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The South London Entomoiogical and Natueal History Society : 

 August 2hth, 1887 : R. Adkin, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Cooper exhibited Argyrolepia aneana, Hb., from Essex. Mr. Mera, ex- 

 amples of the summer emergence of Tephrosia crepuscularia, Hb. Mr. West, bred 

 AcidaJia ornata, Scop. Mr. Sheldon, Catoptria candidulana, Nolck, Retinia buoli- 

 ana, SchifE., and R. pinicolana, Dbl. Mr. Wellman, Agrotis cursoria, Bork., from 

 Burton-on-Trent, Noctua festiva, Hb., var. conflua, Tr., from Perth, and Plusia 

 chryson, Esp., from Newmarket. Mr. Dobson, Psiltira monacha, L., Selenia tetra- 

 hinaria, Hufn., Eugonia erosaria, Bork., Amphipyra pyramidea, L., &c., bred from 

 larvae obtained at the New Forest. Mr. Barron, a large specimen of Polyommatus 

 Phleeas, L., with broad border to fore-wings. Mr. Tugwell, Boarmia ahietaria, Hb., 

 bred from larvae beaten out of yew. Mr. Tutt, a Oelechia of doubtful species, a 

 short series each of Depressaria Yeatiana, Fb., Doryphora palustrella, Dougl., 

 Crambus contamineUus, Hb., C. alpinellus, Hb., dark forms of Lita marmorea, Haw., 

 and a new species, Lita hlandulella, also a blackish Depressaria, which Mr. Tutt 

 stated could not be identified as belonging to any of our known British species. 

 Mr. Sabine, Lycana Icarus, Pott., males of varying blue tints, blue females, and a 

 dwarf male barely three-fourths of an inch in span, under-side with confluent spots ; 

 an under-side of male with left wings normal and right wings of the obsolete type ; 

 also males of L. bellargus, Pott., of various shades of colour, and females more or 

 less blue ; a fine series of hybrids (?), male and female between Icarus and bellar- 

 gus ; and forms and varieties of L. Corydon, Hb. Mr. Billups read a letter from 

 Mr. Cockerell giving notes on the fauna of West Cliff, Colorado, and exhibited 

 specimens of Lepidoptera from that district. 



September 8th, 1887 : T. P. BiLLUPS, Esq., F.E.S., in the Chair. 



Mr. J. T. Williams exhibited a small specimen of Drepana binaria, Schiff., and 

 remarked on the number of dwarfed specimens of Lepidoptera noticed this year, 

 which he attributed to the drought. A discussion ensued, in which Messrs. Billups, 

 Carrington, Wellman, and others took part ; Mr. Williams also showed a specimen 

 of Sphinx convolvuli, L., taken on his bedroom window at Crayford. Mr. Sheldon 

 exhibited long series of Agrotis agathina, Dup., and Noctua castanea, Esp., taken 

 on heather flowers at Shirley. Dr. Pendall, Apamea gemina, Hb., and Hadena 

 dissimilis, Enoch, and contributed notes. Mr. Wellman, varieties of Zygcena 

 filipendulcB, L., from Dover. Mr. Dobson, Emmelesia albulata, Schiff., var. thules. 

 Weir, and various Tortrices from the Shetland Isles. Mr. E. Joy, two melanic 

 varieties of Vanessa urticce, L., bred from larvse found at Folkestone. Mr. Tutt, 

 varieties of Agrotis tritici, L., taken at Deal in 1887. Mr. Carrington, pupse of 

 Dicraniira vinula, L., formed among cotton wool. Mr. Billups stated that several 

 larvae of this species had been found in the churchyard of St. Saviour's, Southwark. 

 Mr. West (Greenwich), Rhantus pulverosus, Steph., R. notatus. Berg., the red variety 

 of Agabus bipiistulatus, L., and Philonthus punctus, Gr., all from Erith. Mr. Car- 

 rington, specimens of the Hessian fly, Cecidomyia destructor, and a discussion took 

 place as to the probability of this insect becoming permanently established in this 

 country. Mr. Billups exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Cockerell, species of various 

 Orders from Colorado. — H. W. Baekee, Eon. Sec. 



