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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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down Forest in November, 1885 ; and PItygadcuon sodalis, Tasch., taken at Dulwich 

 in June, 1889. 



Mr. C. G. Barrett exhibited specimens of Bryotropha obscurella, Hein, and Dory- 

 phora elongella, Hein, two species of Micro Lepidoptera new to Britain. 



Dr. Thallwitz, of Dresden, contributed " Notes on some species of the genus 

 Hilipus." These notes had reference to a paper on the genus Hilipus, by Mr. F. P. 

 Pascoe. published in the ' Transactions ' of the Society for 1889. 



Mr. E. Meyrick read a paper entitled " The Classification of the Pyralidina of 

 the European Fauna." Mr. Kirby, Mr. M'Lachlan, Mr. Stainton, Capt. Elwes, and 

 Mr. Barrett took part in the discussion which ensued. 



Prof. Westwood communicated a paper entitled " Notes on certain species of 

 Cetoniidse." 



Mynheer P. C. T. Snellen, of Rotterdam, contributed a paper entitled, " A Cat- 

 alogue of the Pyralidae of Sikkim collected by H. J. Elwes and the late Otto Moller," 

 and Capt. Elwes read certain notes on the foregoing paper as an Appendix. Mr. W. 

 L. Distant, Colonel Swinhoe, Mr. M'Lachlan, and Mr. Jacoby took part in the dis- 

 cussion which ensued. — 



H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 



CITY OF LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 

 HISTORY SOCIETY. 



Thursday, March 20th, 1890. — Mr. J. A. Clark, F.E.S., President, in thechair. Mr. 

 Battley exhibited a large number of the larvae of U . sambucata, found feeding on ivy at 

 Stamford Hill ; also a living specimen of the common grass snake from Epping 

 Forest. Mr. Quail, a specimen of D. galii taken at Stoke Newington, July, 1888. 

 Mr. Simes, an extremely small specimen of A. cardamines, taken in Epping Forest, 

 May, 1889 ; the insect being the size of an ordinary specimen of C. pamphilus. Mr. 

 Clark, 2 specimens of T. g.othicina. the wings in one specimen, although having the 

 markings of gothicina, bearing a strong resemblance in shape to T. instabilis. Mr. 

 Whittle, series of Catoptria juliana and Padisca oppressana. Mr. Tutt, series of Agrotis 

 obelisca from Hanover and the Isle of Wight. Mr. Lewcock read a paper on behalf 

 of Mr. R. Gillo, of Bath, on Aquatic Coleoptera at Burnham ; also an Account of 

 the Coleopterous Fauna of South Africa, by Mr. P. W. Jarvis, of Cape Town. 



April 3rd, 1890. — The President in the chair. Mr. Battley exhibited a large num- 

 ber of larvae of C. caja, and mentioned the great abundance of the species this season. 

 Mr. Smith bred specimens of A. atropos, from Dartford. Mr. Raine, a bred specimen 

 of P. Napa, the black tips to the wings being absent. Mr. Clark, series of Rhodaria 

 sanguinalis, from North of Ireland, and a specimen of the Bank Vole (Arvicola 

 pratensis ) . 



Mr. F. Milton, exhibited aquatic coleoptera ; also a hemipteron Hydrometus stag- 

 norum ; and commented on the abundance of beetles running on the Stamford Hill 

 pavements during sunshine. The same gentleman also exhibited a pupa of C. 

 bucephala attacked by wire worms. Mr. Cripps' box contained various species of 

 Notiophilus, including 4-punctatus , also Strophosomus retusus, Trachyphlceus scaber, 

 Rhizophagus depressus, &c. Mr. Heasler, a box of aquatic coleoptera and Staphylinidae. 

 Mr. Ginne, Aphodius contaminatus and Athous difforme. Mr. Cripps recorded a speci- 



