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short-oval, smooth, pale or dark green, dull. Nectaries 

 black, very short in the wingless state, longer in the winged 

 state. Another species in the wingless state also frequents 

 the leaves of the vegetable marrow, but is comparatively 

 rare: it is larger, grass-green, shining; the antennae are 

 much longer, and have black rings; the nectaries also are 

 much longer, and have black tips. — Francis IValker ; Elm 

 Hall, Wanstead, 



Haggerstone Entomological Society. 



Aug. 4. — Mr. E. G. Meek exhibited specimens of Lythria 

 purpuraria (bred by Mr. Button, of Gravesend), and of Sco- 

 paria Zellerii, Dicrorampha flavidorsana, Acidalia emutaria 

 and Herminia derivalis. Mr. Elisha, living larvae of Pericallia 

 syringaria, and examples of Scoparia Zellerii, captured at 

 Box Hill. Mr. T. Eedle, specimens of Dasydia obfuscata, 

 Emmelesia blandiata, Coremia munitata, Erebia Epiphron, 

 &c. Mr. Clark, several varieties of Arctia caja. 



Aug. 11. — Mr. Bartlett exhibited a variety of Boarmia 

 repandata, together with specimens of Catocala promissa and 

 C. sponsa. Mr. A. Harper, a variety of Liparis monacha. 

 Mr. Boden, a very dark specimen of Setina irrorella and 

 Lithosia complana. 



Aug. 18. — Mr. Meek exhibited Pempelia obductella, n. s. 

 (captured by Mr. Button, of Gravesend), Acidalia osseata, and 

 a variety of Argynnis Adippe, the usual silver spots on the 

 under side of the hind wings being absent. [This is the 

 variety Cleodoxa, figured in my ' British Butterflies,' p. 32. — 

 E. Newman.^ Mr. Moore, an example of Deilephila Galii, 

 captured at Stamford Hill. 



Aug. 2b. — Mr. Bartlett exhibited specimens of Phycis 

 abietella. Mr. E. G. Meek, some larvae of Scardia chorargella, 

 feeding in a species of Fungus. Mr. T. Eedle, specimens of 

 Fidonia pinetaiia. Mr. Elisha, a series of fine bred Pericallia 

 syringaria. Mr. Bryant, Emmelesia unifasciata and Nonagria 

 Elymi. 



Sept. 1. — Mr. Boden exhibited fine speciaiens of Angerona 

 prunariay and a variety of the same species. Mr. Elisha, 

 a very dark variety of Tephrosia crepuscularia. Mr. Eedle, 



