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Frr. These three species were bred by Mr. Elisha. 

 Mesoleius sanguinicollis, Gr., and Pimpla brevicornis, Gr., both 

 bred from Gracillaria stigmatella, Fb., Stn., by Mr. Wellman. 

 Mr. Billups also exhibited two species of Tenthredinidae, viz., 

 Allantus viennesis, Schr., and Hylotoma cczrulipennis, Rtz., 

 taken in copula at Hayling Island on the 7th June. 



Mr. W. G. Sheldon exhibited a varied series of Hepialus 

 lupulinusy L., taken at Riddlesdown, Surrey ; also bred series 

 of Earias chlorana, L., and Crambus chrysonuchellns ', Scop. 



Mr. Frohawk exhibited Acontia luctuosa, Esp., from 

 Cudham. 



Mr. W. A. Pearce exhibited a bred series of Cucullia 

 verbasci, L., the larvae having been taken at Mickieham, 

 Surrey. 



Mr. Jager and Mr. J. T. Williams both exhibited Erastia 

 venustida, Hb., from Horsham, Sussex ; and the latter gentle- 

 man also exhibited Acronycta alni, L., and Aphomia sociella, 

 Hb., bred from the cluster of fusiform cocoons found under a 

 stone by him in his garden at Foot's Cray, a portion of which 

 had been exhibited by Mr. Billups at the meeting on the 

 15 th April last. 



Mr. T. R. Billups exhibited large groups of the larvae of 

 Hyponomeuta padelluS) L. Sta., which he said he had received 

 from Gravesend, and he understood that an enormous amount 

 of damage had been caused, both in Kent and Oxfordshire, by 

 the ravages of this larva ; the apple trees in these two counties 

 being literally stripped of both the young fruit and leaves. 

 In some parts of Oxford the owners of the orchards had 

 adopted the plan of spreading sheets under the trees and 

 beating the larvae into them ; but the difficulty was that in 

 beating the larvae off, the young fruit fell at the same time. 



Some discussion then took place as to the probable cause 

 of the appearance of this larva in such large numbers, and the 

 best means to be adopted to exterminate them, in which 

 Messrs. Adkin, Tugwell, Wellman, Chaney, J. T. Williams, 

 West, and others took part. 



