262 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



SOCIETIES. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 —July 27th, 1922.— Mr. E. J. Bunnett, M.A., E.E.S., President, in the 

 Chair. — Mr. Step exhibited the insects he took on the Field Meeting at 

 Netley Heath, July 15th, including Strang alia armata (Col.), Volitcella 

 pellucens (Dip-)' G ^ G - — Mr. E. Adkin, a short series of Gupido minimus 

 with blue dusting, from Eastbourne, where it was abundant in May 

 last, and generally large in size. — Mr. T. H. L. Grosvenor, Zygaena 

 anthyllidis, Z. transalpina and Z. scabiosae sent from the Pyrenees by 

 Mr. O. E. Goodman.— Mr. F. B. Carr, larvae of Nemoria viridata from 

 Witherslack, and of Bapta temerata from Horsley. — Mr. Barnett, 

 a series of Brenthis euphrosyne from South Devon, and Ematurga 

 atomaria, taken as late as June 22nd. — Mr. Hy. J. Turner, the race 

 alexandrina of Melitaea aurinia with other races for comparison. 

 It had abundance of light yellow markings on the fore wings. — Mr. 

 Bell, larvae of Genera bifida and G. furcula, and stated that the ova 

 were laid on the under sides of the leaves and not, as the books stated, 

 on the upper. Also he showed larvae of Notodonta ziczac. All were 

 from ova found near Hatfield in June. 



August 10th, 1922.— Mr. E. J. Bunnett, M.A., F.E.S., President, 

 in the Chair.— Mr. D. W. Seth-Smith, 34, Elsworthy Ed., was elected 

 a member. — Mr. E. Adkin exhibited a series of Arctia villica reared 

 from larvae picked up on Eastbourne Parade. They were common 

 this year, whereas larvae of A. caja were unusually scarce. — Mr. 

 Tonge, a bred specimen of Malenydris salicata from Langridge Fell. 

 — Mr. Prideaux, aberrations of Bumicia phlaeas from Kent, and a 

 remarkable aberration of Mesoleuca albicillata bred from Brasted. — 

 Major Gillett, a unique black-banded form of Agrotis corticea, a very 

 light $ and a dark 9 of i. cinerea, and aberrations of A. 

 exclamationis, all taken in his light trap. — Mr. Bunnett, larva and 

 imago of Ledra anrita (Hem.), the cicada Centrotus comutus, from 

 Boxhill, with the scarce beetle Agrilus sinuatus and Bhino- 

 macer attelaboides. — Dr. Eobertson, lepidoptera taken by him at 

 Grindelwald in July. Pieris napi v. bryoniae, Albulina pheretes, 

 Acidalia immorata, Zygaena achilleae, Crambus myelins, etc. — Mr. 

 Hy. J. Turner, species of the South American genus Atitomeris mostly 

 sent by his friend Mr. Lindeman, and read notes on their distribution 

 and characteristics. — Messrs. Tonge, Ham and Carr reported the 

 abundance of A. villica larvae, the scarcity of A. caja, and the occurrence 

 of P. c-album near and in Oxford, and freshC. croceus, respectively. 



August 24:th, _ 1922.— Mr. E. Step, F.L.S., in the Chair.— 

 Mr. Barnett exhibited series of two forms of the female of Brenthis 

 selene from S. Devon. — Mr. Withycombe, the larva of Limacodes 

 testudo beaten from oak at Oxshott with the Hemipteron, Acan- 

 thosoma inter stinctum. — Mr. Sims, examples of the large earwig 

 Labidura riparia, and referred to its burrowing habits. He had seen 

 a fly carried in the forceps. — Mr. Main, the spider Clotho durandi, 

 found under stones in S. France, with photographs of the structure 

 of its snare, and read Fabre's remarks on the species. — Mr. Turner, 

 exotic species of Pieridae, to show the extreme development of 

 brilliant coloration with total, or almost total, suppression of the 



