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THE TOUNG NATURALIST. 



HAGGERSTON ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



April 21st. — Mr. Huckitt, Vice-president, in the chair. There was a 

 large attendance of members, and a large number of exhibits, amongst 

 which may be mentioned several bottles containing specimens of snakes 

 from Basutoland, by Mr. Huckett; Mr. Russell, a very fine series of 

 E. elpenor, bred ; Mr. Hanes, a long series of B. parlhenias ; Mr. Anderson, 

 very fine specimens of Abruptaria and 0. pudibunda, bred; Mr. J. A. Clark, 

 a large number of bottles containing specimens of pond life, some being of 

 great interest. Several members mentioned having seen B. hirtaria for the 

 first time this season. Mr. Barker brought up a notice in reference to the 

 enclosure of Box Hill, which stated that visitors to that place were to keep 

 on the front of the hill, and not trespass in the wood at the rear. 



April %8th. — Dr. Sequira, M.D. in the chair. Mr. Hanes exhibited cap- 

 tured specimens of G. libatrix, T. batis, and C. corylata ; Mr. Pearson, C. 

 flavicornis, T. munda, B. parthenias, E. dodoneata, &c. ; Mr. J. Clark, 

 a species of Tipula, bred from larvse dredged from ponds (bred that day.) 

 Mr. E. R. Sequira was proposed a member. Several members had paid visits 

 to Epping Forest, but only found a few species such as T. cruda, gothica, &c. 



May blh. — Mr. Huckett, Yice- president, in the chair. Mr. Anderson ex- 

 hibited a long series of bred H. abruptaria ; Mr. Hanes, fine series of Gl 

 elpenor ; Mr. Pearson, series of F. piniaria ; Mr. J. A. Clark, specimens of 

 X. lithoriza bred that day. Several members had paid visits to West Wick- 

 ham and had taken T. piniperda, E. nanata, and F. atomaria ; on the Shirley 

 Hills had taken larvse of S. belgiaria, A, agathina, and A. porphyrea ; and at 

 Highgate Woods, the usual species of Noctua larvse. 



May 12th. — Mr. Huckett in the chair. Mr. Lusby exhibited two speci- 

 mens of L. argiolus, taken a few days previously, and said that this year they 

 were rather scarce ; Mr. Hanes, ova of G. rhamni on twigs of Frangula, also 

 various species of Noctua larvse ; Mr. Anderson, larvse of Pamphilus, taken 

 in Epping Forest ; Mr. J. A. Clark, fine series of A. derivata, bred. 



May 1 1th. — Mr. Huckett, "Vice-president, in the chair. Dr. Sequira, M.D., 

 exhibited a quantity of living specimens of Sulphurella, taken that day ; Mr. 

 Harper, a log of ebony which was perforated by an insect, the species being 

 undetermined j Mr. Hanes, X. lithoriza, T. piniperda, A. derivata, and E. 

 nanata; Mr. J. A. Clark, various specimens of pond life; Mr. Sauson, A.pro* 

 dromaria, T. instabilis, P. pilosaria, and A. derivata. Mr. Clark announced 

 that he had just bred a few specimens of E. CurzoniL Mr. A. Sauson was 

 proposed as a member of the Society. Mr. Harper brought up the adjourned 

 discussion on the habits of L. agera. This was a species that he had never 

 bred, but, according to Stainton, it had a brown larva, with a white stripe down 



