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REPORTS OF FIELD MEETINGS. 
May 25th, 1912, to Darenth. Leader, Y. E. Shaw. Eight 
members and two visitors comprised the party to this favourite locality 
of the entomologists of a generation or two ago. They were favoured 
with a fine day, but the captures did not include any rare species. 
Three specimens of Vanessa cardni were seen and one captured. Some 
half-dozen Lobophora sexalisata were taken on the walk through the 
wood, but the party did not discover its headquarters, the time not 
allowing for any prolonged search. In all some 30 different species of 
macro-lepidoptera were noted. 
I am indebted to Mr. A. Sich for the following list of micro- 
lepidoptera he observed. Imagines:— Phtheocroa rngosana, Scardia- 
parasitella, Blabophanes rusticella, Adela. fibulella, Teleia Inciilella, 
Dasycera olicierella, Oecophora panzerella, Argyresthia mendica, Elachista 
aryentella, F'isclieria marginea, Litliocolletis quercifoliella, L. trifasciella, 
Nepticula fioslactella — and cases containing larvie of Coleopkora 
palliatella, fuscedinella, bicolorella, solilarella. —V. E. S. 
July 31st, 1912, to Oxshott. Leader, H. B. Williams. A party of 
six members spent a pleasant afternoon and evening in this well-known 
locality. A considerable time was devoted to overhauling Plebeius- 
argon, the leader securing two minor variations (ab. costajnncta, Tutt, 
and ab. unipuncta, Mousley). Larvae of Vanessa atalanta were taken 
in some numbers, and one or two of V. cardni. A few belated 
specimens of Fidonia piniaria Avere turned out in the pine Avoods. 
The cloudy and cold Aveather, however, was not encouraging, and 
members returned to town Avithout the anticipated “big bags.’’— 
H. B. W. 
August 31st, 1912, to Bexley. Leader, L. W. Newman. Six 
members put in an appearance, but beating in the Avoods soon shoAved 
that larvae Avere scarce, though G. papiliunaria, Z. penditlavia, G. 
pusaria, exanthemata, A. betularia, /). falcnla, N. dromedantis, L. 
camelina, and H. prasinana Avere knocked out. An inspection of Mr. 
NeAvman’s breeding grounds and an examination of his various 
breeding contrivances proved most interesting. 
REPORTS OF MEETINGS FOR 1913 SESSION. 
December 17th, 1912. — Boarmia repandata vab. nigra in North 
London. — Mr. W. E. King, a specimen bred from a larva taken on 
Hampstead Heath. 
Lyc^sna arion.— Mr. H. M. Edelsten, two specimens from South 
Devon, both approaching the continental var. obscnra. 
Euchloe cardamines. — Mr. H. B. Williams, a draAver of this 
species. The drawer Avas lined Avith grey paper Avhich shoAved up the 
outline of the Avings better than the usual Avhite paper. The series 
included several named and provisionally named forms, the latter 
chiefly from the Raynor collection; notable abs. Avere abs. minor and 
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