THE BRITISH NATURALIST. [September 



Dr. Buckell, living larvae of Jsemeobiiis lucina, three weeks old; also series of Lycoena 

 adonis and Nisoniades Urges. He called attention to the presence in the males of jV. 

 tages of a fold along the basal half of the costal margin of the fore wings. The same 

 character is also present in Pyrgus malvce, being probably a scent organ. 



Mr. Bacot, full grown larvae of Amphidasys prodromaria feeding on cherry. 

 Mr. Battley , flowers of Orchis pyramidahs, Ophry apifcra (Bee orchis), and Gymnadenia 

 conopsea (Scented orchis), all from Reigate. 



Mr. Bate said that he had made further inquiries as to the specimen of Poly omnia tics 

 viryaurece exhibited by him at the last meeting, and that no doubt seemed to exist as to 

 the authenticity of the specimen, which was taken in July or August, 1880. 



Tuesday, 17th July, 1894. 



Exhibits. Mr. Oldham, a specimen of Rumia cratcsgata with very distinct 



transverse lines ; also some rats killed by poison. 



Mr. Battley, Macrogaster arundinis, Hydrilla palustris, Herminia cribrulis and 

 Nascia citialis, all from Wicken ; and Spilodes sticticalis from Tuddenham. 



Mr. May, bred specimens of Plusia moneta, Geometra papilionaria and Ellopia 

 fa.scia.ria. 



Dr. Buckell, living specimens of Bombyx quercus received from Mr. A. J. Johnson, 

 of Erdington, near Birmingham. He read a letter from that gentleman in which he 

 stated that he had placed three bred specimens (two males and a female) in a box, 

 and shortly afterwards noticed that the two males were in cop. He further suggested 

 that one of them might be hermaphroditic, although they appeared to be typical 

 males. 



Captain Thompson, pupae of Mona.gr ia elymi in stems of Elymus arenanus. 



— C. Nicholson and A. U. Battley, Hon. Secretaries. 



THE SOUTH LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 



HISTORY SOCIETY. 



August 9th, 1894, E. Step, Esq., President, in the chair. 

 Mr. A. W. Peach, of Chiswick, was elected a member. 



Mr. Hall exhibited bred series of Xanthia fulvayo, L. (cerago, Fb.) from Derby and 

 Croydon, stating that it was usual to obtain more in proportion of var. jiavescens, 

 Esp., from the North than from the South ; also bred series of X. citrayo, L. 



Mr. West, of Streatham, exhibited two males and two females of Lasiocampa 

 quereifolia, L., bred from larvae obtained in the fen district. 



Mr. Adkin, on behalf of Mr. South, bred series of Hypsi petes sordidata, Fb. 

 (elutata, Hb.), from Northwood, having very dark ground colour ; bred series of 

 Clcoceris viminalis, Fb., from Blatchworth, some being melanic while others were 

 very pale; a few Tortrix xylosteana, L., of which one had jet black markings 

 instead of the rich reddish brown; a long series of Scoparia murana, Curt., from 

 Macclesfield ; a series of Prays curtisellus, Don., comprising the normal and the 

 uniformly fuscous form, collected round Macclesfield ; and an exceptionally strongly- 

 marked female of Hcpialus kumtc'i, L., taken at Elstree. 



Mr. Croker, a long and fine series of Leptogramma hastiana, L., bred, from St. 

 Anne's-on-Sea ; and two exceptionally distinct specimens of L. literana, L., from the 

 New Forest. 



Mr. Adkin, a few specimens of Spilosoma mendica, Clerk., bred, from Hartlepool; 



