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Mr. R. Adkin exhibited two specimens of a supposed species of Tortrix (Tortrix 

 donelana, Carpenter), bred from larvae found on pine trees at Tuam. Mr. C. G. 

 Barrett said he examined the specimens with great care, but he did not consider that 

 they belonged to a new species. He was unable to distinguish them from Tortrix 

 viburnana . 



Mons. A. Wailly exhibited preserved larvae, in various stages, of Citheronia regalis, 

 which he had bred from ova received from Iowa, United States. He said that the 

 natives called this larva the Hickory Horned Devil, and that the specimens exhibited 

 were the first that had been bred in this country. Mons. Wailly further exhibited 

 three female specimens of Antheraa yama-mai bred from cocoons received from Japan ; 

 also a nest of cocoons of Bombyx radama, received from the west coast of Madagascar. 

 Prof. J, B. Smith, of the United States, and Col. Swinhoe took part in a discussion 

 on the habits of the larvae of Citheronia regalis, and as to the period at which they 

 dropped their spines prior to pupating. 



Dr. Sharp exhibited several specimens of a weevil, Ectopsis ferrugalis, the ends of 

 the elytra of which bore a close resemblance to the section of a twig cut with a sharp 

 knife. He said he had received the specimens from Mr. G. V. Hudson, of Wellington, 

 New Zealand, who states that they were found resting in large numbers on dead 

 trunks and branches of Panaz arobca in the forests. 



Mr. G. C. Champion stated that the species of Forficulida, captured by Mr. J.J. 

 Walker, R.N,, in Tasmania, and exhibited by himself at the meeting of the Society 

 in April last, was, he believed, referable to Anisolabis tasiiianica, Bormans, described 

 in the " Comptes Rendus " of the " Ent. Soc. Belgique," 1880, p. Ixviii. 



The Rev. A. E. Eaton made some remarks on the synonymy of the Psychodida, 

 and stated that since August. 1890, he had identified all of the British species in Mr. 

 Verrall's list, except Sycorax silacea. 



Mr. Gervase F. Mathew, R.N., communicated a paper entitled " The Effect of 

 Change of Climate upon the Emergence of certain species of Lepidoptera." A dis- 

 cussion followed, in which Mr. Stainton, Mr. Barrett, Dr. Sharp, and Mr. M'Lachlan 

 took part. — H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 



THE SOUTH LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 



HISTORY SOCIETY. 



October 24/A. — W. H. Tugwell, Esq., Ph.C, President, in the chair. Mr. South 

 referred to Mr. Weir's remarks at the previous meeting on specimens of Arctia caja, 

 with black antennae and exhibited two examples from Mr. Leach's collection, one 

 English and the other, which had been named Eiiprepia phocosoma, Butler, from Japan, 

 having blackish antennae ; Mr. Tugwell also exhibited two examples from his series. 

 Mr. C. G. Barrett pointed out that in none could the antennae be described as black. 

 Mr. J. H. Carpenter exhibited very blue forms of Lycena icarus, from Sussex. Mr. 

 Barker, a specimen of Leucania albipuncta, taken at Folkestone during August. Mr. 

 Jenner Weir, a specimen of Bombyx niori, bred from a cocoon found by him on a 

 Mulberry tree in his garden at Bechenham, and stated that although he had made 

 every possible enquiry he could not learn that anyone in the neighbourhood had 



