180 MEETINGS. 



Amongst the moths, one specimen, a geometer Cidaria 

 corylata, has been added to the Guernsey list. It was found 

 floating on the mill stream near Talbot's Valley during the 

 excursion of June 7 th. 



The splendid Convolvulus Hawk Moth (Sphinx Convol- 

 vuli) has again put in an appearance. The first record is 

 September 7th, when a specimen was taken resting in a yard 

 in Pedvin Street, and another on the same date taken in 

 George Street. These were in beautiful fresh condition. 

 Several other specimens were taken during September. 



A full-grown larva of Acherontia Atropos, the Death's 

 Head Moth, was found in a potato patch and exhibited before 

 the Society. It has since gone down into the earth, and it is 

 hoped next season will emerge as a perfect insect. 



The Guernsey Tiger (Callimorpha Hera) was seen 

 during the excursion to King's Mills on July 12th. This is 

 the earliest record of its appearance in the perfect state, 

 except when reared from the egg in-doors. 



Several fine varieties of the Burnet Moth (Zygcena 

 Trifolii), having the centre spots on the upper wings joined 

 together, were taken at the Gouffre. 



Miss Boley discovered a new station for the pretty little 

 Green Forester (Ino Statices) on Tuesday, June 21st, at 

 Bon Repos. This is one of our most local moths, known to 

 occur only on three other spots on our southern cliff coast. 



During the excursion to Perelle Bay on August 2nd, the 

 little islet of La Chapelle Dom Hue was visited, and resulted 

 in the discovery of an Hemipterous insect not yet on the list, 

 Nobis major. It was in the greatest profusion under stones 

 all over the place. By the sides of these stones were also a 

 great number of the tubular webs of Atypus sulzeri, one of 

 the rarest of the British spiders, first recorded as a Guernsey 

 species by Mr. Marquand, who captured a male specimen at 

 Fermain Bay early in March of last year. No males were 

 seen on this occasion, but several females were lying in wait 

 at the bottom of their long tubes. 



On August 16th a new habitat for the rare and curious 

 non-British Hemipteron (Brachypelta aterrima) was found 

 on the coast near Grande Rocque; hitherto they had only 

 occurred singly, crawling up the cliff paths and settled on 

 the furze blossom on the southern coast. Here they were 

 evidently at home, both the larval forms and perfect insects 

 being in profusion, burrowing into sand near the edges of, and 

 under loose stones. 



