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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



Mr. Jenner Weir exhibited a male of Lycana adonis (bellargus) and a fe- 

 male of L. icarus, which had been captured in copula by Mr. Hillman, and 

 shown to the exhibitor at the time of capture. Mr. Weir also exhibited some 

 specimens of Lyccena which he believed to be hybrids between Lyccena adonis 

 (bellargus) and L. icarus ; and he further exhibited, on behalf of Mr. J enner, 

 four specimens (all males) of Phosphcenus hemipterus, taken at Lewes. 



The Rev. W. W. Fowler exhibited two specimens of Chrysomela cerealis, 

 lately taken by Dr. Ellis on Snowdon ; and also two specimens of Actocharis 

 Readingii, found at Falmouth by Mr. J. J. Walker. 



Mr. E. B. Poulton called attention to the fact that the larvae of some 

 Lepidoptera, if fed in captivity on an unusual food-plant, subsequently refused 

 to eat their ordinary food-plant. He stated that he had observed this with 

 the larvae of Pygcera bucepJiala and Smerinthus ocellatus. Mr. Stainton, 

 Mr. Fowler, and others made some remarks on the subject. 



Mr. Elisha exhibited a series of bred specimens of Geometra smaragdaria, 

 together with the cocoons, containing the empty pupa-cases, attached to the 

 stems of the food-plant. 



Mons. Alfred Wailly, who was present as a visitor, exhibited a long series 

 of silk -producing moths, including some remarkable hybrids between P. 

 cecrosie and P. ceanothi ; and Professor Riley and Mr. Weir made some ob- 

 servations on these hybrids. 



Dr. Sharp read a paper on "Eucnemis capucina (Ahr.) and its larvae." 



Mr. Dunning read a report on the subject of the importation of humble-bees 

 into New Zealand, from which it appeared that the efforts of Mr. Nottidge, 

 of Ashford, and the Canterbury (N.Z.) Acclimatisation Society, had been suc- 

 cessful, and that the long-wanted clover-fertiliser had at length been establish- 

 ed in New Zealand. 



Mons. Peringuey communicated "Notes on some Coleopterous Insects of 

 the family Paussidce! 1 



Mr. J. B. Bridgman communicated "Additions to the Rev. T. A. Marshall's 

 Catalogue of British Ichneumonidse." 



Prof. Riley read "Notes on the phytophagic habit, and on alternation of 

 generation, in the genus Isosoma." In this paper Prof. Riley described, from 

 direct observation, the phytophagic habit in two species of the genus. — 

 Herbert Goss, Secretary. 



HAGGERSTON ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



There was a large muster of members at the meeting held 24th June, Mr. 

 Cripps, the Vice President, presiding. A discussion on the life history of 



