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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



[April 



Mr. Frobank, a third brood of Parage megcera, L., ten males and one female, bred 

 by himself, from ova, deposited on August 2nd, 1893. 



Mr. Billups, three species of rare Ichneumonidae — viz., Microgaster russatus, Hal., 

 taken at High Beech in 1884, Hyperacmus crassicomis, Gr., of which only one 

 recorded specimen was known, taken at Oxshot in 1892; and Euryproctus nemoralis, 

 Fov., taken at the same place last July. 



Mr. Filer, a series of Hybcrnia leucophearia, Schiff., taken at Richmond and 

 Epping, among which were some exceptionally dark melanic forms. 



Mr. W. A. Pearce, specimens of A ttacus luna, L., and Citheronia regalis, F., from 

 Wilkinsburg, U.S.A. 



Mr. Jenner Weir, male and female Heteronympha merope, Fab., and stated that the 

 sexes were so totally unlike as to be deemed different species until quite recently. 

 He also mentioned that the chrysalis was said to be contained in a frail network on 

 the ground. 



Mr. Williams, the local snake Coronella Icevis, taken at Camberley, W. Surrey, in 

 1883. 



Mr. Auld, on behalf of Dr. Knaggs, a working model of the Decoy and Net 

 described in the " Entomologist," 1893, an d a considerable discussion ensued. 



Mr. Step stated that he had found that the flowers of the Butcher's Broom- 

 (Ruscus aculeatus, L.) were produced in pairs on the phylloclade, but only one bud 

 opened at a time. 



March 22nd, 1884.- — E. Step, Esq., President, in the chair. 



The Rev. J. E. Tarbat, The Common, Weybridge, was elected a member. 



Mr. South exhibited along bred series of Tccniocampa gothica, L., including many 

 var. gothicina, which he had received from Mr. Rose, of Barnsley. The whole were 

 large and of a deep red shade; also buds of Arundo phragmites, L., from Hampshire, 

 which were infested by a large dipterous larva. 



Mr. Turner, a long series of Hy hernia leucophearia, Schiff., taken this year, 

 including a considerable number of melanic forms. 



Mr. Adkin, a series of the same species from the New Forest, the common form, 

 among them being the white banded one. 



Mr. Auld, a very large recently bred specimen of Ocneria dispar, L. 



Mr. Sauze, a Locust (CEdipoda tartarica), captured at Brixton among vegetables 

 imported from Italy. 



Mr. Edwards, a number of reptiles and other zoological specimens which he had 

 just received from Penang. 



Several members noted that Tceniocampa munda, Esp., Asphalia fiavicornis ) L., 

 Diurnia fagella, Fb., and Semioscopus avellanella, Hb., were out. — Hy. J. Turner 

 Hon. Report Sec. 



ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 



The 14th annual meeting was held at the Hall. Buckhurst Hill, near Woodford, 

 Essex, on the 31st March. The report of the council was received. The treasurer's 

 accounts showed a fair balance in hand, but it was pointed out that in order to carry 

 out the objects for which the club was formed 600 members were required, whereas 

 there were only 400 at present on the roll. All the officers were re-elected and the 

 routine business transacted. A discussion took place as to the desirability of reduc- 

 ing the cost of the Naturalist, the Society's official medium, and also as to the aboli- 

 tion of the entrance fees, but nothing was definitely settled. The: President then read 

 " A Sketch of the development of Architecture in Essex." 



