus, E-ott., and a variety of Argynnis Aglaia, L., 

 Other exhibits were made by Mrs. Hutchinson, and Messrs. Carrington, W. H. 

 McLachlan, and Carpenter. 



November 28th, 1889.— The President in the Chair. 



Messrs. H. Cameron, L. H. Strong, C. G. Barrett, F.E.S., F. P. Trewicke, A. J. 

 Robertson, A. V. Legros, L. W. Harris, C. H. Lemmon, W. Howgrave, and W. E. 

 Nicholson, were elected Members. 



Mr. Jenner Weir exhibited specimens of Limnas Chrysippus and Hypolimnas 

 Misippus, received from Dr. Percy Rendall, from the Gambia ; also L. Dorippus, 

 from Eastern Africa ; and a female mimic of M. Misippus ; L. Chrysipptis, from 

 Natal, with a white spot on the under-wings similar to that of the intermediate 

 female of H. 31isippus, which appeared to mimic a species of Limnas, intermediate 

 in colour between L. Dorippus and L. Chrysippus, and said it would, therefore, 

 appear that where these two species of Limnas were found together and hybridised, 

 the mimicking female of the Hypolimnas was found similar in colour to the hybrid. 

 Mr. Elisha showed bred specimens of Deilephila galii, Schiff., bred during March 

 at a temperature of from 60° to 70°. Mr. Billups read a paper contributed by the 

 Eev. W. F. Johnson : " A further list of the Irish Staphylinida, compiled in 1889." 

 The Secretary read two contributions from Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell : " Hybrids and 

 Mongrels," and " Do the colours of Living Insects fade ? " 



December 12th, 1889.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. A. Beaumont, of Lewisham, was elected a Member. 



Mr. E. Adkin exhibited very strongly marked specimens of Peronea sponsana, 

 Fb., from the New Forest. Mr. South remarked that nearly all the examples of this 

 species he had taken at Haslemere were of this form, although not so dark. Mr. 

 Barrett said that he had had considerable experience of collecting in this locality, 

 but had never met with this form, which was evidently a local race. Mr. Tugwell, 

 pale grey specimens from the London district, and reddish exampleo from the New 

 Forest, of Taniocampa gracilis, 'Eh. Mr. Ince, a large collection of Spiders from 

 Switzerland. Mr. Carpenter, varieties of Hyhernia defoliaria, Clerck. The Secre- 

 tary read a note from Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell upon the " Colours red and yellow." 



January 2th, 1890. — The President in the Chair. 



Messrs. F. H. Atkinson, of Pimlico, C. P. Johnson, of Highbury, and T. Grover, 

 of Westminster, were elected Members. 



Mr. Hawes exhibited specimens of Hesperia lineola, Ochs., and remarked 

 that he first met with the species flying with 11. Thaumas, Hufn., and was of opinion 





