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structing “ tents.” He also exhibited (■erasti s liyula with two vars., 
also Hydroecia nidi tans with vars., and Miselia o.vyacanthae with some 
yellow forms, from Mucking. A specimen was also shown of Plusia 
iota, taken by Dr. Lang, in his house at Southend, in 1890. Mr. 
Prout, a series of Taeniocam pa incerta, bred from the egg, the $ 
parent being from Aberdeen. Cases of the Psychid Proutia betulina (/), 
from Epping Forest, were exhibited, that had been taken off haw¬ 
thorn. Mr. Bacot, two ? Aydistis bennettii, imagines and pupae of 
Aciptilia yalactodactylas, one being red marked. He said nearly one- 
half of those bred by him were so marked. Mr. Prout had met with 
one in a few bred, but the rest were all green. Mr. Bacot also 
exhibited the larva of (Edematophorus lithodactylus, on ilea-bane. 
Communications. —Mr. Dadd said Noctuae, taken as larvae at 
Wimbledon, were now emerging ; he had already bred four Xoctua 
auyur and two X.festica. At Horsley he had taken Ncmeobius lucina, 
Cupido minima, and CaUophrys rubi. Mr. Donisthorpe, at Woking, at 
the commencement of June, took Donacia cinerea, a beetle usually con¬ 
sidered rare, in great profusion by the canal on the reeds. A boat was 
necessary to reach the plants. Mr. W. J. Kaye a week ago had visited 
Wicken, and had taken Meliana jlammca. Hydrilla paluslris was not 
seen. At Chippenham one larva of Plusia chryson was found. 
June 20th, 1899.— Ptilinus pectinicornis. —Mr. Jennings, Ptili- 
nus pectinicornis $ , from Edmonton, which had probably been burrow¬ 
ing in ash. The flabellate antennae of the $ are at once noticed. 
Athous rhombeus. —Mr. H. Donisthorpe, a specimen of a living 
Athous rhombeus. This very rare click beetle had been taken in some 
numbers in the New Forest, he and Professor Beare digging out of 
beech stumps eighteen in all—-pupa; and imagines. One black larva 
was exhibited preserved in spirit. He had been successful in rearing 
all the pupa? into imagines. 
Plumes. —Dr. Chapman, larva of Pterophorus rhododactylus, which 
has been looked upon as nearly extinct. Also larva? of Ebulea crocealis, 
from Reigate, feeding on flea-bane. 
Enos.—Mr. Bloomfield, ova of Macaria notata, Zonosuma punc- 
taria, Lomaspilis maryiuata, Papta bunaculata, the insects being taken 
at Darenth. 
Syntomis phegea. —Mr. Bacot, a living Syntomis pheyca ? , the larva 
being taken by Dr. Chapman in 8. Europe. 
Communications.— Mr. Jennings reported he had found the larva? 
of Chrysomela hyperici on the occasion of the Society’s excursion on 
the 17th inst. Like that of C. lamina, it had a longitudinal band, and 
in colour somewhat resembled that of C. yoettinyensis, being a dingy 
brown. He took Vryptocephalus parvulus, Rhynchites pubescens, Ac., 
and mentioned that Air. .J. J. Walker found Tripla.v lacordairei there. 
Mr. W. I. Cox reported that the excursion to Darenth had been very 
successful, the party numbering fifteen. A list of Macro-lepidoptera 
taken totalled G9 species, including Cyaniris aryiolus, Heteroyenealima- 
codes, Arctia rillica, Eurymene dnlnbraria, Zonosoma porata, Eupithecia 
venosata, Phibalapteryx tersata, /'. ritalbata, Dianthoecia carpnphaya, 
P. conspersa, Acontia luctuosa, and Phytometra nridana. 
Report. —Mr. Tutt gave a report of the Congress of the South- 
Eastern Union of Scientific Societies, which he had attended as the 
