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been unrepresented in the British Museum. Dr. Buckell remarked 
that the habit of resting head downwards appeared to be usual in two 
species, Nola cristulalis and N cucullatella , showing a similarity in habits 
of two allied species. He also recorded the occurrence of several 
chalk insects at Southend, Essex, a locality on the London clay, 
notably Melanippeprocellata , M. rivata and Eubolia bipimctaria. Mr. 
Battley recorded Eremobia ochroleuca and Aspilates citraria as further 
examples of chalk insects from that locality. Mr. Nicholson mentioned 
that he had seen two flights of Cynthia cardui depositing their eggs 
on some thistles at Chattenden Woods. Dr. Sequeira remarked that 
the male glow-worm had the power of emitting a faint light, although 
it was not as bright as that of the female. Messrs. Tremayne and 
Smith gave accounts of entomological work as Lyndhurst and Dorset¬ 
shire, the chief feature being the large number of insects attracted to 
sugar. 
Thursday , 4 th August , 1892.—Exhibits: — Mr. Tremayne, a bred 
series of Callimorpha dominula from Deal, and Melitcea athalia from 
Abbots Wood. Mr. Machin, Mamestra anceps , a variety of Cuspidia 
psi, dark forms of Boarmia abietaria, and a series of Phloeodes demar- 
niana. Mr. Smith, Gonophora derasa, Triphcena fimbria, Pericallia 
syringaria , Cleora lichenaria and Hyria auroraria from Lyndhurst, and 
Sesia ichneumoniformis from Swan age. Mr. Bellamy, G. derasa , 
Thyatyra batis and Leucania turca from Highgate Woods, and Dicranura 
furcida from Southend. Mr. Hollis, a yellowish variety of Abraxas 
grossulariata, and ichneumons bred from Selenia illustraria. Dr. 
Buckell, a series of Amphidasys betularia bred from one batch of eggs. 
One specimen of these had the ground colour almost ochreous, while 
the dark markings seemed to have lost their intensity. He also 
exhibited a variable series of Noctua festiva , all taken in an evening at 
Highgate Woods, one of them having the dark dot beneath the discoidal 
spots expanded into a distinct claviform mark. Mr. Clark, a specimen 
of Grammesia trilinea var. bilinea , and a fine variety of Polyommatus 
phlceas both from Abbots Wood. The latter had a broad black hind 
marginal band on the fore-wings, reaching to, and including the 
transverse row of spots. Mr. Battley, a bred series of Phorodesma 
smaragdaria, and various preserved larvae showing a system of retaining 
the colour by stuffing with green silk. Mr. Milton, Colias edusa , Sesia 
tipuliformis , Notodonta dictoeoides and Scotosia certata; also a living 
example of a rare species of Diptera, Stratio?nys riparia , of which he 
had recently taken specimens at Gravesend and Stamford Hill. 
Coleoptera :—Mr. Heasler, Scaph id him 4 - 771a cut a turn , Mycetoporus lucidus , 
Megapenthes sanguinicollis and Malthinus frontalis. Mr. Machin stated 
that he had recently bred Notodonta dictoeoides from ova deposited last 
May, proving that this species is occasionally double-brooded. 
August iSlh, 1892.—Exhibits:—Mr. Smith, Hesperia iineola , Acidalia 
immutata , A. emarginata from Leigh, Essex ; and a series of Pamphila 
actceon from Swanage. Mr. Tremayne, Bombyx quercus, bred from larvae 
from Deal; also Hemiihea thymiaria and Phorodesma bajulariaixom. the 
New Forest. Mr. Nicholson, a series of Vanessa cardui , bred from ova 
from Chattenden, one example having a curiously malformed posterior 
wing. Mr. Bacot, a $ Colias edusa and, a series of Noctua festiva from 
