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This gentleman also exhibited Chrysis succincta, L., taken 

 at Chobham, Surrey, July 28th, 1886, on the bloom of the 

 wild carrot {Daucus carota, L.), and stated that this rare 

 species of the Chrysididae was only recorded as having been 

 taken some fifty years since by Messrs. Dale and Rudd, in 

 Hampshire, and the late Mr. F. Smith had only met with it 

 twice, and then in the same county. 



Mr. W. West (Streatham) exhibited Ezigonia mitumnaria, 

 Wernb., and bred specimens of Ocneria dispar, L. 



A short discussion took place as to this last species not 

 having been taken in England in the wild state for the last 

 thirty years. Mr. Chaney stated that he took a female in a 

 wood near Chatham about thirty years ago, and a friend 

 (Mr. Walker), took a male at Chattenden about fifteen 

 years ago. 



Mr. Wellman exhibited three very fine specimens of 

 Dianthcecia albimacula, Bork., from Folkestone ; series of 

 Epione parallellaria, Schiff., and E. apiciaria, SchirT., both 

 having been bred from ova. 



With reference to the second of these insects (E. 

 parallellarid), Mr. Weir said that he understood it was likely 

 to become almost extinct in this country, as the place where 

 it was now found would probably be destroyed ; and he re- 

 ferred to the burning by the Government of the herbage of 

 the locality where Zygczna meliloti, Esp., used to occur, and 

 the consequent almost total destruction of the species. 



Mr. Carrington stated that as an old captor of this insect 

 he should like to mention two or three facts as to its probable 

 extinction, which he did not think was immediately possible. 

 The best ground for the insect was a small piece of land 

 covered with heather, detached from the common, and 

 might be ploughed up at any time ; but the land was so poor, 

 and so unlikely to be worth the trouble of breaking up, that 

 it was not probable the locality would be destroyed. The 

 insect, however, also appeared on a large tract of common 

 land of four or five acres in extent. The best time in which 



