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species. He also exhibited imagos of the above species, imagos of Antheraa 

 Yama-mai, and a number of species of Diurni from Sarawak. 



Mr. Poulton exhibited crystals of formate of lead obtained by collecting 

 the secretion of the larva of Dicranura vinula on 283 occasions. The 

 secretion had been mixed up with distilled water in which oxide of lead was 

 suspended. The latter dissolved, and the acid of the secretion being in ex- 

 cess the normal formate was produced. Prof. Meldola promised to subject 

 the crystals to combustion, so that their constitution would be proved by the 

 final test. 



Mr. Oliver Janson called attention to Mr. Pryer's new work, " Rhopalo- 

 cera Nihonica," and to the fact that the illustrations had been executed by 

 Japanese artists. — H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



HAGGERSTON ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The meeting of July 21st was well attended, and various interesting ex- 

 hibits were shewn, among which may be mentioned some very beautiful 

 varieties of D. conspersa, and a dark form of A. corticea, by Mr. J. A. Clark. 

 C miniata from the New Forest, by Mr. Hanes, and bred T. fimbria, by Mr. 

 Pearson, from larva?, taken near London. Mr. G. Lewcock, who presided, 

 related his experiences from July 9th to 15th, working in a district having 

 Woking as a base of operations. Several good species of coleoptera had re- 

 warded his efforts, the Donacia especially being well represented. A dis- 

 cussion on the habits of L. argiolus was then introduced by Mr. Gurney, who 

 has had considerable experience of this butterfly in its haunts at various parts 

 of Epping Forest, and an interesting evening ensued, the subject being one 

 giving room for argument and discussion. 



The meeting of the following week was rather poorly attended and nothing 

 of interest took place, but a large muster of members were present on August 

 4th, and several donations were made to the Society's collection. Mr 

 Huckett exhibited a series of N. despecta (rtifa, Hb.), which he had observed 

 commonly the previous week. Mr. Clark brought a living specimen of 

 large series of Cicada, which he had captured in the Isle of Wight, and 

 several members recognised it as a species occasionally observed all along the 

 south coast ; two very beautiful specimens of A. aglaia were also shewn by 

 Mr. Clark, the one being of a silvery ground colour with the markings ver 

 black, the other being a dark suffused form. Mr. Eedle exhibited A. ochrata 

 Mr. Levett, some fine C. porcellus ; and Mr. Anderson a long bred series o 

 P. cytisaria, from larvae found on Genista anglica in the spring. Attention 

 was drawn to the abundance of the larvse of V. urticce and V. io, the former 

 swarming along the banks of the River Lea, while Mr. Eedle stated that in 



