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Have had several larvae since, but failed to breed images. — -^'Euplexia 

 luclfara. Fairly common in most years. — ^^- PhlogopJwra meticulosa. Very 

 common every year ; also larvae. — Aplecta tiebulosa. One taken, June 

 18th, 1893. — -''Hadena protea. A few at various times. — --H. oleracea. 

 Very common. Larvae found on many plants. — -^^H. thalassina. Three or 

 four odd specimens. — Xylocampa areola. A few only. — -''Gonoptera 

 lihatrix, A few taken in the house at various times. — ^Habrostola 

 tripartita. A few at light, in the house. — -^'Flusia chrysitis. Fairly 

 common. One, bred June 20th, 1889, has but three wings, the left 

 posterior wing being entirely absent. — *P. gamma. Very common every 

 year. Swarmed everywhere at end of Sept., 1895. — Anarta myrtilli. One 

 taken July 8th, 1892, at rest upon bracken [Pteris aquilina). — Eudidia 

 mi. Fairly common. — E. glyphica. A few. As a rule, these are both in 

 very bad condition, but this seems to be also the case in other districts. — 

 rCatocala nupta. Common. I take this species more or less commonly 

 at treacle every year in the garden. Scarce in 1894. Over thirty seen in 

 1895. A few found on aspen several years ago in the garden ; it most 

 likely breeds there every year. — Aventia fiexula. A single specimen taken 

 in a wood, July 6th, 1895. — Hypena proboscidalis. Very common. — 

 W. Gkover; Guildford, Nov. J 895. [To be continued]. 



SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society of London. — February 5th, 1896. — Professor 

 Eaphael Meldola, F.E.S., President, in the chair. The President 

 announced that he had nominated l)r. D. Sharp, F.K.S., Mr. Roland 

 Trimen, F.R.S., and Mr. Walter F. H. Blandford, Vice-Presidents for 

 the Session 1896-1897. The Rev. John Hocking, M.A., of Copdock 

 Rectory, Ipswich, and Mr. J. C. Moberley, M.A., of 9, Radstock Place, 

 Southampton, were elected Fellows of the Society. Mr. Waterhouse 

 exhibited pupae and portions of pupae of a silk-moth, Anthercsa mylitta, 

 selected from scores of specimens, which he had opened to see if they 

 showed stages of development agreeing with the examples given by 

 Dr. Spuler. The results appeared to confirm Dr. Spuler's researches ; 

 some specimens showed the tracheae, the median vein having two 

 branches, very rarely emitting a third branch in the direction of the 

 radial. Other specimens had faint indications of the veins and of the 

 discoidal spot of the imago. Even at this very early stage the vein 

 branching from the subcostal vein to unite with the upper radial, and 

 the short branch uniting the second median vein with the third 

 median, were distinctly traceable, no tracheae being yet visible in these 

 branches. Mr. Merrilield, Mr. Hampson, and Dr. Sharp took part in 

 the discussion which ensued. Mr. K. Ft. Green remarked that in the 

 Trans. Ent. Soc, 1881, p. 601, there was a short paper by the late 

 Prof. J. 0. Westwood, describing a curious little insect from Ceylon, 

 under the name of Uyscritina lungisetosa. Prof. Westwood believed his 

 typical specimens to be immature. Mr. Green exhibited what he sup- 

 posed to be a later stage of the same species. He said his example 

 differed in some particulars from Westwood's description and figure, 

 notably in the proportions of the caudal appendages. Prof. Westwood 

 pointed out the affinities of Dyscritina to the Forficulidae. This was 



