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SOUTH LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 

 HISTORY SOCIETY. 



November 22nd, 1888. — John T. Carrington, Esq., F.E.S., Vice-President, in 

 the chair. Messrs. W. G. Dawson, F. E. Brown, A. Marshall, and J. Katz, were 

 elected members. Mr. J. Jager exhibited Agrotis prcecox, from Glamorganshire, 

 obtained by shaking the sand crests, dark forms of Acidalia marginepunctata, from 

 South Wales, Cidaria reticulata, from the Lake District, and Lobophora viretata, from 

 Staffordshire. Mr. E. B. Nevinson, Lucania putrecens, South Wales, Acontia luctuosa, 

 Surrey, two dark forms of Heliothis peltigera, one taken on the 15th and the larva of 

 the other on the 18th August, which produced an imago on the 17th September. 

 Mr. R. Adkin, Pieris napi, from West Ireland, approaching variety bryonies, Ellopia 

 fasciaria, from English and Irish localties ; Fidonia atomaria, Larentia didymata, 

 Eupithecia nanata, and Ypsipetes elutata, from English, Irish, and Scotch localities. 

 Mr. Tugwell, two specimens of Margarodes unionalis, taken in 1877, at Kingsdown, 

 Kent, off flowers of Eupatorium cannabinum, two examples of Mecyna polygonalis both 

 taken in 1877, one at Deal the other at Kingsdown ; a series of Eupithecia extensaria 

 from Kings Lynn, and Acidalia immorata from Lewes, and made some observations 

 upon his exhibit. Mr. Henderson, examples of the second brood of Tephrosia 

 crepuscularia from Oxfordshire. Mr. Hawes, ova of Bombyx neustria, clustered round 

 the stalk of a plum tree. Mr. West (Streatham), Polia chi from North Wales. 



December 13th, 1888.— T. R. Billups, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the chair. 

 Messrs. G. Tindall and M. Winkley were elected members. Mr. Frohawk exhibited 

 the specimen of Vanessa antiopa taken by him at Chatham ; together with German 

 and American examples of the species. Mr. R. Adkin, on behalf Mr. Austin, a pale, 

 fawn coloured variety of Epinephele ianira; a strongly marked example of Ctenonympha 

 Pamphilus ; blue forms of the male and female of Lyccena adonis ; and an under-side 

 of the male, with dark gray ground colour and the usual spots being absent ; also 

 pale, xanthic, and gray forms of Bryophila perla, all taken at Folkestone. Mr. 

 Carrington, a strongly-marked variety of Vanessa C-album taken near Droit wich. 

 Mr. Adye, unusually large and small forms of Selenia illustraria and Metrocampa 

 margaritaria. Mr. J. T. Williams, Acidalia immorata, Lewes; Deiopeia pulchella from 

 Southbourne, 1876 ; and Cymatophora or from the Hebrides. Mr. Heeps, Ptilophora 

 plumigera (bred). Mr. R. South, British and foreign examples of Dianthcecia allied to 

 D. nana, and contributed notes thereon; a discussion ensued, Messrs. South, 

 Carrington, Gregson, Tugwell, and others taking part. Mr. R. Adkin exhibited 

 series of D. nana from Kent, Surrey, Shetland, and the Hebrides ; and Mr. Hall, series 

 of many species of Dianthcecia. Mr. South also exhibited a form of Gortyna flavago 

 from Perthshire, and made some observations thereon. Mr. W. H. Tugwell, forms 

 of Ypsipetes elutata, bred from larvae obtained from Huddersfield ; Agrotis simulans, 

 Aberdeenshire ; and Nemeojjhila yplantaginis, var. hospita, from Forfarshire. Mr. 

 Manger, Dynastes hercules from Montserrat ; Chalcosonia atlas, Megalosonia thesus, and a 

 species of Golofa, which was not identified, all from Brazil. Mr. Billups, 50 species 

 of ChrysomelidcB from various parts of the world. Also some specimens of Miaris 

 micros, Germ., taken by Mr. West in Headley Lane, by sweeping, in the year 1884. 



