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white coloration on both surfaces. — Mr. Eobert Aclkin, pup® of Papilio 

 machaon ; 3, spun up on a carrot leaf, on the glass of the food-bottle, 

 and on a dark stick amid the food respectively, were pale yellowish 

 green ; 7, spun up on dark sticks leaning against the cage away from 

 the food-plant, were putty-coloured with broad black stripes along 

 the sides and wing-cases black, giving them a very dark appearance. 



September Uth, 1922.— Mr. E. J. Bunnett, M.A., F.E.S., President, 

 in the Chair. — Exhibition of Orders other than Lepidoptera. — Mr. R. 

 Adkin exhibited a large female of Sirex gigas from Eastbourne 

 70 mm. in expanse. — Mr. W. J. Lucas, Orthoptera — a brown form 

 of Mantis religiosa from Spain, 1911 ; Neuroptera — specimens of 

 Palpares libelluloides from Sierra de Carboneva and Algeciras, Spain, 

 1911-12, Nemoptera bipennis from Sierra de Carboneva, N. coa from 

 Corinth, and N. sinuata from Macedonia and Syria ; Hymenoptera — 

 two specimens of the rare Methoca ichneumonoides taken by himself 

 in the New Forest, one on August 27th of this year. — Mr. H. W. 

 Andrews, the Diptera Dioctria oelandica, found after many years' 

 search near Farningham, Kent; Catabombap>yrastri,& $ \&v.unicolor, 

 from Shoreham, Kent ; Urophora cardui, bred from thistle galls, and its 

 hymenopterous parasites, also from Shoreham. — Mr. Hy. J. Turner, 

 the curious " flue-brush " beetle, Bhina barbirostris (Curculionidae) 

 from Brazil. — Mr. F. J. Coulson, var. infuscata of Xylophasia 

 monoglypha, August 22nd, at; Wimbledon Common, and a 

 blackish speckled form of Boarmia gemmaria bred from ova 

 from St. Leonard's-on-Sea, with normal forms, and var. perfu- 

 maria from Wandsworth. — Mr. T. H. L. Grosvenor, eggs of 

 Raptores from North India : Pondicherry Vulture from Jamsher, 

 White-backed Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, and White-tailed Eagle. — 

 Mr. E. Step, living Pyrenean newts (Molge jJT/rena/ctt.s = asper), 

 sent him by Mr. Goodman, and gave notes on its structure and habits. 

 — Mr. C. L. Withycombe, Orthoptera: Empusa egena and Oedipoda 

 germanica from S. France, Psophus stridulus from the Pyrenees, 

 and a Mantid from the Straits Settlements with short prothorax and 

 ill-developed fore legs. — Mr. Enefer, Coleoptera, Clerus apivorus, 

 Strangalia quadrifasciata, both on cow-parsley; Liparus germanus 

 and a Longicorn, both on pine logs; and a living Carabus auratus, 

 all from Miirren, Switzerland. He also showed a yellow crab-spider, 

 a wolf-spider (Lycosa) and the orb-spider [Epeira fasciata), from 

 Clarens, L. of Geneva, and read notes on the last-named species. — 

 Mr. H. Main, the wolf-spider Lycosa picta, sent to him by 

 Mr. Bristowe from Oxshott, and described the habits of the young. 

 —Mr. Cheeseman, a striated Polyommatus icarus.—'Slv. B. S. 

 Williams, Coleoptera from Harpenden ; Panagaeus bipustulatus, 

 Gassida hemisphaerica, Stilicus subtilis, Megarthrus denticollis, 

 Antherophagus nigricomis and A. pallens, with Quedius othiniensis 

 and Aleochara spiadicea from moles' nests. — Mr. G. B. Frisby, 

 Hymenoptera: Ammojihila luffii from St. Ouen's Bay, Jersey, with 



A. hirsuta and Bembex rosirata; and the two British Sapyga, 

 S. 5-punctata and the rare S. clavifiornis from Wrotham. Mr. 

 Stanton, Coleoptera of economic importance: Bruchus rufimanus and 



B. affinis, with notes on their occurrence, habits, specific identity, 

 etc.; B, obtectus, its origin and habits; Anthonomus cinctus, first 



