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A discussion followed the reading of this paper, in which the President, 

 Mr C. O. Waterhouse, Mr. Theodore Wood, and others, took part. 



At the close of the Ordinary Meeting a Special Meeting was held for the 

 purpose of considering certain proposed alterations in the Bye-laws. The 

 proposed alterations having been explained to the Meeting, were, after some 

 discussion, agreed to and the proceedings terminated.^- H. Goss, Secretary. 



SOUTH LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY 



SOCIETY. 



The Annual Exhibition of the above Society was held on the 25th Nov., 

 at the Bridge House Hotel, London Bridge. The exhibits represented all 

 divisions of both the animal and vegetable kingdoms. Among the exhibitors 

 in the class Insecta, were Mr. M'Lachlan, E.R.S., with Exotic Neuroplera 

 (dragon-flies, ant-lions, &c), and jumping seeds from Mexico, containing 

 larvse of Carpocapsa saltitans, W. Mr. J. J. Weir, E.L.S., his collection of 

 Argynnis paphia and other Argynnida, including various forms and varieties ; 

 also various exotic silkworm moths, &c. The Zoological Society of London, 

 various species of Attacus, including A. atlas, one having been reared at the 

 gardens, the larva feeding on ivy. South African Bombyces and various 

 species of Papilio, among which were P. podalirius, P. alexanor, P. ajax, P. 

 demoleus, &c. All these insects were bred in the Insect House in the gar- 

 dens, Regent's Park. Mr. R. Adkin, portions of his collection of British 

 Lepidoptera, including the Rhopalocera, Sphinges, and Bombyces. Mr. W. 

 Earren, of Cambridge, long and varied series of Bryophila in/par; also a 

 water-colour drawing showing the complete life history of Papilio machaon, 

 with several varieties of the larva, pupa, imago. Mr. W. H. Harwood, of 

 Colchester, a fine variety of Arctia villica, having the right forewing black 

 and the other three normal. Mr. H. Murray, of Carnforth, six specimens of 

 Cidaria reticulata, bred from larva found upon Impatiens noli-me-tangere. 

 Mr. W. Warren, yellow forms of Bryophila perla, and varieties of B. impar. 

 Mr. J. Jager, Callimorpha hera, and var. lutescens, from South Devon. Mr. 

 G. P. Shearwood, three drawers of preserved larvse and imagines. Mr. R. 

 South, his almost complete collection of the Pyralididce, Pterophorida, and 

 Crambida. Mr. Adye, of Christchurch, Chmrocampa celerio and Ifeiopeia 

 pulchella, from Bournemouth, and a number of other species and varieties. 

 Mr. E. Anderson, nice forms of Angerona prunaria, and life histories of a 

 number of species, the appearance of some of the wood-boring larva being very 

 natural. Mr. J. A. Cooper, imagines and living larvse of Geometra smarag- 

 daria. Mr. J. Knight, hybrids between Smerinthus ocellatus and S. populi. 

 Mr. G. Elisha, seven drawers of Tineina, the one containing the Coleqphora, 



