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commonly found on birch and also at Hawthorn blossom. 



Mr. Heasler's box contained many examples of Curculionidae, and comprised 

 Hypera fasciculata, H. mmicis, H. polygon/', H. variabilis, Mecinus pyrastcr, Limobius 

 mixtus, Poophagus sisymb'rii, Phytobius leucogaslcr, Oiiorhynchus atroapterus, Trachyphlceus 

 scabriculus, etc. Mr. Lewcock, Strangalia ^-fasciaia (captured on August 16th), 

 Cceliodes rubicundus, Erirhinus pectoralis, and Rhynchites nanus, the whole having been 

 captured at West Wickham. Mr. Milton brought a quantity of insects which he 

 had recently taken at Wicken Fen and the New Forest, the most noticeable being 

 Chrysomela graminis, male and female specimens of Agapanthia lineatocoUis, Hoplia 

 philanthus, a long series of Serial brunnea (partly taken at sugar), Necrophorus ruspator, 

 N. vespillo, Gastrophysa raphani, several species of Telephorus, etc.; also a fine Cercopis 

 comutus (Homoptera), saw flies and many dragon flies, He had found the White 

 Lily (Nymphea alba) very common in Wicken Fen, and had also taken the Lesser 

 Spearwort (Ranunculus flamula) growing on a thatched roof. Mr. Raine reported that 

 a young Hedgehog had been taken that day in Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, and 

 the animal was now in his possession. G. A. Lewcock and E. Hanes, Hon. Sees . 



THE SOUTH LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 

 HISTORY ASSOCIATION. 



July 24th, 1890. — J. T. Carrington, Esq., F.L.S., President, in the chair. Messrs. 

 R. Augustine Clark, M.A., A. Hewk and W. G. Bryant were elected members. 



Mr. Turner exhibited Noctua f estiva, from Hampstead and a variety of the larvae 

 olBiston hirtaria, the usual brown pigment not having developed. Mr. Joy, Collix 

 sparsata, from Wicken Fen and larvae of the same species which he had fed on Knot 

 Grass. Mr. Wellman, a short series of Cosmia affinis, bred from larvae taken at 

 Chattenden, also living larvae of Dianthceeia conspersa, D. Cucubali and D. carpophaga, 

 from Caterham. Mr. R. Adkin, a bred series of Diphthera orion, from the New 

 Forest. Mr. Moore, a dark variety of Arctia caja, the larva from which it was bred 

 having been taken at Rotherhithe. Mr. West, Apamea ophiogramma, and remarked 

 that he had found the larvae of the species feeding in his garden at Streatham on 

 Ribbond Grass. Mr. Carrington exhibited botanical specimens from Southend, 

 Essex. 



August 14th, 1890. — W. H. Tugwell, Esq., Vice-President, in the "chair. Mr. H. 

 W. Street was elected a member. 



Mr. Wellman exhibited Emmelesia unifasciata, bred from larvae obtained at West 

 Norwood in 1888, the species having been two years in pupa. Mr. South, Hypsipstes 

 elutata, one being strongly banded with red and having a reddish spot on the base of 

 the primaries, bred from a larvae found in Buckinghamshire, in another the same 

 markings were reproduced in a colour almost white, the larva from which this was 

 bred was found in Devon and both larvse were fed on Sallow, with reference to the 

 first example Mr. South stated that he had had some hundreds of this species through 

 his hands but had never met with this particular form before. Mr. South also 

 showed an unusually dark form of Larentia didymata, from Durham where it had been 

 exceedingly common. Mr. R. Adkin, Cleora glabraria, bred from the New Forest and 

 Coccyx tadella, taken on the occasion of the Society's Excursion to Leatherhead. Mr. 



