174 . THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



August Wth, 1887. — R. South, Esq., E.E.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 

 Mr. Watson exhibited Catocala promissa, Esp., from the New Eorest. Mr. 

 West (Streatham), Sesia asiliformis, Eott. (bred) ; varieties of Byccena cory- 

 don, Eb., and Argynnis euphrosyne, L. Mr. Wellman, Bianthcecia albima- 

 cula, Borh. ; Bryophila glandifera, FJb. {muralis, Eorst) ; a yellow variety 

 of B. perla, Fb. ; Plusia interrogationis, L., from Perth ; dwarfed forms of 

 Aspilates gilvaria, Eb., Eubolia bipunctaria, SchifF., and B. mensuraria, W.V. 

 [limitala, Scop.) ; and living larvae of Heliothis marginata, Eab. (Chariclea 

 umbra, Hufn.), feeding on Knot grass. Mr. Mera, Thera simulata, Hub., 

 from Ireland. Mr. Fremlin, a variety of Vanessa urtica, L. Mr. South, a 

 variety of Triphcena orbona, Eab. {comes, Hub.), the colour of the hind-wings 

 being a creamy white instead of bright yellow ; a variety of Vanessa io. t L., 

 having a small extra ocelli on the hind-wing. Mr. Helps, Macroglossa stella- 

 tarum, L. The Secretary, on behalf of Mr. Lewcock, exhibited a number of 

 species of Coleoptera, obtained chiefly in Surrey, and read notes on the ex- 

 hibit. There were twelve species of Bonacice, including Donacia hydrocha- 

 ridis, B. lemnce, E., B. linearis, Hoppe., D. menyanthidis, F. and B. 

 comari, Suf. Also, Bembidium lunatum, Dup., about a dozen specimens 

 taken on the banks of the Thames, at Eainham, Essex, in August (1886), 

 but it appeared from Mr. Lewcock's note that previous to this he had only 

 come across the species singly. Several species of Malachius, Cionus ver- 

 basci, E., Cryptocephalus lineola, F., and many others were also in the box, 

 the whole forming a most interesting exhibit. 



The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Adkin, recording the unusual abun- 

 dance of Pieris brassier and P. rapes in the neighbourhood of Eastbourne, 

 and several members contributed the result of their observations in different 

 localities, and a discussion ensued as to the probable cause of the appearance 

 of these species in such numbers in the southern counties, in which Messrs. 

 Kendall, South, Carrington, Tugwell, Wellman, Hall, Step, and others took 

 part. — H. W. Barber, Ron. Sec. 



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