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Specimens of the perfect insects, cells, and parasites. By Mr. C. A. E. 

 Kodgers, a nice variable series of Tmniocanipa munda from Malvern ; 

 one specimen had a broad median band and very little trace of any of 

 the usual markings. Also varieties of T. instabilis, one closely ap- 

 proaching T. sUthilis in colour and markings, the other resembling 

 T. popiileti, especially in the mousey colour of the thorax. By Mr. K. 

 C. Bradley, some very beautiful photographs of the wings of insects, 

 chiefly Tipulidse, made by Mr. C. J. Bignell, and they were much 

 admired for their definition and exactness. By Mr. Wainwright, 

 Xylocampa Uthorhiza from Knowle, &c. By Mr. H. Foster Newey, 

 another lot of drawings of larvae and pupae in black and white, intended 

 to illustrate a work on these stages of British Lepidoptera to supple- 

 ment Newman's book. They were drawn to a uniform scale of four 

 diameters, and were wonderfully distinct. 



:Maij 18^/i. — Mr. P. W. Abbott, Vice-President, in the chair. 

 Exhibits: — By Mr. K. C. Bradley, a few ichneumons, Anomaluni 

 belUcnsum from the New Forest, and a pair of Banchiis plctus from 

 Colwich. By Mr. P. W. Abbott, a number of insects taken on the 

 sallows at Wyre Forest last Easter. He said that the sallows were 

 more covered by moths than he had ever seen them before, TcRiiiocampa 

 miniosa and Oporina croceago were both common, and all the usual 

 species were abundant. He also had three Taniocampa opima, not 

 hitherto recorded locally ; a Lobophora lobulata had also been attracted. 

 By Mr. Wainwright, a boxful of Aculeates, including amongst others 

 Nomada bifida from Colwich. Mr. Martineau said that Andrenidae had 

 been more than usually abundant this spring where he had observed 

 them. By Mr. J. W. Smallwood, a series of Jmphidasys betularia bred 

 from one black and one normal insect (sexes not recorded) ; in the 

 series were eight females of which six were black, and seven males of 

 which one only was black. Mr. Wainwright said that all the black 

 ones he had taken were females, and he believed that the variety, 

 though not peculiar to that sex, yet had its origin in the female, and 

 the female had the greater tendency to vary in that direction. Mr. 

 H. Foster Newey said that he had bred a series from two black 

 parents, and everyone came black, male and female alike. Mr. P. W. 

 Abbott asked for the experience of members with regard to Tephrosia 

 crepuscularia ; he had just been taking light and dark ones inter- 

 mingled, and also intermediate ones, being dark splashed with white, 

 and he thought they were all one species. — Colbran J. Wainwkight, 

 Hon. Sec. 



Cambridge Entomological and Natural History Society. — A 

 meeting of the Society was held at the rooms of the Hon. Librarian 

 on May 15th, the President in the chair. Mr. Rickard exhibited a 

 case of beetles collected by himself at the Cape, including the rare 

 genus Ischnostoma. Mr. Fleet, specimens found at Cambridge of the 

 larvae of the new British moth Plusia moneta ; the young larva is 

 very different in form and habit from the adult, and lives in a bunch 

 of terminal leaves fastened together of monkshood. The President 

 remarked on a work just published in Germany by Dr. Standfuss. 

 This gentleman has made experiments in crossing species and varieties 

 of Lepidoptera, and some of his results are certainly of interest. 



