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ing two pupae. He also exhibited in Coleoptera : Pediculus restimentis 
and Chrysomela banksi. Mr. Heasler, Hydroporus pictus, H. angustatus, 
Agabus conspersus and L. agilis. Mr. Smith mentioned that two spe¬ 
cimens of Thancios tages and three examples of Anthocharis cardamines 
had been taken at Dorking last Saturday (April 30th). 
Thursday, May 19 th, 1892.—Exhibits : Lepidoptera.—Mr. Riches, 
a living larva of Agroiis nigricans and pupae of Hepialus humuli. Mr. 
Clark, a cabinet drawer, containing thirty-three species of Depressarice. 
Dr. Sequeira, a large number of dwarfs of various species, with types 
for comparison, the most notable being Vanessa polychloros, Lyccena 
corydon, Setina irrorella and Sesia chrysidiformis . Mr. Bloomfield, a 
large number of Tceniocampce and two Selenia illustraria from Epping 
Forest. Mr. Bacot, Tceniocampa inceria from Epping Forest, and a 
living example of Lopliopleryx camelina , taken the same morning at 
Clapton. Mr. Bayne, a series of Amphidasys strataria from Epping 
Forest, and three examples of Tceniocampa populeti from the same dis¬ 
trict. Mr. Hill, a series of Tceniocampa gothica and var. gothicina from 
Rannoch; also examples of Hylophila prasinana with the green colour 
changed to yellow by the action of cyanide. Mr. Southey, a very fine 
series ot Notodonta dromedarius from Highgate Woods. Dr. Buckell, 
a series of Selenia bilunaria , bred from ova from a female of last 
summer’s brood. Two larvae, from these ova, fed up and emerged last 
autumn and were of the aestival form, but the remainder went over until 
this spring and produced the vernal form. Coleoptera.—Mr. Milton ex¬ 
hibited Colymbeies notalus, Agabus conspersus, Hydrobius oblongus and 
Hydroporus parallelogrammus. Mr. Heasler, Anchomenus viduus and 
Limnebiuspapposus from Mitcham. 
Dr. Buckell read a paper by Mr. J. Alston Moffatt from the Report 
of the Entomological Society of Ontario, Canada, for 1891, on “The 
microscopical appearance of the unexpanded wings of Callosomia 
prometheaP 
A most interesting discussion ensued, in which Drs. Sequeira and 
Buckell and Messrs. Clark, Simes, Bayne and others took part. 
Thursday,June 2nd, 1892.—Exhibits: Lepidoptera.—Mr. Battley, a 
box of lepidoptera from Southend, Essex, including Lyccena argiolus, a 
dwarf form of Anthocharis cardamines, Aleucis pictaria, Tceniocampa 
gracilis, Viminia rumicis, Hadena genistce, etc. Mr. Clark, a series of 
Anticlea badiata from Epping Forest. Mr. Tremayne, Platypieryx 
unguicula, Corycia temereta and Ephyra trilinearia from Epping Forest. 
Dr. Buckell, living larvae of Amphipyra pyramidea and Cosmia trapezina . 
Mr. Smith, Halias prasinana, Demas coryli and Odontopera bidentata. 
Mr. Bayne, a series of Tceniocampa munda from Epping Forest, and a 
specimen of T. stabilis with the wings on one side brown, and partly 
grey on the other. Mr. Bacot, a bred series of Spilosoma mendica. 
Mr. Southey Tceniocampa gracilis and Pachnobia rubricosa from Hamp¬ 
stead. He also exhibited two specimens of a Noctua bred from tomatoes 
imported from Italy, and a specimen of a Bombyx found in a barrel of 
foreign apples. Coleoptera.—Mr. Heasler, Philhydrus melanocephalus 
from Mitcham. Mr. Beck, Cicindela sylvatica and Lina populi from 
Aldershot, Cassida oblonga from Freshwater, Onthophagus ovatus from 
Bonchurch, and Silpha littoralis taken under a dead hedgehog. Mr. 
