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[March, 



formis, and S. culiciformis. Mr. Hanes, a series of A. litura. 'Mr. Huckett, specimens 

 of lepidoptera from Mexico, including Morplio ino, M. Cyprus, &c, these insects being 

 remarkable for their brilliant colour. Mr. Battley, T. rubricosa, C. borcata, and C. 

 suffumata, also specimens of fossils from lias clay (Lyme Regis), chalk (Dover), Lon- 

 don clay (Southend), and red clay (Folkestone.) In coleoptera, there were several 

 interesting exhibits : Messrs. Clark and Cripps' being the most noticeable ; included 

 in Mr. Clark's was a fine male specimen of Astynomus adilis, from Scotland, also from 

 the same locality, a series of Clerus formicarius, Hylobius abietes, Chrysomela hcemoptera, 

 Coccinella oblongo-guttata, &c. Mr. Cripps exhibited over 100 species, the results of 

 last season's collecting, from Esher, Rainham (Essex), Brokenhurst, and Working, 

 comprising — Polyopsia prausta, Stangalia armata, Phyllobius calcaratus, Mordellistena 

 abdominalis, several Donacice, Luperuo circumfusus, Balaninus nucum, &c. Mr. Lewcock 

 exhibited Molytes germanus, which Mr. Clark stated he had received, with three other 

 specimens, from Wisbeach. Mr. Huckett announced that he had bred a specimen of 

 N. hispidaria on February 2nd. Mr. Clark mentioned a case in which a flower-pot 

 containing pupae of this species had been kept exposed to the weather, and when 

 recently turned out it was found that all the insects had emerged and escaped. — 

 Edmund Hanes and G. A. Lewcock, Joint Hon. Secretaries. 



SOUTH LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 

 HISTORY SOCIETY. 



January 24th. — T. R. Billups, Esq., F.E.S., President in the chair. Rev. Jos. 

 Green, M.A., F.E.S., was elected a member. Mr. W. H. Tugwell exhibited a fine 

 bred series of Deilephila galii. Mr. J. A. Clark, Acidalia immorata. Mr. Adye, forms 

 of Argynnis paphia, var. valezina. Mr. Tutt, on behalf of the Rev. C. A. Sladen, a 

 black and almost spotless variety of Strenia clathrata, a melanic specimen of Agrotis 

 simulans, taken in the Hebrides. 



The Treasurer then read an abstract of his accounts for i883, shewing a balance 

 of £24 15s. od. in favour of the Society. The Council's report was read by the Sec- 

 retary, after which, the following gentlemen were elected as officers for 1889 : — Mr- 

 T. R. Billups, F.E.S., President: Mr. J. T. Carrington, F.L.S., and Mr. W. H. Tug- 

 well, Vice-Presidents; Mr. E. Step, Treasurer ; Mr. W. West (Greenwich), Curator; 

 Mr. D. J. Rice, Librarian; Mr. H. W. Barker, F.E.S., Secretary ; Mr. H. J. Turner, 

 Assist. Secretary ; Messrs. R. Adkin, F.E.S., C. A. Briggs, F.E.S., T. W. Hall, F.E.S., 

 J. Henderson, W. Manger, J. R. Wellman, and J. Jenner Weir, Council. 



February 14th.— The President in the chair. Mr. A. C. Vine was elected a mem- 

 ber. Mr. Adkin exhibited examples of Arctia caia from Morayshire and Kent, and 

 Hydracia nictitans from Morayshire. Mr. Tugwell, a marked variety of Chcerocampa 

 porcellus, the usual deep rose colour of the wings being replaced by a pale olive green, 

 shaded with grey markings ; also a variety of Deilephila galii, bred from larvae taken 

 at Deal, the usual characteristic dark olive green markings being replaced by dull 

 grey, whilst the pale streak that runs from the inner margin to the tip of the wing 

 being obscured and dull in colour, inferior wings of a dull pale grey, lacking the rich 

 rose shade at the anal angle. He remarked that he had bred two of this variety, 



