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THE entomologist’s RECORD. 
City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. 
— Thursday, September ^rd, 1891. — Exhibits : — Mr. J. A. Cooper a fine 
var, of Abraxas grossiilariata from Forest Gate, having a solid black band 
across the wings, the yellow markings being entirely absent. Mr. Mera, 
a specimen of Nonagria concolor, dark vars. of Badena suasa, and ])ale 
forms of Agrotis ripcB and A. iriiici ; also living larvae of Acronycta 
{Cuspidia) iridens. Mr. Smith, Liparis monacha, a fine dark banded 
form of Enfiouios a7igu/aria, and Scotosia rhanmata, all from Epping 
Forest ; also varieties of Ypsipetes ehitata from Lyndhurst. Mr. 
Nicholson, Lithosia muscerda, Minoa euphorbiata, a fine specimen of 
Boarmia repandaia var. conversaria, dark forms of Ypsipetes elutata, 
and a specimen oi Sir ex gigas, all from the New Forest. Dr. Buckell 
exhibited a long series of Acronycta {Cuspidia) megacephala, bred this 
year from larvae found on poplar trunks in North London last autumn. 
One of these was the variety ochrea, Tutt (“like the type, but with 
the ground colour of the anterior wings decidedly suffused with 
ochreous”). The remainder were examples of the type, but showed 
tendencies to variation in two directions : — (i). The pale blotch about 
the reniform becoming obsolete, thus giving the specimens a dark, 
unicolorous appearance; (2). the presence of a pale longtitudinal dash 
under the orbicular, showing a tendency towards a pale form (var. 
iuranica, Stdgr.). Two specimens alone, had the reniform distinctly 
present, for, although some of the other specimens appeared to the 
naked eye to have a reniform, it disappeared when a lens was used. 
He also exhibited Strenia clathrata from Leigh, in which the ground 
colour was golden yellow, instead of “ dingy white ” as described by 
Newman ; and a specimen of Hesperia lineola from the same locality 
having the left fore-wing about two-thirds the size of the right. He 
also showed some larvae of Danas coryli, and pointed out that they 
varied from yellowish-white, through brown, to black, and that the tufts . 
of hair were sometimes light brown, and sometimes black, according to 
the ground colour of the larva. Mr. Gates exhibited Toxoca7npa 
pasti7iu7n from Sevenoaks, Bryophila glandifera from Brighton, and 
Spilodes palealis from Herne Bay ; also an albino of the common 
starling from Brentwood. IMr. Tutt, Cuspidia 77iegacephala, vars. rosea 
and ochrea ; Tephrosia biu7idularia var. deta77ierensis, and a parallel 
black variety of T. crepuscularia, both from South Wales ; also a series 
of Agrotis obscura and its varieties from Wicken. Mr. Goymour, 
Fanessa polychloros, Bo77ibyx quercus, Ac7vnycta ( Vimmia) ru77iicis, 
Ag7'otis puta, etc., from Suffolk. Mr. Simes, several species of 
preserved larvae, mounted on the foodplants. These included Papilio 
77iachao7t, Callunorpha do77ii7iula, Liparis salicis, L. auriflua, Acro7iycta 
{Cuspidia) aceris, Cucullia verbasci Pseudoterp7ia cytisaria. Coleop- 
tera : — Mr. Heasler exhibited Nitidula obscura and Rhizophagus 
C7'ibratus. Mr. Beck, series of Donacia crassipes, D. de7itata, D. 
sericea, D. affinis, Lixus paraplecticus, etc., chiefly from Christchurch, 
also a specimen of Leptura sa7igui7iole7ita, one of the rarest of the 
I^ongicorn beetles, which had not been taken in Britain for many years. 
Mr. Milton, Coly77ibeUs pulverosus, C. 7iotatus, Agabtis co7ispersus, 
Ilybius fe7iestratus, I. obscurus and Mordella fasciatus ; also a specimen 
of Taba7ius autipnnaiis, and an apple twig infested with the scale 
insect {Coccus agathUiiu)). Mr Battley exhibited a flower of laburnum 
