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that had gone over two winters. A discussion also took place upon 
the distribution of Gonopteryx rhamni near London—Wimbledon 
Common and Highgate Woods being cited as good localities for the 
species. 
Thursday , April 21 si, 1892.—Exhibits : Lepidoptera—Mr. Battley, 
five specimens of Tce?iiocampa instabilis from various localities in the 
north of London, two being of a very light colour. Mr. Huckett, two 
specimens of Selenia illustraria , bred from larvae taken last autumn. 
He stated that the imagines bred from these larvae closely approached 
the aestival form. Mr. Tremayne, Ainphidasys prodromaria , from 
Epping Forest, Cidaria miata , Asphalia flavicornis and Dasychira 
pudibunda. Mr. Clark, a series of Dasystoma salicella from Epping 
Forest. Mr. Hill, a £ specimen of Dasychira pudibunda , quite freshly 
emerged, having a large area in each wing denuded of scales; these 
areas were strikingly symmetrical on either side of the insect. Mr. 
Smith, Asphalia flavicornis and Tephrosia crepuscularia from West 
Wickham. Mr. Southey, a series of Crocallis elmguaria and Ennomos 
angularia from Hampstead, one $ of the latter species having the 
tips of the anterior wings suffused with purple. Coleoptera:—Mr. 
Heasler, Cnemidotus impressa , Hydroporus erythrocephala , Philhydrus 
mela7iocephalus and Berosus signaticoltis from Mitcham. Mr. Battley 
advised those members possessing any ribbon-grass in their gardens, 
to search for the larvae of Apamea ophiogramma now : he added that 
during February these larvae had wandered from the ribbon-grass and 
attacked carnations. He also recorded that he had heard the 
nightingale in Larkswood, Epping Forest, on April 19th. Mr. Simes 
announced that he first observed the swallow on April 8th, and the 
sand-martin and spotted flycatcher on April 18th. 
Thursday , May 5 tk, 1892.—Exhibits : Lepidoptera—Mr. Fox, a 
living pupa and one imago, bred from the larvae found by him feeding 
in tomatoes, and exhibited before the Society on 21st January (. Ent . 
Rec ., p. 40). The imago seemed to possess affinities with the genera 
Habrostola or Heliothis. Mr. Clark, a very fine series of Brephos par- 
thenias from Epping Forest. Mr. Prout, a long and very variable 
series of Bryophila glandifera from Sandown, including most of the 
forms mentioned by Mr. Tutt in his British Noctuce and their Varieties. 
Mr. Bacot, a fine series of Tceniocampa gothica from Epping Forest and 
Rayleigh. Mr. Tremayne, a series of Papilio machaon from Wicken. 
Dr. Buckell, a series of Phigalia pedaria , bred from pupae from Epping 
Forest; one p showing a tendency to melanism, brought about, as in 
the case of $ Biston hirtaria , by imperfect development of the scales. 
Also an example of Tceniocampa stabilis from Epping, having the stig¬ 
mata confluent on one side, but distinct on the other. Mr. Simes, a 
series of Erastria venustula from Essex, and Dianthoecia carpophaga 
from the Isle of Man; also a number of young larvae of Liparis 
similis , which had been bred from ova. Mr. Gates, Dicranura vinula and 
Hade?ia pisi from Barnes. Mr. Bellamy a very fine and variable series 
of Tceniocampa instabilis, and a very dark form of T. gracilis ; also T. 
cruda and Pachnobia rubricosa. Mr. Milton, a series of Bupalus 
pmiaria from Clevedon and Scotland, Cidaria corylata from Rannoch 
and the London district; also a cocoon of Saturnia pavonia , contain- 
