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LONDON. Entomological Society, October 3.—Dr. D. Sharp, President, in the chair.—Mr. F. P. Pascoe exhibited a number of new species of Langicornia, from Sumatra, Madagascar, and South Africa.—Dr. P. B. Mason exhibited, for Mr. Harris, a specimen of Chærocampa Nerii, recently captured at Burton-on-Trent.—Mr. S. Stevens exhibited a specimen of Vanessa Antiopa, which he caught in the Isle of Wight in August last. —Mr. E. B. Poulton exhibited a living larva of Smerinthus ocellatus in the last stage, fourteen larvae of Boarmia roboraria, and some cocoons of Rumia cratægata. The object of the exhibition was to show the influence of special food-plants and surroundings on the colours of the larvæ and cocoons.—Mr. M. Jacoby exhibited a varied series of Titubæa, sanguinipennis, Lac., from Central America. He stated that many of the varieties exhibited had been described in error as distinct species.—Mr. Billups exhibited specimens of Bracon brevicornis, Wesm., bred from larvæ of Ephestia Kühniella. He remarked that this rare species had only been recorded as bred on two or three occasions, viz. by the Rev. T. A. Marshall, Mr. W. F. Kirby, Herr Brischke, and Mr. Sydney Webb.—Mr. W. Warren exhibited specimens of Anlithesia ustulana and A. fuligana; also bred series of the following species: Eupacilia Degreyana, Stigmonota pallifrontana, Cacæcia decretana, and Gelechia peliella.—Lord Walsingham, F.R.S., exhibited specimens of several species of the genus Cryptophasa of the Tineina, some of the most remarkable being males and females of Zilua balteata, Walker, bred by Mr. Sidney Olliff from pupæ found in January last, at Newcastle, New South Wales, in burrows in branches of a species of Acacia.—Mr. F. D. Godman, F.R.S., exhibited a larva of a Cicada, from Mexico, having a fangoid growth on the head.—Captain Elwes exhibited a large number of butterflies, representing about 180 species, recently collected by himself and Mr. Godman in California and Yellowstone Park. The collection included many species of great interest, amongst others a Cænonympha described by Edwards as an Erebia, a very rare species of Thecla, and a remarkable series of species of the genus Colias.—Mr. H. Goss exhibited, for Mr. W. J. Cross, an extraordinary variety of Agrotis segetum, caught by the latter near Ely in July last.—Mr. W. L. Distant read a paper entitled “An enumeration of the Rhynchota received from Baron von Müller, F. R. S., and collected by Mr. Sayer in New Guinea during Mr. Cuthbertson's expedition.”—Mr. Poulton read a paper entitled “Notes in 1887 upon Lepidopterous larvæ, including a complete account of the life-history of Sphinx convohmli and Aglia tau”; and Mr. White exhibited specimens of preserved larvæ of S. convolvuli, A. tau, and other species referred to in Mr. Poulton's paper. Mr. Jenner Weir, Mr. Kirby, Mr. White, and Dr. Sharp took part in the discussion which ensued.
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Societies and Academies . Nature 38, 607–608 (1888). https://doi.org/10.1038/038607c0
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