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Mr. Manley, P. agestis, alexis, and corydon, from Riddesdown. Mr. Bellamy, a var. 

 of Angularia, H. popularis, cespitis, and C. elinguaria. Mr. Sampson, a fine series 

 of H. semele. Mr. Battley, a peculiar var. of A. caja, and a few specimens of Diptera. 

 Mr. Lusby, two pupae of L. quercus, which pupated in August, also adonis, cerago, and 

 graminis. Mr. Huckett remarked on the pupation of B. quercus and callunce, the latter 

 being in pupa during the winter, and the former in summer. Mr. Clark presented 

 on behalf of Mrs. Eedle four cases of life-histories of Lepidoptera, being the last 

 work of her late husband. Mr. Jarvis read a paper on British Diptera, describing 

 their life-history, generic distinctions, &c. A discussion ensued, in which Messrs. 

 Huckett, Lewcock, and Pearson took part ; and a vote thanks was accorded to Mr. 

 Jarvis for his entertaining paper. — G. A. Lewcock and E. Hanes, Joint Hon. Sees. 



SOUTH LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 

 HISTORY SOCIETY. 



August 22nd, 1889. — J. T. Carrington, Esq., F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 

 Mr. Wellman exhibited a number of Abraxas grossulariata, showing considerable 

 variation, and Scoparia angustea, from Folkestone. Mr. Skinner, a bleached example 

 of Epinephele janira, taken at Box Hill. Mr. Carrington on behalf of Mr. Lewcock, 

 some 300 specimens of Coleoptera taken during the season, being some of the larger 

 aquatic species, a few Donacice, Malacoderma, Heteromera, &c, mainly from Chattenden, 

 Epping, Woking, and Farnham. A discussion took place on the late nidification of 

 birds, Messrs. Rice, Carrington, Tugwell, and Turner taking part. Especial 

 reference was made to the Yellow Hammer (Embeviza citrinella), the Bunting (E. 

 miliaria), and the Redpole (Linota linaria). 



September 8th, 1889. — T. R. Billups, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the chair. Mr. 

 Jenner Weir exhibited desquamated upper wings of the male of Argynnis paphia, in 

 order to show that the apparent thickening of the median nervules and sub-median 

 nervure, in that sex of the species, was due to the dense covering of broad scales, 

 bent over and concealing some very narrow clavate, black scales or androcomia ; 

 these appeared to be of a different substance to the ordinary scales of the wings, so 

 that when, by the Waterhouse process, he had denuded the wings of the ordinary 

 scales, the androcomia remained intact, and were removed by the use of the camels' 

 hair brush, considerable friction being necessary. Mr. Weir remarked that he had 

 been induced to bring this matter before the Society because he found that some 

 British Entomologists appeared to think, that, in the restricted genus Argynnis, there 

 was a real dilatation of some of the median nervules, and occasionally of the sub- 

 median nervure, but a referance to Mr. Scudder's work on the " Butterflies of the 

 Eastern United States and Canada," and to the " Exotische Schmetterlenge von 

 Dr. Staudinger and Dr. Schatz " would show that neither the American or German 

 entomologists named had fallen into such an error. Mr. Weir also exhibited some 

 specimens of Vanessa urticce, bred from larvae, taken at Lewes, these, although bred 

 from one locality showed great variation in the amount of yellow on the fore-wings, 

 in one instance that colour formed almost a band across the wings, and in one of 

 the specimens the costa was unusually dark and the red of the lower wings very 



