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Bonchurch, and Silpha littnralis taken under a dead hedgehog. Mr. Bayne mentioned 

 that Lithosia aureola was now fairly plentiful at Chingford, and that other species 

 abounded. Mr. Tremayne stated that insects were very abundant at West Wickham, 

 while Mr. Prout recorded Stunropus fagi and Nutodonta trcpida from the same locality. 



TlnLvsday, June 16II1. — Exhibits: — Lepidoptera — Dr. Buckell, a peculiar dark 

 coloured var. of Lopliopteryx camelina bred from a pupa taken in Epping Forest, also 

 a female of Hepialus lupulinns, ovipositing, the ova being merely dropped, and 

 possessing no adhesive property. Mr. Huckett, a specimen of Stauropus fagi from 

 Monks Wood, Epping Forest, and examples of the summer brood of Selenia illunaria. 

 Mr. Tremayne, specimens of Stauropus fagi, Notodonta dodonaea and Lithosia aureola, 

 taken in the New Forest at Whitsuntide. Mr. Smith, some prettily m.arked forms 

 of Hadena pisi from the Lake District, and a series of Nemeobius lucina from the New 

 Forest. Mr. Fox, a long and variable series of Spilosoma menthastri. Mr. Bayne, a 

 pupa of Halias quercana, and a variable series of Strenia clathrata. Mr. Battley, 

 Lithosia aureola, Brephos parthenias, Nyssia hispidavia and Eurymcne dolobraria, all taken 

 in Epping Forest this season. He also exhibited a specimen of Diphthera orion, 

 taken on sugar in the New Forest, and recorded the capture of nine more examples 

 of this species, two Stauropus fagi, and a full fed larva oiApatura iris. Mr. Nicholson, 

 bred specimens of Boarmia cinetaria and living larvae of the same species. These 

 larvas were of a bright green colour, and not brown as stated by Newman. He also 

 mentioned that the larvae feed freely on sallow — a fact which he believed to be 

 unrecorded. Mr. Simes, living larvae of Bonibyx castrensis from Shoebury. Mr. 

 Clark a series of Gelechia atriplicella from the Hackney marshes. Mr. Milton, a 

 series of Melanippe hastata from Stornaway, with southern form-s for comparison. He 

 also exhibited in Coleoptera, specimens of Philonthus splendens, and in Hymeuoptera 

 series of the males, females and neuters of Boinbus hortorius and B . lapidarius. — A. U. 

 Battley and J. A Simes, Hon. Sees. 



General Notes. 



MicRO-LARVyE FOR THE MoNTH. — -July is a busy season for larvae, 

 and during the earlier part we get many species that ought to have 

 been taken last month, but the cold easterly winds we occasionally 

 get at that time cause many to feed very slowly, but tiie warm 

 weather we now have causes them to feed up and disappear. 

 Searching for these and the many species that ouglit now to be taken, 

 we find our time fully occupied, the weather also is at times very hot 

 and sultry, so that it requires a little resolution to keep as constantly 

 •at work as we should do. In elm hedges we may now obtain the 

 larva of R. forniosella by searching and beating, and from oak the 

 pretty larva of //. prasiiiana, while tliat of P. Jinstlaiia will be found in 

 the terminal shoots of dwarf sallows, particularly those growing in the 

 hollows of sand hills. In damp marshy places, where the meadow 

 sweet is growing, the larva of P. aspcvsana and shephcrdana may now be 

 found screwing up the tops, and in the shoots of Bryony (Brioiia iiioica ) 

 which is now fast spreading itself over the hedges, the larva of P. 

 mgosana will be found causing them to curl over into a cell-shaped 

 mass; P. immundand is now rolling up tlie leaves of alder, and .S, 



