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City of London Entomological and Natural 

 History Society. — At the meeting of May 21st, 

 1895, tne exhibits were : Mr. Clarke, three speci- 

 mens of Amphidasys strataria from Epping Forest, 

 bred by Mr. Lane ; one of them was of a very 

 pale ochreous-grey colour, with the usual markings 

 mapped out in a slightly darker shade. Mr. Gates, 

 a series of LithocolUtis lantanella, bred from leaf 

 rubbish collected from the ground. Mr. Bate, 

 young larvae of Spilosoma mendica, which had passed 

 the winter as ova. Mr. Prout, a variety of Taniocampa 

 rnunda, much resembling some of the dark mottled 

 forms of T. incerta, from Broxbourne, and an 

 asymmetrical T. populati, from Epping Forest. 

 The latter had the orbicular stigma on left fore- 

 wing much enlarged and of a very irregular shape. 

 Mr. Bacot, a series of Cidaria suffumata, bred from 

 Aberdeen ova ; they were all of the ordinary form 

 although said to be the produce of a female of the 

 var. piceata. Rev. C. R. N. Burrows, a case of 

 Epichnopteryx reticella, which represented a whole 

 day's work on the sea-wall at Benfleet. Mr. May 

 stated that a male Spilosoma lubricipeda had paired 

 with two females, and both had laid fertile ova. 

 Mr. Bartley recorded the capture of a specimen of 

 Taniocampa opima at light, at Clapton, near 

 London, about May 10th. Mr. Bate read a paper 

 on "Amphidasys betularia." — Tuesday, June 4th, 

 1895. The exhibits were: Mr. Bate, a specimen 

 of Rumia lutcolata, from Brixton, which had 

 brownish, longitudinal streaks between the wing- 

 rays on the right fore-wing. Dr. Sequeira, a short 

 series of Plusia orichalcea, bred from Ely larvae. 

 Mr. Handing, a series of Boarmia roboraria, taken 

 on tree-trunks and at sugar in the New Forest last 

 year. He remarked that out of thirty-seven 

 specimens so taken only one was a female. Mr. 

 Fuller, four Chcerocampa porcellus taken the previous 

 night at Hayes, Kent, flying round the flowers of 

 rhododendrons. Mr. Cox recorded the capture by 

 himself of two specimens of Pachctra Icucophaea 

 and a series of Scoria dealbata on the hills near 

 Canterbury. Mr. Riches, remarking on the great 

 abundance of larva; at Epping Forest, said he had 

 obtained a dozen Trichiura crataegi. — Tuesday, 

 June 1 8th, 1895. Exhibits were : Captain 

 Thompson, specimens of Amphidasys betularia, 

 var. doubledayaria, bred from Halifax ova, 

 all of which produced the black form. Mr. 

 Richardson, Scoria lineata (dealbata), males of 

 Agrotis cinerea, and some fine examples of Pachetra 

 leucophaea, all from Wye, Kent. Mr. Prout said he 

 had bred a specimen of Noctua ditrapezium from a 

 larva taken at Hampstead in the spring. Mr. 

 Oldham and the Rev. C. R. N. Burrows recorded 

 the capture of Agrotis suffusa and A. puta quite 

 recently, and the latter gentleman observed that 

 the case of Epichnopteryx reticella, lately exhibited by 

 him, had produced a male specimen. 



The South London Entomological and 

 Natural History Society. — June i3th,T.W. Hall, 

 Esq., F.E.S., president, in the chair. Mr. Frohawk 

 exhibited a dark leaden blue variety of Lyccena 



bellargus, taken at Weymouth in 1892. Mr. Perks, 

 a Julus, taken among bananas in Covent Garden. 

 Remarks were made by several members on the 

 season, and a few records were made of the 

 appearance of Colias edusa. — June 27th, the presi- 

 dent in the chair. Mr. Jivger, a bred series of Arctia 

 lubricepeda, from radiata parents. Among them 

 were both var. radiata and var. fasciata, as well as 

 some almost normal types. Mr. Turner, eggs of 

 a lace- wing fly. Mr. Dennis, a larva of Catocala nupta, 

 a pupa of Lycana argiolus, and a pale specimen of 

 Argynnis selene. Mr. West (Greenwich), specimens 

 of Cryptocephalus nitidulus, C. coryli, C. aureolus, and 

 Elater elongaiulus, all taken in Headley Lane on 

 June 3rd. — Hy.J. Turner (Hon. Rep. Sec). 



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