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exhibited a fine series of L. comma, taken at sugar last year, in the North of London ; 

 he stated that the insect was very common last June in this locality, but was of 

 opinion that this species was seldom abundant. Other members spoke on the 

 subject and agreed with him in this respect, remarking, that although a common 

 species, it was not usually taken in any great numbers. Mr. Hanes, a series of 

 X. ferruginea, and varieties of H. aurantiaria. Mr. Clark, a very fine and variable 

 series of T. orbona, from Forres ; the variation was very extraordinary, the upper 

 wings of some of the specimens being clear clay coloured, others rich viscous red, 

 mottled with a darker tint ; one specimen was almost black, having the under-wings 

 strongly suffused with that colour. Mr. Clark also read a paper minutely describing 

 the numerous varieties comprised in his exhibits ; he stated that all the specimens 

 were bred from ova received from Forres, the larvae were fed up indoors during 

 the winter months, the insects emerging in December last. He pointed out the 

 great variation in the markings and colour of specimens of T. orbona from Forres, 

 which was rendered the more extraordinary from the fact that examples of T. fimbria 

 and T. interjecta from the same locality presented no such differences when con- 

 trasted with the southern types of these latter insects. Mr. Clark announced that 

 he had received a pair of the Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostraj , from Brandon, 

 where this bird was apparently very common. Mr. F. Wilton's exhibit comprised 

 several species of aquatic Coleoptera, series of Leistotrophus nebulosus, Staphylinus 

 casarius, and other Staphylinidae. Mr. Lewcock called attention to a series of 

 Bruchus, resembling Luteicomis, exhibited by himself, with other coleoptera, but, 

 having the antennae and second pair of legs black instead of yellow. The exhibit 

 has been sent to the Rev. Canon Fowler for his opinion in the matter. — Edmund 

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



SOUTH LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 

 HISTORY SOCIETY. 



February 28th, 1889. — T. R. Billups, Esq., F.E.S., President in the chair. Miss 

 K. Hinchliff, of N. Devon ; Messrs. J. F. Perry, of Birmingham ; A. Nott, of 

 Brixton; H. Moore, of Rotherhithe; G. J. Randall, of Brixton; W. H. Mc'Lachlan, 

 of Clapham; and J. Smith,' of Plumstead, were elected members. Mr. R. Adkin 

 exhibited Anerastia lotella, from Forres, Norfolk, and Kent, Dioryctria abietella, from 

 Forres and Kent, Crambus dumetellus, from Forres, with C. pratellus, and C. dumetellus, 

 from Kent, and C. ericellus, for comparison, and called attention to the close resem- 

 blance of the Forres dumetellus, to the Kentish pratellus, in colour and size, but that 

 the markings were clearly those of dumetellus. In answer to Mr. Tugwell, Mr. Adkin 

 stated that the specimen of D. abietella, from Kent, was taken within a few miles of 

 Deal, among a clump of about twenty fir trees. Mr. Tutt asked whether this species 

 was ever taken away from firs, as Mr. Coverdale had a specimen in his collection 

 which was captured at Shoeburyness, another one had been taken at Portland about 

 three years ago, and was recorded in the Entomological Monthly Magazine. Mr. 

 Tugwell, with regard to the last named, said it was not a very great distance from a 



