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Satyrus megcera took place, the subject being introduced by Mr. E. Cooper. 

 Among various interesting items relating to its habits, several members drew 

 attention to the very early hour at which it commences flying, indeed, it was 

 stated that this species is the earliest flying of all our British Diurni. The 

 exhibits on the table included Geotrupes sylvaiica, and a peculiar variety of 

 Coccinella bi-punctata by Mr. Cripps. Five A. alni and some A. sinuata by 

 Mr. A. J. Clark. Some beautiful A. herbida captured at Brockenhurst on 

 sugar by Mr. Pearson. Yarieties of A. lubricepeda by Mr. Harper, and M. 

 fuciformis by Mr. May. 



At the following meeting the President (Mr. Huckett) brought for inspec- 

 tion, some fine C. elpenor and a very handsome species of ichneumon, bred 

 from same. The Curator read a letter he had received from a former member 

 uow at Bangalore, describing that locality which is known as " the flower 

 garden of India " and stating that life was in the greatest profusion there. 

 Two specimens of (D.) ? Hamata were enclosed in the letter, and arrived in 

 very good condition. 



On July ] 5th, Mr. J. A. Clark brought forward the life history of S. semele 

 for discussion and a very instructive evening ensued. 



The two following meetings were chiefly remarkable for the large exhibits 

 of A. prunaria by various gentlemen, some very beautiful forms and great 

 variation being shewn. The very large deeply splashed forms shewn by the 

 President were greatly admired, and some curious dark banded specimens 

 were shewn by the Secretary. — Ernest Anderson, Secretary. 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Hepalius Yelleda, var. Carnus at Glasgow. — I remember sometime 

 ago reading some interesting notes, which appeared in the " Young Natura- 

 list/' regarding this species. Perhaps a few notes on its occurrence this 

 season, may prove interesting. H. velleda has been this season more common 

 at Possil Marsh than it has been for many years past. Being desirous of 

 taking some nice specimens of the var. Camus, 1 paid a visit to the Marsh on 

 the evening of Monday, 5th J uly, and captured a number of specimens. On 

 examining my captures at home, I found that I had only succeeded in taking 

 one of the variety. I again visited this locality on three different occasions 

 -and netted a large number of this Swift, but, altogether, I found that only 

 about one-fifth were of the variety. One evening I paid a visit to Cadder 

 Wilderness, where velleda rather sparingly, and took about a dozen specimens 



