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Staudinger bestows the name Hethlandica on the Shetland form of 

 Hepialus humuli. Newman's name Thulensis, " Entomologist," Vol. II., 

 p. 176, is earlier. Let us take the genus Sesia. Mr. South in his 

 Catalogue gives Culicifovmis, L., which is right as Culex is masculine ; 

 but he also gives Myopifovmis, Bork., which is wrong as Myopa is 

 feminine. 



In my last communication " British Naturalist," p. 187, bellans is 

 unfortunately spelled with u instead of n. 

 Glanvilles Wootton, Sept. 8th, 1893. 



Reports of Societies. 



CITY OF LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 



HISTORY SOCIETY. 



Tuesday, 5th September, 1893. — Exhibits : Mr. Prout, a variety of the underside 

 of Lyccena corydon, a pair of Leucania albipuncta, and a red var. of Hadena suasa, all 

 from Sandown. Mr. Hollis, a specimen of Arctia caja with orange hind wings, and 

 a pale specimen of Chortobius pamphilus with dark borders to the wings. Mr. Battley, 

 a series of Leucophasia sinapis (2nd brood) from Sidmouth, S. Devon. Mr. Clark, 

 three varieties of Arctia lubricipeda vars. zatima and deschangei, bred by Mr. Harrison 

 of Barnsley. He also exhibited a large number of insects taken during July in the 

 New Forest. These included Argynnis paphia with its var. valezina and intermediate 

 forms, Xanthic specimens of Satyrus janira, suffused examples of Ennomos angular la, 

 E. erosaria, black Boarmia abietaria, Lithosia quadra, L. helveola, Catocala sponsa, C. 

 promissa, Ebulea stachydalls, Tortrix piceana, and many others. With regard to the 

 varieties of A . papilla, Mr. Tutt remarked that several of the males were distinctly 

 green on the hind-wings, and that these specimens frequently developed pale spots 

 on the fore-wings, thus showing a double tendency towards var. valezina. Dr. 

 Buckell, a series of Apamea oculea, all taken in one evening at Highgate, also other 

 forms for comparison. Mr. Lane, a bred series of Thecla betulce from Epping Forest. 

 He remarked that his experience of this species was directly contrary to Mr. 

 Nicholson's, expressed at the last meeting, only about one-fifth of the specimens 

 bred being females. Mr. Smith, Lithosia complanula, L. griscola, and var. stramineola, 

 all from Dorset, and Ennomos erosaria (bred) from the New Forest. Mr. Huckett, 

 specimens of Arctia caja, bred within the last few days (2nd brood) and a lead 

 coloured male of Lyccena adonis, taken at Folkestone on 23rd August, 1893. Dr. 

 Sequeira, Boarmia repandata, Ephyra porata, E. punctaria, E. orblcularta, and the second 

 brood of Lyccena argiolus, all from the New Forest. 



Coleoptera : Mr. Heasler, Staphilinus stercorarlus and Hipyodamia xypunctata, both 

 from Teddington. Dr. Buckell stated that he had counted the heart-beats in the 

 larva of Phlosophora mettculosa, and found them to be 44 to the minute. He also 

 made some remarks upon the experiments now being conducted with regard to the 

 powers of speech in the apes. Capt. Thompson recorded a specimen of Nonagria 

 lutosa in High Street, Islington. Mr. Huckett stated that he had noticed a sallow 

 and a pear tree in blossom at Folkestone, and several cases of second flowering were 

 recorded by other members. A discussion also took place with respect to the 

 absence of the autumnal larvae this season, Mr. Tutt expressing his opinion that 

 they had emerged from the egg early in the season, and feeding up rapidly, passed 



