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Cleonus sulcirostris which completely deceived me at the time, as, besides, 

 being in rather an unusual locality, the insect itself was such a dark 

 one that I imagined it to be C. nebulosus. On tlie same day, out of a 

 clump of grass 1 took the following : 2 Choleva angustata, 4 Lathrohium 

 longulum, 6 Simplocaria semistriata, S Oxypoda longiiisculn , S Homalota 

 pygmaa, and several Myllc&na dongata. To finish up the day I found 

 some putrid fungus which yielded Homalota occidta, yzlt. fungivora, and 

 2 H. triangiiluni. This day's success induced me to go again on the 

 following Saturday, but the weather was cold and windy and it rained 

 nearly the whole time ; the result may be imagined. During the short 

 time I was there I secured Philonthus niicans and P. sifninticoniis : also 

 one of the best insects that the locality is likely to produce, namely : 

 Homalota splendeiis. In April 1 made a special excursion after Berosiis 

 signaticollis, but only took a single specimen. The deficiency in this 

 respect, however, was made up by a series of Cnemidotus impvcssus and 

 a single specimen of Haliphis cinereus; whilst among the commoner 

 water beetles may be mentioned Dytiscus puiicttdatiis, Colymhetes 

 pidvevosusi Hydroponis evytliroccphalus and H . picipcs. Visiting the same 

 locality in May, I took Amiccena hipitsttdatus, Limnehius papposiis^ 

 Anchomenus vidtius, and C hi renins nigricornis \ but the best capture was 

 a specimen of Homalota debilis. My visit in June produced 3 Steiio- 

 lophus teutonics, 2 Polydrosus confluens, 1 Trechus discus, and. 1 

 Hydropoj'hus fernigineus, all of which, especially the last two, were very 

 acceptable. The past month (September) has yielded 7 Halipus 

 cinerens, Tachyusa atva, and another Homalota splendens. — H. Heasler, 

 Peckham. 



Reports of Societies. 



CITY OF LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 



HISTORY SOCIETY. 



September 1st, 1892. — Exhibits: — Mr. Jackson, a fine var. of Papilio macliaon, in 

 which the two black blotches on the costa had coalesced ; also a var. of Polyommatus 

 phlaas, without the copper band on the posterior wings, and a gynandromorphous 

 specimen of Trichmra cratagi. Mr. Gates, a number of species taken this season near 

 Hammersmith, including P. saliccina, P. neglectaiia, P. biliiiuuia, D. olivelia, C. 

 laburnella, P. trigonodactylus, C. cygiiipcnnclla, S. intciiiana, G. liermanella^ G. velocella, 

 P. cruciferarum , and one specimen of S. triquetclla. Mr. Bacot, a series of BoDibyx 

 neustria bred from larvae from South Devon and Hadleigh. This series included a 

 var. of the ? , in which the central band was resolved into, a triangular mark on the 

 costa and the inner margin. Mr. Smith, t\vo living larvae of Acronycta tridciis, and 

 examples of Zygcsna tvifoiii and Gnophos obscunita from Swanage. Dr. Sequeira, 

 Colias edusa, Eupithecia subfulvata, and a pair of Lcucania lithargvria, the ? being set 

 underside to shew a tuft of black hair situate behind the last pair of legs. Mr. Tutt 

 considered this tuft as a secondary se.vual character and thought that it might be 

 connected with the scent glands. Mr. Sykes, Colias liyalc, C. cdusa, and \-ar. ? hcUce 



