Excursion report. —Mr. S. J. Bell read an account of the field 
excursion held on June 6th at Brentwood. 
Dianthcecia albimacula at Folkestone. —Mr. J. A. Clark reported 
the capture of a specimen of Dianthoecia albimacula in Folkestone 
Warren. 
Sept. 1st, 1903.— Cymatopiiora abietaria, with note. —Mr. W. J. 
Kaye, a few bred specimens of Cymatophora abietaria, all of which 
were of the very dark or black form from Box Hill. Many larvie of 
Cymatophora gemmaria had been beaten with the C. abietaria, but these 
all produced normal, and not dark, imagines. 
Dead larva of Pachys strataria in curious position. —Mr. Kaye 
also showed a dead larva of Pachys strataria on a piece of hawthorn 
twig in its natural looped position. The larva had never released its 
anal claspers. The specimen was being reared in captivity. Dr. 
Chapman remarked that he had found Apantelis larvae dead in a 
similar position, and with a number of ichneumon cocoons packed 
beneath it. 
Pale aberration of Aglais urthle. —Mr. S. W. Dale, an Aylais 
urticae of very light coloration, taken at Brockenhurst. 
Abberration of Arctia caja.— Mr. C. P. Pickett, a very fine 
aberration of Arctia caja, on which were longitudinal white streaks on 
forewing, both sides corresponding. Tbe specimen was bred from a 
larva found at Tottenham. 
Callimorpha dominula aberration, etc. — Mr. Pickett further 
showed a fine Callimorpha dominula with dull brownish hindwings, 
bred from a Kingsdown larva. Also a remarkable gall growth on a 
bramble, which closely resembled a curled dead larva. In answer to a 
question, Dr. Chapman suggested that the gall Avas the Avork of a 
cynips species. 
PoLYOMMATUS CORYDON DARK ABERRATION.- Ml’. T. Gl’OSVenOl’, a Very 
dark suffused Polyommatus corydon, taken on August 9th, 1908, at 
Clandon. 
Asphondylia ulicis. —Dr. Chapman, Asphondylia ulicis, one of the 
largest gall-making diptera. 
Bred Tri.ena tridens.-— Mr. J. Riches, Triaena tridens from larvie. 
Dr. Chapman remarked on this species that be had hardly ever had 
this species go over successfully two Avinters in pupa. 
Triph;ena comes. —Mr. A. W. Mera, Tripliaena comes, Avith a large 
percentage of the specimens deep red. Tbe larvie bad not passed 
through a hibernating stage. 
Yelloav aberration of Cosmotriche potatoria. —Rev. C. R. N. 
BurroAVS, a specimen of Cosmotriche potatoria ab. berolensis from 
Mucking. 
Abundance of Notolophus antiqua.— Mr. A. W. Mera commented 
on the abundance of Notolophus antiqua in the larval stage this year 
(1903), a large number of different plants being attacked. Dr. Chap¬ 
man observed that tAvo of his rosetrees had been stripped of their 
leaA^es by this same insect. 
Abundance of Mormo maura. —Mr. W. J. Kaye said he had found 
besides N. antiqua, Mormo maura in the imago state very abundant this 
autumn, he having turned out quite a number of specimens from his 
house at Surbiton. 
