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a box of foreign Lepidoptera, including some fine South American 
Heliconias and North American Bombyces, with larval parasites. Mr. 
Clark. Rumia cratcegata , without the brown markings, a smoky variety 
of Abraxas ulmata , Stilbia anomala , from Aberdec n, and the dark var. 
of Argynnis aglaia , previously exhibited. Mr. Bayne, series of 
Caradrina blanda and Mi an a furuncula , from Epping Forest. Mr. 
Riches, a series of Abraxas grossulariata bred from Hornsey larvae ; 
also in Diptera, Tabanus bovinus and Asilus crabroniformis; in 
Orthoptera, Phrasgonura viridissima; and in Hymenoptera, T'icho- 
soma lucorum. Mr. Elliman, a large number of species taken during 
1891 at Tring, Herts, including Neuria saponarice , Luperina cespitis , 
Cirrhozdia xerampelina and Noctua rliomboidea , and the following 
Coleoptera : — My liana dubia , Coryphium angusticolle , Phloeophilus 
edwardsii and Epitrix atropce . Mr. Heasler, a very fine exhibit, con¬ 
sisting of cases of aquatic Coleoptera and Staphylinidae. Mr. Lewcock, 
a number of good Coleoptera from Eynsford, Kent, including Crypto- 
cephalus lineola , Cistela luperus, Otiorhynchus tenebricosus and Toxotus 
meridianus. Mr. Cripps, representatives of the following genera :— 
Cleonus , Hypera , Cionus and Balaninus. Mr. Milton, Pachyta octojna- 
culata , Aepus marinus and A. robinii ; in Diptera, Stratiomys riparia , 
A. potomida , Gastrophilus nasalis and G. Apw/; in Hymenoptera, Sirex 
gigas, Ephialtes tuberculatus and Vespa rufa ; in Orthoptera, Phras¬ 
gonura viridissima and Ectobius lapponica; in Neuroptera, Osmybus 
chrysops and Baetis fluminum; and in Hemiptera, Ranatra linearis. 
He also exhibited a specimen of Eubolia palumbaria , captured by a 
plant of the Sundew (.Drosera rotundifolia ), and a piece of polished stone, 
the markings of which resembled a landscape, with trees and hedges. 
Thursday , January Jh, 1892. —Exhibits:—Mr. Hill, Amphidasys 
betularia var. doubledayaria , and a specimen with the dark mark¬ 
ings transformed into buff—slightly darker than the ground colour. 
Mr. Jager, Vanessa antiopa from Germany, including a specimen 
entirely without the blue spots, and another without the blue spots 
nearest to the tip of the wing. Mr. Prout, a long series of Cidaria 
truncdta (russata), autumn brood, taken on sugar in the Isle of Wight, 
including most of the named varieties. Mr. Battley, life history of 
Abraxas ulmata. Messrs. Quail and Simes, a number of life histories, 
mounted on the natural foodplants. Mr. Southey, a well marked 
specimen of Smerinthuspopuli ’ bred from a dug pupa, having a dirty 
v r hite right hind wing, somewdaat similar to the xanthic varieties of 
Epinephele janira; also a number of preserved larvae, the hairy species 
being especially well done. Mr. Goymour, Polia jlavicincta from 
Enfield. Mr. Smith, Xylina petrificata from Blandford, Dorset, also 
Scopelosoma satellitia , Hybernia aurantiaria, etc. Mr. Fox, a number 
of preserved larvae. Mr. Riches, a variable series of Agrotis exclama- 
tionis from Highgate Wood. Mr. Milton, Aporia cratagi , taken at 
Malvern in 1876, and Plusia orichalcea from Cambridge; also in 
Coleoptera, Calathus micropterus , Leiodes glabra , L. castanea , and 
Colymbetes exoletus ; and in Diptera, Eris’alis sepulchralis, Therioplectes 
micans and Xylota sylvarum. Mr. Newbery, specimens of Ilybius 
fenestratus. Mr. Heasler, Choleva spadicea , from Highgate Woods. 
He said that this was rather a scarce species, and he had found it very 
local in Highgate Woods. 
