198 THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



SOUTH LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY 



SOCIETY. 



August Zhth, 1887. — R. Adkin, Esq., E.E.S., President, in the chair. 

 Mr. Cooper exhibited Argyrolepia ceneana, from Essex. Mr. Mera, examples 

 of the summer emergence of Tephrosia crepuscularia. Mr. West, Acidalia 

 ornata (bred). Mr. Sheldon, Gatoptria candidulana, Retinia buoliana, and R. 

 pinicolana. Mr. Wellman, Agrotis curshria from Burton-on-Trent, Noctua 

 f estiva, var. conflua, from Perth, and Plusia orichalcea (Ghryson, Esp.), from 

 Newmarket. Mr. Dobson,, Liparis monacha, Selenia illustraria {tetralunaria, 

 Hufn)., Ennomos erosaria, Amphipyra pyramidea, &c, bred from larvge obtained 

 at the New Forest. Mr. Barron, a large specimen of Polyommatus phlceas, with 

 broad border to forewings. Mr. Tugwell, Boarm,ia abietaria, bred from larvae 

 beaten out of yew. Mr. Tutt, a Gelechia of doubtful species ; a short series 

 each of Depressaria yeatiatia, Doryphora palustrella, Gr ambus contaminellus, 

 C. alpenellus, dark forms of Lita marmorea, and a new species Lita bland- 

 ulella, also a blackish Depressaria, which Mr. Tutt stated could not be iden- 

 tified as belonging to any of our known British species. Mr. Sabine, Lyc&na 

 alexis [icarus), males of varying blue tints, blue females, and a dwarf male 

 barely three-quarters of an inch in expanse, underside with confluent spots, 

 and an underside of male with left wings normal, and right wings of the 

 obsolete type ; also males of L. adonis, various shades of colour, and females 

 more or less blue ; a fine series of Hybrids (?) male and female between 

 alexis and adonis ; and forms and varieties of L. corydon. Mr. Billups read 

 a letter from Mr. Cockerell, giving notes on the faUna of West Cliff County, 

 Custer, Colorado, and exhibited specimens of lepidoptera from that district. 



September St/i, 1887.— T. R. Billups, Esq., F.E.S., in the chair. Mr. J. 

 T. Williams exhibited a small specimen of Platypteryx hamula {binaria, 

 W.Y.), and remarked on the number of dwarfed specimens of lepidoptera to 

 be seen this year, which he attributed to the dryness of the atmosphere and 

 consequent dryness of the food-plants ; a discussion ensued in which Messrs, 

 Billups, Carrington, Wellman, and others took part. Mr. Williams also 

 showed a specimen of Sp/iinx convolvuli, taken by him that morning at Cray- 

 ford, and asked whether the species deposited its eggs in the autumn or 

 spring, and in reply Mr. Carrington said he had never heard of any hibernated 

 specimens of the insect being captured in the spring, and would conclude 

 from that, that the ova were deposited in the autumn. Mr. Sheldon exhibited 

 long series oi Agrotis agathina and Noctua castanea, taken on heather flowers, 

 at Shirley. Dr. Rendall, Apamea gemina and Hadena suasa (dissimilis g 

 Knoch), and contributed notes, Mr. Wellman, varieties of Zygcena filipen* 



