16 meetings. 



REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. 



In the report for last year the great scarcity of Butter- 

 flies was noticed, especially of the two Garden Whites, Pieris 

 Brassicce and Pieris rapes. During this year, however, these 

 two insects have put in an appearance in increased numbers, 

 greatly to the annoyance and loss of our market gardeners, &c» 



Of all the Butterflies, however, the Small Copper, Poly- 

 ommatus phlceas, has been the most abundant, appearing in the 

 autumn in unusual numbers. They swarmed everywhere, in 

 fields, gardens, and on the cliffs, and in many places more than 

 a dozen could be captured with one stroke of the net. The 

 Clouded Yellow (Colias Edusa) has been rather common 

 during the autumn months, especially in September and 

 October. 



The two fine Hawk Moths, Acherontia atropos (the 

 Death's Head Moth) and Sphinx convolvuli (the Convolvulus 

 Hawk Moth) have been abundant, many specimens being 

 brought to me from all parts of the island. Two species 

 of geometrid moths, Haworth's Pug, Eupithecia isogrammata^ 

 and the Currant Pug, Eupithecia assimilata, have been added 

 to the Society's list by Mr. Baker, a gentleman who has 

 recently taken up his residence in the island, and who has 

 made a study of this family of moths. 



Three additions to the list of Hemiptera Heteroptera have 

 to be recorded ; of these Gnathoconus albomarginatus is rare 

 and local in England. 



Dr. Boley captured a specimen of the rare Pseudagenia 

 carhonaria in the window of his house at St. Martin's. This 

 interesting species belongs to the section of Aculeate-Hymen- 

 optera known as Fossores, or Sand Wasps. It is rare in 

 England and quite new to the Guernsey list. 



Bryaxis impressa, a rather scarce species, has been added 

 to the list of Coleoptera. 



A number of spiders were collected during the year and 

 forwarded to the Rev. F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, who finds 

 two species amongst them which are nice additions to his list 

 of last year, viz. : — Segestria bavarica and Theridion tepia- 

 riorum* 



During this season particular attention has heen paid to 

 the Diptera, or two-winged Flies, and a list of the species 

 captured, numbering 144, will be read this evening. The 

 total number of species of insects now recorded for Guernsey 

 in the Society's Transactions is 1,422. 



In conclusion, we have to deplore the great loss this 



