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He also exhibited in Coleoptera, Chrysomela gram inis, C. menthastri , 
Clerus formicarius and Silpha thoracica : and in Hymenoptera, Xiphyra 
dromedrius , Lampronata setosa and CZirysis cyctnea. Mr. Heasler, 
Homalotd immersa , taken in fungus at Eltham. 
Dr. Buckell then read his paper on “The Lepidoptera of a London 
garden,” in which he summed up the results of his experience between 
1881 and the present time in two Islington gardens of the “cultivated 
back yard ” order. The record showed that in all 63 species had been 
captured, distributed as follows :—4 species of Rhopalocera, 3 Sphinges, 
including 1 specimen of Macroglossa stellaiarum, 6 Bombyces,3i Noctuae, 
including Apamea ophiogramma , A grot is sand a, Triphcena comes (orbona ), 
Tceniocampa incerta (instabilis ) and Orthosia ypsiion, 19 Geometrse, 
including Urapteryx sambucatd , Crocallis elinguaria and Amphidasys 
betularia . Dr. Buckell incidentally called attention to the need that 
existed for the compilation of a list of the fauna of the London district. 
He expressed an opinion that the task was one that might very properly 
be accomplished by the Society, and urged the Council to take the 
matter in hand. 
Messrs. Tutt, Sequeira, Battley, Prout, Hollis, Gates, Southey, Riches, 
Milton and Clark continued the discussion on the subject, many 
interesting records being given, and, on the motion of Mr. Tutt and 
Dr. Sequeira, a vote of thanks was accorded to Dr. Buckell for his 
kindness in bringing the subject forward. 
Mr. Bellamy asked for some information respecting the hour at 
which Noctile came to sugar and ivy in the autumn. Mr. Battley 
stated that during the last few weeks he had rarely noticed any insects 
on sugar after 6 p.m., from 5 o’clock to 5.45 being the best time, but 
they came to ivy considerably after that time, some of them being 
observed settling at 8 p.m. Mr. Tutt thought it was owing to the fact 
that some species preferred sugar to ivy, while others came more 
freely to the latter, and that the ivy insects had their natural time of 
flight at a later hour than those that came to sugar. 
Mr. Prout stated that his series of Anchocelis pistacina were taken on 
sugar, immediately after dark. 
Thursday , November 19th, 1891.—Exhibits :—Dr. Buckell, portions of 
an ash tree, from which he had obtained 27 specimens of Zeuzera 
pyrin a (cesculi) in 1890. The recent gale had snapped the trunk about 
7 feet from the ground. The portions shown abundantly illustrated 
the ravages made by the larvae, and the consequent weakening of the 
tree. Mr. Tutt, varieties of Nochia festiva from Warrington and Cleve- 
don ; Agrotis valligera from Sligo, and Agrotis corticea from St. Anne’s- 
on-Sea; Coremia ferrugata and C. unideniaria from Weymouth, illus¬ 
trating the difference in width of the central band; a dark specimen ot 
Larentia didymata from Liverpool; Scopula decrepitalis from Glasgow, 
and the empty pupa skin of Apatura iris , all belonging to members of 
the Record Exchange Club. Mr. Bellamy, a series of Himerapemiaria, 
taken on lamps at Muswell Hill, one having the transverse lines very 
dark with distinct shades. Mr. Bayne, Hydroecia micacea from Totten¬ 
ham, one of the specimens being var. rosea . Mr. Simes, Acosmetia 
caliginosa from the New Forest; Hepialus velleda, from Aberdeen; 
Sesia apiformis from Suffolk, and Anticlea sinuata from Box Hill. 
Mr. Prout, a series of Hydroecia nictitans and H. paludis from the Isle 
