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been said that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." In this respect the 

 Society has been highly flattered, as many of its former members have been instru- 

 mental in starting similar societies elsewhere, and he heartily wished them every 

 success in following the footsteps of the parent society.— G. A. Lewcock, E. Hanes, 

 Hon. Secretaries. 



THE SOUTH LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 

 HISTORY ASSOCIATION. 



November 14, 1889. — T. R. Billups, Esq., F.E.S., President in the chair. Messrs. 

 E. H. R. Hillsworth of Forest Gate, T. Hudson of Battersea, M. Farrant of Pimlico, 

 and J. A. Nevell of Stoke Newington were elected members. 



Mr. Jager exhibited Dianthacia irregularis, Agrophila sulphtiralis , and N curia saponaria 

 from near Brandon, Suffolk, also Agrotis ripce, bred from larvae taken in S. Wales 

 and read notes with reference to rearing this species. He said the larvae required 

 about 3-ft. of sand in which to hybernate although they pupated just below the 

 surface ; he had not found the larvae cannibals although they were frequently stated 

 to be so. W. Tugwell, strongly divergent forms of Agrotis tritici, and A. cursoria, 

 from English, Irish and Scotch localities. W. Adye varieties of Anchocelis lunosa 

 taken at Christchurch. W, Wellman a specimen of Nemeophila plantaginis, var. 

 hospita, taken in Yorkshire, in 1S60. Mr. Tutt a drawer of Gnophos obscurata from 

 many localities arranged to show the range of variation in this species. W. R. 

 Adkin Gnophos obscurata from Folkestone, Eastbourne and Lewes, and long and 

 varied series of Acidalia marginepunctata from Eastbourne ; on behalf of W. Austin 

 extreme forms of Gnophos, Anger onia prunaria, females shot with blue and a male of 

 pale lilac colour of Lyccena icarus, and a variety of Argynnis aglaia having the wings 

 semi-transparent. W. Adkin also exhibited on behalf of Mrs. Hutchinson a species 

 of Scoparia probably mercurella. Mr. Carrington Eupithccia extensaria, Mr. McLachlan 

 varieties of Lycaenidae one of which he thought might be a hermaphrodite specimen of 

 L. icarus. Mr. Carrington Hepialus virensis attacked with the fungus Cordiceps robertoii, 

 from New Zealand, which gave rise to a discussion as to how the germs of the fungus 

 were received by the larva. 



November 28, 1889. — The President in the chair. Messrs. M. Cameron, of Hackney; 

 C. G. Barrett, F.E.S., of Somerset House; L. H. Streng, of Lordship Park; F. P- 

 Trewicke, A. J. Robertson, A. V. Legros, L. W. Harris, C. H. Lemmon, W. How- 

 grave and W. E. Nicholson were elected members. Mr. Jenner Weir exhibited 

 specimens of Limnas chrysippus, and Hypolimnas misippus, received from Dr. Percy 

 Renlall. from the Gambia ; also L. dorippus from East Africa and a female mimic, H. 

 misippus and L. Chrysippus from Ceylon and its mimic, H. misippus and L. chrysippus, 

 from Natal, with a white spot on the under wing similar to that of the intermediate 

 female of H. misippus referred to above, and lastly a female of H. misippus which appears 

 to mimic a species of Limnas intermediate in colour between L. dorippus and L. chrysippus 

 and said it would therefore appear that where these two species of Limnas were 

 found together and hybridised, the mimicking female of the Hypolimnas was found similar 

 in colour to the hybrid. Mr. Fenn, a long series of Hybernia aurantiaria from North 

 Kent. Mr. Elisha bred specimens of Deilephila galii bred from pupa, forced during 

 March, at a temperature of from 6o° to 700, emerging from 14 or 16 days after being 

 placed in this heat and he had not lost any pupae during this process. Mr. Billup 



