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thanks having been passed to the President, Treasurer, Secretaries, and Librarian, 

 Lord Walsingham, Mr. Saunders, Mr. H. Goss, Canon Fowler, and Mr. Grut replied, 

 and the proceedings terminated. — H. Goss, Hon Sec. 



CITY OF LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 

 HISTORY SOCIETY. 



November 21st, 1889. — Mr. Huckett, Vice-President, in the chair. Mr. Boden ex- 

 hibited Pasdioca oppressano, Coccyx Pygmaana, &> Eppipipphora obscurana ; Mr. Hollis, 2 

 bred specimens of Xylomiges conspicillaris, from the New Forrest ; Mr. Bellamy, series 

 of Poeciliocampa populi ; Mr. Clark, spring and autumn broods of Pieris napi from the 

 North of Ireland, and remarked upon their variation. In Coleoptera, Mr. Milton 

 exhibited Hydrophilus piceus and Hydrous caraboides ; Mr. Clark, 2 specimens of 

 Chrysomela banksii. 



December 5th, 1889. — Mr. Huckett, Vicce-Paesident, in the chair. Mr. Huckett 

 exhibited a very long series of Hecatera dysodea, Mr. Boden, Leucania phragmitidis, 

 Schanobius forficellus, and Chilo phragmitelliis ; Mr. Whittle, Bombyx castrensis, Crambus 

 warringtonellus, and Acidalia immutata, Mr. Milton, bred specimens of Miselia 

 oxyacantha and in Coleoptera — living specimens of Dytiscus ^marginalis and D. circum- 

 Hexis and explained the difference between the two species, Mr. Bellamy also made 

 remarks upon the habits of the first named species. This being the annual meeting 

 the secretary then read the Report of the Society for the past year, reviewing the 

 progress made during that period, and the treasurer having read the balance sheet, the 

 election of officers for the coming year was proceeded with. The following gentlemen 

 were elected :— President, Mr. J. A. Clark; Vice-President, Mr. O. C. Goldthwaite ; 

 Treasurer, Mr. J. A. Clark; Curators, Messrs. H. Bellamy and W. Gates; Li- 

 brarians, Messrs. T. Gurney and H. Gripps ; Secretaries, Messrs. G. A. Lewcock 

 and E. Hanes ; Council, Messrs. Batley, Boden, Newbery, Pearson and Phipos. 

 A vacancy having occured in the office of Frustee, Mr: T: Huckett was unanimously 



chosen to fill the post. 



(The above was accidently omitted last month). 



January 2nd, 1890— Mr. O. C. Goldthwaite, Vice-President in the chair. 

 Messrs. G. R. Ginne and J. M. Raine were elected members of the Society. 



Mr. Huckett exhibited specimens of the Sanderling, Water-rail and other birds. 



Mr. Goldthwaite a series of Melanippe fluctnata bred from ova, and remarked upon 

 the rapidity with which the larvae had fed up. 



Mr. Milton 4 bred specimens of Eupithecia extensaria from Kings Lynn. 



A discussion took place in reference to Mr. Goldthwaite remarks, concerning the 

 unusually short or long period passed in the larval stage by many insects ; a 

 case being instanced in which the larvae of L. pectinitaria hatched from ova laid in 

 June 1889, had not yet fed up, the larvae were stated to be now hibernating having 

 fed very slowly for 5 months. Messrs. Battley, Lewcock, Hanes, and others also 

 spoke on the subject. 



Mr. Heasler exhibited Telephones translucidus, T, lividus with the var. dispar, all 

 captures in 1889. 



