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larvas of Saturnia carpini. He remarked upon the great variability of these larvae, 

 and stated that while the green forms harmonized well with the hawthorn leaves, 

 the black larvae, when lying side by side on a leaf, completely hid it, and gave it the 

 appearance of a hole in the hedge. Dr. Sequeira, several species of butterflies 

 without the usual spots on the upper-side. These included Pieris rapes. Chortobius 

 pamphilus, C. davus, and Satynis hyperanthus. Capt. Thompson, a dusky specimen of 

 Ennomos angularia, Platyptaryx falcula with gold scales, and a living bred specimen of 

 Phorodesma bajularia. Mr. Riches, dark specimens of Hemerophila abruptaria. Mr. 

 Huckett, a bred series of Pericalha syringaria. Coleoptera : Mr. Clark, Ocypus 

 cuprens, Rhagium inquisitor, Balaninus villosus, &c. Mr. Heasler, Tiresias serra, bred 

 from larva? found under bark last Christmas at Richmond Park. Mr. Pearson, 

 Blaps similis, Sphodrus leucophthalmus. Mr. Lewcock gave an account of an excursion 

 to Woking and Farnham at Whitsuntide. 



Tuesday, 20th June, 1893. — Exhibits : Mr. Clark, larvae of Endromis versicolor, a 

 dark variety of Hemerophila abruptaria from Hackney, and specimens of Spilosoma 

 menthastri with very few black spots. The latter were bred from a sparsely spotted 

 specimen captured in the New Forest, but the majority of the biood were normal, 

 only two or three following the Q parent. Dr. Buckell, examples of the two broods 

 of Ephyra punctaria, and series of Eupithecia centaureata, on which he read some notes. 

 Mr. Battley, a pupa of Anthocharis cardamincs and three melanic specimens of 

 Stauropus fagi, bred from eggs found at Epping Forest. He pointed out that the 

 dark colour was chiefly developed on the upper wings and the front margin of the 

 hind wings, these being the parts exposed when the insect is at rest. Mr. Bacot, a 

 melanic specimen of 5. fagi, bred from an Epping Forest larva, also Notodonta trepida, 

 and young larvae of same from the New Forest. Mr. Tremayne, Vanessa polychlorus, 

 Bombyx rubi, &c, from Epping Forest. Capt. Thompson, a melanic specimen of 

 Chrysoclysta linneella, and a series of Phorodesma bajularia from Epping Forest. 

 Coleoptera: Mr. Heasler, Toxotus meridianus, Molorchus minor, and Cryptocephalos 

 fulcratus. Mr. Lewcock, Telephones paludosus received from Mr. A. J. Chitty ; also 

 various species from Woking and Farnham. Dr. Sequeira stated that he had visited 

 Wicken Fen, and found Papilio machaon in all its stages, it having been on the wing 

 since the beginning of April. Mr. Battley stated that two larvas found in the stems 

 of ribbon-grass, and which he had thought to be Apamea ophiogramma had emerged, 

 and were Miana strigilis var. czthiops, the only difference noticed in the larva being that 

 strigilis had faint traces of longitudinal lines. Mr. Tremayne reported that some 

 larvae of Clostera anachoreta had spun up, and the imagines emerged eight days after. 

 Mr. Smith had bred Thecla quercus from larvae taken in the New Forest at Whit- 

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THE SOUTH LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 



HISTORY SOCIETY. 



June 8th, 1893. — J. Jenner Weir, Esq., F.L.S., President, in the chair. Mr. F. 

 W. Frohawk exhibited a variety of M. artemis, a most remarkable form, especially 

 on the underside, the normal orange-tawny colouring being replaced by a fulvous 

 brown, and the markings of the outer half of the secondaries being almost entirely 

 missing, also a somewhat similar aberration of the same species on behalf of Mr. 

 Carpenter. Mr. H. A. Auld exhibited a specimen of 5. urticce, which was deficient 

 in the usual row of black spots down the centre of the body, also a bred series of 

 P. vitalbata. Mr. R. Adkin showed a splendid box of A. nubeculosa, from Rannoch, 

 bred 1893, two being from larvae fed up in 1890, and the remainder in 1891, Mr. 

 Adkin stating it was not an uncommon thing for this species to remain two years in 

 the pupa. Mr. Weir referred to the view held by some, that certain species resisted 

 any forcing when pupae, and instanced the second brood of P. napi, in this respect, 



