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Mr. W. G. Sheldon exhibited Triphosa dubitata, L., and 

 Agrotis agathina, Dup., both taken at the flowers of heather 

 on Shirley Heath, Surrey. Some discussion ensued as to 

 rearing the larvae of the latter species. 



Mr. J. J. Weir exhibited a specimen of Agrotis, taken 

 forty years since, which has not yet been identified ; also a 

 specimen showing some of the characteristics of both Agrotis 

 segetum, Schiff., and A. suffusa, Hb. 



Mr. W. West (Greenwich), a long and variable series of 

 Ctyptocephalus pusillus, Fab., from West Wickham, Kent. 



OCTOBER >]th, 1886. 



R. Adkin, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Billups exhibited Echthrus lancifer, Gr v (plate 1, fig. 

 8), a species of Ichneumonida new to Britain, taken by him at 

 Walmer in August last, and said that the genus appeared to be 

 very rare, or at least, very little known in this country — hitherto 

 being only represented by one species, E. rehicator, L. ; 

 they appeared to be parasitic on wood-boring larvae. Herr 

 Brischke had bred members of the genus from Sesia sphegi- 

 formis, S.formiciformis, and Leucania obsoleta ; and no doubt 

 if Lepidopterists, who bred the clear-wing moths, were to 

 save the parasites which appeared in their cages, species of 

 Echthrus would be found among them. 



Mr. Wellman exhibited examples of second broods of 

 Melanippe tristata, L., Acidalia emarginata, L., A. rusticata, 

 Fb., and A. strigilaria, Hb., all reared from ova. It was 

 remarked that a second brood of A. strigilaria was somewhat 

 unusual. 



Mr. J. Jager exhibited specimens of Callimorpha hera, L., 

 taken in the south of Devon, one the var. lutescens, Staud., 

 having been taken by a signalman at Teignmouth. Also a 

 number of forms of Bryophila muralis, Forst., from Dawlish, 

 among which were some of a brownish coloration, and he 

 stated that he found more of this form than any other. 



