THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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previous six months, which showed that the Society had been fairly active in 

 spite of drawbacks, in spite of bad weather, &c, and after the Hon. Treasurer 

 had submitted his accounts the election of officers was proceeded with, the 

 whole of the gentlemen acting previously being re-elected for another six 

 months. A vote of thanks to them closed the proceedings. 



On the 11th June, Mr. Huckett in the chair, Mr. Russell exhibited some 

 very fine bred B. repandata and N. brunnea, the latter of which he presented 

 to the Society's collection. Mr. E. Cooper shewed some C. ohliquaria, from 

 Wanstead ; Mr. Pearson specimens of C. reclusa, S. undulata, and others 

 from Epping Forest ; while Mr. Lewcock brought up a fine boxful of Cole- 

 optera, including Mezium affine, Anthicus cmtherinus and Sitones regensteinsis. 

 The President announced to the meeting the news of the death of Mr. T. 

 Cooks, the well-known naturalist, who was a member for many years, and a 

 resolution expressing regret was passed and entered on the minutes, a copy 

 being sent to Mr. Cooke's family. 



At the next meeting, 18th June, Mr. Russell exhibited a series each of 

 N. triangulum and N. augur, and Mr. Anderson brought up some K cerusella 

 from the marshes ; but the chief centre of interest for the evening was Mr. 

 Leucock's splendid lot of Coleoptera, including three specimens of Asclera 

 cosrulea, from Farnham, and fifteen Bonacia dentipes, and five Donacia meny- 

 anthidis and others from Esher. Mr. Lewcock mentioned that he visited 

 the above localities on June 13th in company with Mr. Cripps, and had a 

 most productive day's work, taking between them about fifty species, includ- 

 ing such insects as Cleonus nebulosus, Hedera ochina, Anthocomus fasciatus, 

 several species of the genus Bryaxis and about 400 specimens of the genus 

 Bonacia, comprising chiefly B. menyanthidis, B. dentipes, and B. thalassina. 

 It was remarkable that the members of the South London Entomological 

 Society, who had a field-day at the same place, hardly obtained any of the 

 species found by Messrs. Lewcock and Cripps. — Ernest Anderson, Sec. 



OUR LONDON LETTER. 



It is with pleasure that I am able to report well of this district during the 

 last month, though things are rather backward, most species appear well 

 represented. In the early part of the month the larvae of S. rhamnata were 

 in fair numbers, both at Croydon and Epping, and the common species such 

 as C. temerata, A, candidata, N. pulveraria, H. abruptaria, V. maculata, 

 M. montanata, &c, were all noted. Later on the marshes produced the 



