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the back, which fed on vetch, is full-fed the end of May, and appears on the 

 wing the middle of July ; is always found in open spaces, it flies like the 

 ordinary common species, and retires to rest earlier than others of the genus, 

 resting on rushes and heather ; he had formerly found them in Epping Forest, 

 St. George's Hill, Weybridge, and abundantly in the New Forest, but con- 

 sidered that they had quite disappeared from Epping Forest, the nearest 

 place to take them now being Weybridge. Mr. Huckett said that he had no 

 doubt but that this species was extinct in Epping Forest, and said that he 

 took them in marshy places. Mr. Harper stated that where he took them 

 on St. George's Hill there was no marshy ground. Mr. Pearson had taken 

 several about five or six years ago, but had only observed one specimen in 

 the Forest since. Mr. J. A. Clark had also taken it in Epping Forest, also 

 at Box Hill.— -J. Russell, Secretary. 



SOUTH LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY 



SOCIETY. 



March 24th, 1887. — R. Adkin, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the chair. Mr. 

 J. A. Cooper exhibited a variety of Cidaria immanala, Haw., from North Devon. 

 Mr. Cooper showed a specimen of an ichneumon bred from a pupa of Sesia 

 sphegiformis, Fab. Mr. T. R. Billups exhibited Stilpnus deplanatus, Gr., bred 

 from a larva case of a species of Psyche, found on a fence in his garden at 

 Peckham, also Apantelez tetricus, Renh, bred from the Common Thrift 

 (Armeria maritina, Auct.), found in the Warren, Folkstone ; he stated that 

 this rare species of Braconidee had hitherto only been recorded from Devon- 

 shire. 



April 14th, 1887. — The President in the chair. Mr. J. A. Cooper 

 exhibited Amphidasys prodromaria, W.Y. (stataria, Hufn.) Mr. C. A. 

 Briggs, a large number of Lycana adonis 3 W.Y. [bellargus, Rott.), including 

 many forms both of the male and the female, dwarfed forms and some 

 remarkable forms of the underside; also another box containing a pale 

 yellow form of L. agon, W.Y., and varieties of the underside of L. alexis 

 (icarus, Rott.), and agestis, W.Y. (astrarc/ie, Bgstr.) Mr. Goldthwaite, 

 living larvee of Pericallia syringaria > L. Mr. R. Adkin, pupa case of Eupoz- 

 cilia umbiguella, Hub., from the New Forest. Mr. T. R. Billups, fine speci- 

 mens of the following Coleoptera : Megalosoma typ/ion, from Chili ; Xylotrupes 

 gideon. from the West Indies ; X. dichitomus, from the Phillipine Isles ; 

 Golofa centaurea, from West Africa ; G. hastatus from Mexico, and G. alacus, 

 from Columbia ; also three examples of the rare Lamellicorn (Phcsneus im- 

 perator, Fab.^, from Chili, and contributed some interesting remarks on his 

 exhibit. The Secretary read a letter from Mr. W. F. de Y. Kane, refering 



