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the party arrived at 3 p.in., after which the above-named species were 
taken more or less commonly during the afternoon, the only notable 
addition being Acidulia slraminata. After tea, dusking in Steer 
Lane resulted in swarms of Gidaria fulvata, a few Angerona 
prunaria, ono Asthenia luteata, Cidaria suffumata (very worn) and 
II gp sipetes sor d i d a t a. 
July Gth, 1897.— Silk of Bomb yx mori. —Dr. Sequeira exhibited 
two cocoons of Bombyx mori, the silk of which differed from the 
normal colour, being white instead of yellow. A cm alia aversata in 
Hackney. —Dr. Sequeira also exhibited a 5 specimen of A. aversata , 
taken in his garden at Hackney. Living larvae of Cerura vinula.— 
Mr. Woolley exhibited living larvae of C. vinula in the 3rd and 4th 
skins. New Forest insects. —Mr .Tremayne exhibited insects taken 
in the New Forest at Whitsuntide, including Hypsipetes trifasciata, 
Eupisteria obliterata, Aspilates strigillaria, Eydrclia uncula, etc. 
Eggs of Leucoma salicis. —Mr. Dadd exhibited eggs of L. salicis, 
and remarked that “ the eggs are laid in batches, a fresh batch being 
made every day. The laying takes place during the hottest parts of 
the day. They are bright green, and covered with a satiny silk.” 
Coleoptera from the New Forest.— Mr. Heasler exhibited some 
Coleoptera from the New Forest, including Carabus nileas and 
Dasytes niger. Dicycla oo and Cymatophora ocularis. —Mr. Clark 
recorded the capture of D. oo and C. ocularis in Epping Forest. 
Notes from Oxshott.- —-Mr. Tremayne had been to Oxshott the 
previous Sunday, and had found Plebeius a eg on swarming all over 
the heath. Bupalus piniaria was as abundant as ever, but only one 
female seen. Five Macaria liturata were taken, but practically 
nothing else worth noting, except, perhaps, a single specimen of 
Epinephele hyperanthus. Mr. Front had been to the same locality 
yesterday (Monday), and had had much the same experience, but had 
taken rather more variety, his captures including Eupisteria obliterata, 
Melanippe unavgulata, Erustria fasciana and Eutliemonia russula. 
July 20th, 1897.— Aberrations of Zeuzera assculi. —Mr. Clark 
exhibited two beautiful aberrations of Zeuzera aescidi J , with many- 
confluent spots, taken near Lea Bridge, on July 1st, 1897. Ichneumons. 
—Mr. Tremayne : pupae of the Ichneumons of Hybernia rupicapraria 
and Trachea piniperda. Dr. Sequeira also exhibited two species of 
Ichneumons that infest Chrysoclysta linneella. Aberration of Aglais 
urtic.e. —Dr. Sequeira : an aberration of Aglais urticae, taken in the 
beginning of July, in Newport Park, Monmouthshire, differing from 
the typo in the hinder wings being black, and the orange band, and 
two black spots usually found on the upper wing, being wanting. 
It was figured as var. No. 3 in Newman. Batrachedra pr.eangusta in 
London. —Dr. Sequeira also exhibited specimens of Batrachedra prae- 
angusta, occurring annually on a lime tree in a garden at Hackney. 
August 3rd, 1897. — Larvae of Chcerocampa elpenor and Arctia caia. 
_Mr. Dadd exhibited larva) of Choerocampa elpenor, three being in their 
last skin, and two in the last but one, taken on Lea Marshes, near 
Ponder’s End, on bed-straw, and now feeding on willow herb. He 
also showed larva) of Arctia caia in second and third skins, bred from 
