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Thursday, July 2nd , 1891.—Exhibits :—Mr. Tutt, a very dark, almost 
black specimen of Boarmia roboraria . Mr. Battley, living larvae of 
Scotosia certata. He remarked that he had taken this species in several 
localities in North London, and had also found the larvae. The latter 
are usually spun up between two leaves in the top shoots of the holly¬ 
leaved barberry ( Mahonia aquijolia ) which grows freely in the London 
parks and gardens. Dr. Buckell exhibited the ova of Acronycta rumicis 
under the microscope. They were deposited only two or three days 
before, and consequently had not yet developed the colour and markings 
shown in the plate (. Ent. Rec., vol. ii., No. 1), but in other respects 
testified to the fidelity of the plate to nature, and the skill of the 
draughtsman He also exhibited ova of Amphidasys betularia. These 
were very small, in that respect resembling A. prodromaria; they are 
ovoid in shape, one end smaller than the other, ribbed longitudinally 
and of a greenish-grey colour. Like the ova of Bisto?i hirtaria , they 
are deposited in crevices, but have not much cohesion. Mr. Quail 
exhibited bred specimens of Callimorpha dominula and Chelonia 
villica. Mr. Smith, Platypteryx lacertula, Ephyra punciulata, Cidaria 
corylata and a fine variety of Rumia cratcegata, taken at light at Rectory 
Road, the outer half of the left fore-wing being suffused with reddish 
brown, and the wing rays yellow. Mr. Hill, a very fine variety of 
Argy?mis euphrosyne , taken by a lad in Epping Forest some years ago. 
The upper surface was much suffused with black, while the silver spots 
on the underside were changed into streaks. He also exhibited a dark 
specimen of Dicraeiura vinula, and a bred specimen of Cabera pusaria 
with the lines on the left fore-wing coalescing. Mr. Bayne exhibited 
Platypteryx hamula and P. unguicula from Epping Forest, a specimen 
of Notodonta dodoncea and some vars. of Lyccena alexis (Icarus) from 
Aylesbury, also some asymmetrical varieties of Tceniocampa stabile's. 
Coleoptera.—Mr. Heasler exhibited a series of the “ Death-watch 
beetle ” Xestobium iessellatum. He stated that although this species was 
fairly common in the bark of oak trees, specimens were difficult to obtain, 
owing to the hardness of the wood, but at a certain time of the year, 
they were to be found crawling on the outside of the bark, probably for 
die purpose of oviposition. He had endeavoured to induce them to 
make the well-known “ tickingnoise, but they only produced a faint 
sound, and he suggested that the louder noise was caused by the 
acoustic property of their burrow. He also exhibited a series of 
Telephones translucidus, which he remarked was formerly thought a rare 
species, but it had been taken a few years ago at Epping, then at 
Highgate, and now he had found it at Peckham. 
Mr. Quail read a portion of a letter that he had received from Mr. 
Culpin, who had gone out to Brisbane. The subject brought forward 
was the position of Lyccena bcetica. He stated that three species occurred 
in his neighbourhood, viz., bcetica and two closely allied species, and 
expressed his opinion that they should not be included in the genus 
Lyccena, but form a separate genus, between L.yccena and Theda. Mr. 
Tutt, in remarking on this letter, said that some of the continental forms 
of the Lyccenidce had the two sexes resembling respectively the genera 
Polyommatus (Chrysophanus ) and Lyccena, thus proving the close 
connection existing between them. 
