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by the late Mr. Tugwell. Mr. Sturt, specimens of Sphinx convolvuli^ 

 L., bred from Cornish larvae. Mr. Frohawk, the contents of a 

 pheasant's crop, consisting mainly of the larvae of the Dipteron Bibo 

 marci. Mr. Moore, an Ichneumon, with an extremely long ovipositor, 

 from the Upper Amazon. Mr. Auld, a bred series of Tortrix cratcegana^ 

 Hb., from the New Forest ; the pupse were found spun up in leaves of 

 buckthorn under oaks. Mr. Carpenter, a very large number of 

 Argynnis paphia, L., and its varieties. Mr. South, a number of 

 Argynnidas from the Palaearctic region; and read a paper on "The 

 genus Argynnis, with particular reference to pale-spotted aberrations. 

 A long and interesting discussion took place as to the cause of this 

 variation. 



February 27th. — The President in the chair. Mr. A. H. Waters, 

 B.A., of Cambridge, and Mr. J. A. Lucas, B.A., of Kingston-on- 

 Thames, were elected members. Mr. R. Adkin exhibited specimens of 

 Hybernia leurophaaria , Schiff., from Abbott's Wood ; the pale and dark- 

 bordered were found in equal proportions, and only one black specimen 

 was taken. Mr. Short, a bred series of Acronycta myricce, Qua.., with a 

 Dipteron and a series of hymenopterous parasites on its larvae. Mr. 

 Billups recognised the latter as Ichneumon fuscipes. Mr. Dennis, two 

 living females of Vesj^a germanica, taken in February. Mr. Perks, two 

 living specimens of Bhagium inquisitor, L., from Epping Forest. Mr. 

 McArthur communicated notes on the occurrence and life-history of 

 Coccyx cosmophorana and Betinia resinella. He said that the former was 

 always more or less common at Rannoch, where the latter was unknown. 

 As far as he had observed, the larvae of the former did not in Scotland 

 feed in the way described by Kaltenbach. He was convinced that the 

 larvae did not normally feed on the refuse of B. resinella, but that it did 

 so at Forres he was perfectly certain. A long discussion ensued, during 

 which it was suggested that B. resinella had not abstracted all nourish- 

 ment from its food, which was hence available for pabulum for 

 C. cosmophorana, and so presumably the latter species had different 

 habits in different districts. Mr. Billups then read a paper entitled 

 ** Hymenopterous and Dipterous Parasites, reared by members of the 

 Society during 1891 and 1892," and exhibited in illustration a large 

 number of species, with the hosts they had preyed upon. 



March 12th. — The President in the chair. Col. Partridge exhibited 

 bred specimens of Phigalia p)edaria, from Epping, of a unicolorous grey 

 with dark nervures ; a specimen of Agrotis puta having alternate dark 

 and pale bars ; and the specimen of Hadena albifusa taken by him at 

 Portland, Aug. 15th, 1888. Mr. South, bred specimens oi P. jwdaria, 

 from a black female taken at Macclesfield. The males were nearly of 

 the same form as those of Col. Partridge, but most of the females 

 were black. Mr. Adkin, specimens and sections of the nodules of 

 Betinia resinella, to illustrate remarks made at the previous meeting. 

 Mr. Frohawk, bred male and female of Nyssin lapponaria, the ova 

 having been obtained from Mr. Christy ; the female was alive. Mr. 

 West, of Greenwich, a female N. hispidaria, taken in West Wickham 

 woods. Mr. Lucas, a carding spider, taken at Hampton Court. Mr. 

 Barrett, series of various species of the genus Dianthcecia, from his own 

 collection, including I), carpophaga and D. capsophila, from various 

 British localities; Z>. barrettii, with continental D* luteago for com- 



