191?-] 1 Gr> 



Turner, a series oi Phif/alia pedaria {pihsaria) from Sherwood Forest, with a 

 series from other localities for comparison. He pointed out seven phf.ses of 

 variation in the specimens exhihited. Mr. vS. Edwards, Pajnlio nox witli its 

 forms 7wctis and noctula, P. paradoxa v. caunus, a mimic of a J£uploea sp., 

 7*. ilionetis v. amynthor, and P. enceladts, all from the Malayan region. 

 Reports were made as to the numbers of Gonepteryx rhamni, Vayiessa io, 

 Agiais urticae, Pieris rnpae, and Diurnea fayella seen durin^^ the fine i\n.\ 

 w;irm weather of tlie past week. Larvae of Arctia aija were reported as 

 abnormall}' abundant, those oi A. villka very scarce. Brephos parthenias was 

 in profusion. 



April IIM, 1918.— The President in the Chair. 



An exhibition and discussion of the p-enus Spuosoma. The President made 

 some general remarks on the distribution of the genus in the Palaearciic Region. 

 Mr. Ashdown's exhibit included an example of the rare unicolur form of 

 aS'. lubric'pedn with only one slight dot on the costa, from the AVye ^'alley. 

 Mr. R. Adkin, series of various local races of the species and series of crossiugs 

 between the type and var. zatima of S. lubricipeda, very fine, smoky, and 

 heavily spotted S. nieiithastn', etc. Mr. Mera, bred series of the species, 

 including many A-ar. radinta and intermediates, some fine var. fasciata and 

 aberrations with dark bodies, of S. lubricipeda. He said that the zathita form 

 was originally bred from Lincolnshire larvae. Messrs. Kaye, Sperring, Leeds, 

 Turner, and Edwards also showed series. Mr. B. W. Adkiu then exhibited 

 Jiis long series and read a paper, "The Genus Spilosoma.''^ 



April 28tk, 1918.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr, Ashdown exhibited Lepidoptera bred this year indoors, including 

 Diajdiora mcndica, Amphidasys betularia, AynorpJia populi, Hylophilti prasifuma 

 etc. Mr. H. Moore, tbe S. American Xymphalids Catoriephele acontiiis and 

 C. batesii, pointing out their extreme sexual dimorphism. Mr. Edwards, living 

 larvae of Ilepialns hunudi and of a species of Geotrupes (Coleopt.), both dug 

 up at lilackheath. Mr. Main, living larvae of Tiniarcha te72ebricosa ((^oleopt.)' 

 Mr. Turner, series of Terns contaminana, with var. ciliana, var. rhombana, 

 var. dimiditma, and a much less common form recentlv pointed out by 

 Mr. Sich (Ent. Recoid). Mr. Bunnett, a photograph of a raid of locusts 

 approaching a farm in S. Africa. Messrs. Edwards, Leeds, Frohawk, and 

 tthers reported on the season: Vanessa io and Gonepteryx rhamni were iu 

 abundance, and Euvatiessa antiopa had occurred in Aberdeenshire. 



May 9th. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. E. E. Green, F.E.S., of Bearsted, Kent, was elected a member. 



Annual Exhibition of Orders other than Lepidoptera. — Mr. Ashdown, a 

 large number of Coleoptera taken in Surrey and Hants, 1917, including Lcptura 

 niyra, L. sexguttafa, Conopalpus testaceus, Orsodacna cerasi, Limonius iniwiius, 

 Cychrus rostratus, Serica brumtea, etc. Mr. Frisby, two cases of Exotic Hy- 

 menoptera, one with large species of Solitary, Fossorial. and other Wasps, the 

 other with Bees from many parts of the world, including a large Megachilej 



