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Britain. Mr. West, of Greenwich, Sericea, from AYest Wickham. Mr. J. 

 Jenner Weir, bred specimens of Myrmeleon europceus, with cocoons, and 

 contributed notes. 



November Ht/i, 1888. — John T. Carrington, Esq., Vice-President, in the 

 chair. Messrs. H. W. J. Vaughan, F.E.S., W. Warren, M.A., F.E.S., W. 

 D. Cansdale,F.E.S., C. Fenn, F. Oswald, E. Brunetti, H. A. Sauze, A. Short, 

 H. E. Hopkins, D. Chittenden, and Sydney W r ebb, were elected members. 

 Mr. Wellman exhibited three bred series of Acidalia aversata. Mr. E. Adkin, 

 Cry modes exulis, and Packnobia hyperborea, from Shetland. Mr. Carrington 

 made some remarks on the last named species which led to a discussion as to 

 whether many of the so called rarieties among the lepidoptera were really 

 scarce or whether the method of working for them had not yet been dis- 

 covered. Mr. Tutt, on behalf of Dr. Chapman, of Hereford, showed among 

 other species long series of Acronycta tridens, and for comparison A. psi, both 

 from Hereford ; the specimens of A. tridens were very interesting, some 

 having a beautiful rosy tinge; and others varying to a large extent in the 

 character of the discoidal spots and the base mark. Mr. Tutt stated that 

 Dr. Chapman had informed him that throughout the whole of the larval 

 stages the two species were quite distinct. Mr. Step read a note from Mr. 

 T. D. A. Cockerell on the protective resemblance of a species of Aphis occurr- 

 ing near West Cliff, Custer County, Colorado, about 8000 ft. alt., to a parasitic 

 fungus (Puccinia bigelovicz) very abundant on the Bigelovia in the same 

 locality. Mr. Clark exhibited specimens of Narihecum ossifragum, from 

 Ashdown Forest, and of Potentilla tormentilla, from Tunbridge Wells. Mr. 

 Turner read an article from "The Evening Mercury/' St. Johns, Newfound- 

 land, published 8th October last, on Funk Island, the head quarters of the 

 now extinct Great Auk, and a discussion ensued on the probable extinction 

 of many other species through man's agency. Messrs. J. A. Cooper, Step, 

 Jenner Weir, Carrington, Frohawk, Tutt, and others took part. It was re- 

 corded that Mr. Billups had noticed a flight of wild ducks passing over the 

 Borough Market on the 16th mst. Mr. Frohawk mentioned having seen 

 three gulls on Balhan Common, and Mr. J. A. Cooper said gulls had 

 been plentiful on Wansted Flats. — H. W. Barker, Hon. Sec. 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Note on Deilephila Galii Larvae. — This varied and beautiful larva 

 has been this autumn, not only widely distributed over the British Isles, but 

 in some of its more favoured haunts it has been found in some plenty* 



