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would imagine that as haymaking is a very old institution, if it had the effect 

 of destroying Acis larvge, it would have exterminated the species years and 

 years ago, unless the time of mowing is altered, which would rather affect the 

 question. If, however, the Anthyllis vulneraria is more of a wild plant, 

 growing among the varied herbage which covers chalky soils, we must look 

 for other reasons to explain the disappearance of Acis from among us. Cli- 

 matic changes are, I think, very likely to have had much to do with it. Mr. 

 Pearson said that in 1880, a late member of this Society paid a visit to South 

 Wales, and amongst the captures were five or six L. am. — J. Russell and 

 E. Anderson, Joint Secretaries. 



SOUTH LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY 



SOCIETY. 



April 2Slh, 1887.— R. Adkin, Esq., E.E.S., President, in the chair. Mr. 

 Helps exhibited Deilephila livomica, Esp, from Coles Cross, near Crewkerne. 

 Mr. Lea, Taniocampa munda, Esp., T. gracilis, Fb., and T. leucographa, Hb., 

 taken in Herefordshire, at sallow. Mr. Soure, forms of Lyccena corydon, Hb. 

 and L. adonis, W.V. {Bellargus, Rott.), also a specimen of a Zygcena, and 

 stated that it was probably hybrid between Z. filipendulce, L. and Z. trifolii, 

 Esp. Mr, Sheldon, red and clay coloured forms of Tceniocampa cruda, 

 Esp., one very curious specimen having the wings on one side red, and on 

 the other clay coloured, also a series of Scoparia augustea, St. Mr. Tugwell 

 bred examples of Cidaria suffumata, Hb., Nyssia hispidaria, Hb., Hybernia 

 progemmaria var. fuscata. Mr. Jager, Bupithecia pumilata, Hb., bred 

 from flowers of clematis and hemp agrimony. Mr. Adkin, very large speci- 

 mens of Anticlea badiata, Hb. Mr. S. Edwards, a long series of Papilio 

 merope, Cram. Mr. J. Jenner Weir contributed some observations on the 

 difference in appearance of the two sexes. Mr. Billups, exotic species of 

 Coleoptera comprising examples of the family Scarabceida, including the 

 genera Phaenosus, Onlhophagus, and Gymnopteurus ; he also exhibited on 

 behalf of Mr. W. T. de Y. Kane, examples of Mesites tardii, from Monaghan, 

 Ireland. Mr. Cockerell, a number of slugs from Cherbourg, found in the 

 Borough Market, including Limax agrestis, L., and var. sylvatica, Mog., 

 Arion bourguignati, Mabille, &c. Mr. J. E. Kelsall contributed a paper on 

 British bats. 



May l%tA. — The President in the chair. Mr. Cooper exhibited bred 

 examples Aleucis pictaria, Curt., Macaria altemata, Hb., Cymatophora ridens, 

 Hb., from Epping Forest, and Spilosoma mendica, Clerch., from Wansted 

 Flats. Mr. Cockerell exhibited mollusca found in the Borough Market, 

 among lettuces from St. Malo ; a number of species from Lofthouse, near 



