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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



Note.-— For several of the illustrations and facts in this paper I am 

 indebted to an essay on the Malayan Papilionidse, by Mr. Wallace, in the 

 " Transactions of the Linnsean Society," YoL XXV. 



HAGGERSTON ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The President (Mr. Huckett) took the chair at the meeting held on July 

 23rd, and exhibited a very striking variety of Abraxas grossulariata, which 

 he captured at Hale End, together with other species from the same locality. 

 Mr. May brought up a long and beautiful series of E. cribella, and Mr. 

 Jobson shewed no less than six species of " clearings/'' viz. : — apiformis, 

 bembeciformis, culiciformis, my op mf or mis, formicceformis and tipuliformis. 

 Several other species were on the table, amongst them being four species of 

 the genus Anthop7iagus } shewn by Mr. Lewcock, who had received them from 

 Bath, and Mr. Anderson distributed, on behalf of Mr. Robson, specimens of 

 Agrotis tritici and Luperina testacea. At the following meeting Mr. Harper 

 exhibited a bred specimen of E. autumnaria, and Mr. Clark introduced a 

 discussion on M. athalia, giving interesting details of its habits as observed 

 by him in Abbots Wood, and he exhibited a magnificent variety captured 

 there this season. Several members spoke of the disappearance of this insect 

 from all the localities near London, where it was taken years ago, Chaten 

 Dene being especially mentioned. 



On the 6th August there was an unusually good attendance, and many 

 exhibits. Mr. J. A. Cooper, who presided, shewed a fine series each of 

 E. orbicularia and E. rectangulata and twenty-one beautiful specimens of 

 E. venustula, captured this season in Epping Forest. Mr. Jobson also 

 exhibited this species, and P. betuella and cratagella, whilst among the other 

 good things must be mentioned Mr J. A. Clark with A. myricce, and a very 

 dark form of the common A, megacephala, Mr. Franklin with S. dubi- 

 tata, and E. sambucalis, and Mr. Russell's life-history of V. c-album. The 

 chief object of interest, however, was a beautiful variety of A. caja, having 

 the anterior wings chocolate colour, with only a thin white streak on eaeh, 

 while the blue spots on the posterior wings were confluent, and suffused, 

 forming a broad blue band. The specimen was brought up by Mr. Gurney, 

 who bred it, and has obtained ova from it. 



In connection with his exhibit of V. c-album Mr. Eussell gave details of 

 its life-history, and observations made on it, together with remarks on the 

 allied continental species. Mention was also made of its disappearance from 

 Kent, and the failure of all endeavours to re-introduce it. 



The meeting of August 13 th was chiefly devoted to business, there were, 



