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their notice. He stated that Callophrys rubt had been unusually 
abundant at Folkestone, where it had been found to feed on sun- 
cistus (Hdiantlumum vulgare). He further stated that Dr. Chapman 
and himself had seen what they believed to be a specimen of Orgyia 
antiqua, flying in the sunshine, on the 7th of April, near Hereford. 
Mr. Bayne remarked that Lepidoptera in general seemed scarce 
in the New Forest, where he had noticed Pararge egena on the 
wing, at Easter. He and other members agreed that butter¬ 
flies were not at all common at Epping Forest; but Mr. Bacot had 
found Euchloe card amines, and the usual “ Vanessas,” common at 
Hatfield and Lambourne End. 
June 2nd, 1896.—Exhibits.—Mr. Bacot exhibited specimens of 
Tryph.enaorbona (comes), bred from ova laid by 2 7 s taken at Sandown 
last September. The larvae fed up during the winter on cabbage, carrot, 
etc., and the moths emerged during January, February and March. As 
the larvte got mixed, he was unable now to separate them into the two 
broods, which was unfortunate, as the variation was considerable The 
5 s were too worn to be worth keeping, but so far as he could 
remember, there was nothing very remarkable about them ; also, 
Trgphaena jantliina, bred from a 7 taken at Sandown. Mr. Bate : a 
specimen of Smerinthus tiliai, having the right fore-wing somewhat 
malformed, and without the usual dark central blothes; the whitish 
apical mark was larger and more indistinct than that on the left 
fore-wing, which was normal. Mr. Bate also exhibited leaves of a 
lime (?) tree, growing in the grounds of Sir H. Bessemer, at Dulwich ; 
this tree always produces abnormally large leaves, sometimes even 
larger than those exhibited, which were about 9 inches in diameter. 
Mr. Tutt exhibited living pup/E of Epinkphele ianira and Enodia 
hyperanthus, and drew attention to the difference in their structure, 
especially with regard to the abbreviated nose-horns of E. hijperanthm, 
and the absence of cremastral hooks in the latter species, showing that 
it was impossible for the pupa of this insect to suspend itself. He 
further drew attention to the way in which E. ianira was suspended 
by means of the larval skin, and not directly by the cremastral attach¬ 
ment, the cremaster of the pupa being fastened within the shed larval 
skin, the latter being suspended from the spun silken anal pad. He 
also exhibited living pup.e of Thecla prunt, and drew attention to the 
remarkable similarity that it bore to a bird’s dropping, and to the fact 
that it was well suspended, both by an anal pad and silken girth. Mr. 
Sauze : various species, including Ledra aunta, Raphidia ophiopsis (the 
Snake Fly) and Hippobosca equina (the Forest Fly) from the New Forest. 
Mr. Tremayne recordod a male specimen of Euchloe cardamines in 
tiie heart of London. It had been observed on the morning of the day 
on which the meeting took place, flying near the railway bridge at the 
end of Queen Victoria Street. Attention was drawn to the defoliation 
of the oak (and other) trees in various parts of the country, and it was 
elicited that the larvae of Hgbernia defoliaria, II. marginaria and JI. 
aurantiana were excessively abundant in many localities this year, 
although the larvae of Tortrix viridana, Cheimatobia brumata, Vhigalia 
pedaria, and even Asteroscopus sphinx and Nyssia hispidaria helped in 
the work of devastation. 
