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Mr. Hamilton H. Druce exhibited several very beautiful species of butterflies, 

 belonging to the genus Hypochrysops from the Solomon Islands and Australia, and 

 read a paper on the subject, entitled "A Monograph of the Lycsenoid genus 

 Hypochrysops, with descriptions of new species." 



Mr. J. C. Gahan read " Notes on some species of Diabrotlca." — H. Goss and W. 

 W. Fowler, Hon. Sees. 



THE SOUTH LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 



HISTORY ASSOCIATION. 



November 2yth, 1890. — W. H. Tugwell, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. Mr. 

 South exhibited examples of Melanippe fluctiiata, from many localities and called 

 attention to the var. costovata, of Haworth, also to an unusually large specimen from 

 Scotland, he also referred to Milliere's figure of the variety known as Neapolisata, as 

 to which Mr. South expressed an opinion that he hada doubt as to its occurring in 

 England. Mr. Hodges, Leucania vitellina, taken September 26tli, i8go ; also speci- 

 mens of Caradrina ambigua, Isle of Wight, August, 1888, and one from Guernsey, Sep- 

 tember, 1890. Mr. R. Adkin, a series oi Spilosoma mcntliastri, bred from ova received 

 from the North of Ireland, the whole of the moths having a distinct brownish tinge 

 of colour which was common to both sexes, the specimens also varied much in the 

 arrangement of the spots, he remarked that he understood this formi was the prevalent 

 one in the district. Mr. Tugwell said that Mr. Adkin's specimens were very similar 

 to those from the neighbourhood of Perth. Mr. Short, series of the two forms of 

 Lobophora viretata, bred from ova received from the Birmingham district and stated . 

 that he occasionally took the species in the North of London. Some discussion took 

 place as to the difference in colour and size of the respective broods. Mr. Short also 

 exhibited three examples of Spilosoma fuliginosa, from Aberdeen, much larger and 

 paler than those usually received from the north. Mr. Adye, forms of AncJtocelis 

 liinosa. from Christchurch, Hants. Mr. Tugwell, insects from New Caledonia ; also 

 long series of Triphcena orbona, from English and Scotch localities, and extreme forms 

 from Shetland, the series showed considerable variation and siibsequa, which species 

 the exhibitor remarked was more stable in colour and the variation was less marked 

 than in orbona. Mr. Billups, foreign Coleoptera, also numerous species of Diptera 

 taken by him during the past season, among which were Tetanocera ferruginea, Fen. 

 T. elata, Fen., T. punctulata, Scop., Acidia cognata, W., A. heraclei, L., Palloptera 

 arcuata, Fen., Lininia marginata, F., Platystoma seminatioiiis, Fen,, &c., &c. 



December 11th, 1890. — W. H. Tugwell, Esq., in the chair. Mr. R. Adkin, exhibited 

 Peronia hastiana, bred from larvae received from the Isle of Man ; Hepialus sylvaniis, L. 

 taken in Kent and called attention to a peculiar habit of the species of hanging from 

 the herbage when in copula. Mr. R. South, Lycana agestis, vars. allous, salmacis, and 

 artaxerxes, and made some observations thereon. Mr. Tugwell, long series of 

 Eupithecia satyrata, English and Scotch, also the var. callimaria, also several specimens 

 of Eupithecia from Paisley which Mr. Tugwell said he could not think were E. satyrata 

 Mr. C. G. Barrett expressed an opinion that they were E. trisignaria. Mr. Fenn said 

 he had never heard of this species so far north as Scotland. There was considerable 



