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Mr. Hy. Moore exhibited the Hemipteron Plataspis rermicellaris 

 from Nairobi, Central Africa. 



Mr. Buckstone exhibited specimens of the aquatic coleopteron 

 Helo}ihnruR a(jiiaticiifi which he had observed flying in abundance 

 only a few feet from the ground. He also reported that he had 

 recently found pupte of Abraxas i/rossidariata out of doors. 



MARCH lOth, 1921. 



Mr. Jas. Bates, of Hornsey, and Major T. M. Cottam, of 

 Twickenham, were elected members of the Society. 



The meeting was directed chiefly to exhibitions of the Genus 

 Zyt/aeiia. 



Mr. Hy. J. Turner exhibited a large number of species and local 

 races from the Palsearctic Kegion, extending from the British 

 Islands to Japan, from Siberia to the Himalayas and Algeria. 



Mr, G. Talbot, on behalf of J. J. Joicey, Esq., exhibited — 



1. Forms of Paltearctic Zi/r/aenae, illustrating some rare and 

 little known species and showing the variation in Z. ephialtes, L., 

 Z. fraxini, Men., Z. cainiolica, Scop., and Z. transalpina, Esp. 



2. Variation in British Zi/r/aevae as shown in Z. trifolii, Esp., 

 and Z. filipeiidiilae, L., including the black and yellow form, and 

 the form with confluent spots in both species ; also a bred specimen 

 of Z. filipendnlae, with an additional hindwing. 



Mr. A. W. Mera exhibited his drawer of British Zy<jaenidae 

 pointing out the different British races of the Z. lonicerae and Z. 

 piirptnalis (minos), and referred to a form which the late J. W. 

 Tutt believed to be a six-spotted form of Z. trifolii. 



Mr. B. W. Adkin exhibited his collection of British Zyijaena and 

 referred to the races of Z. fHipendulae in which the sixth spot was 

 more or less evanescent, and remarked upon the amount of diversity 

 in the races of Z. trifolii. 



Mr. Leeds exhibited a box of aberrations of the British 

 Zygaenids. 



Mr. A. E. Tonge exhibited short series of Z. trifolii and 

 Z. fHipendnlae showing confluence of spots, three Z. Jilipendnlae 

 in which the sixth spot is very inconspicuous, two of w^hich from 

 Reigate have a narrow margin on the hindwing and the other from 

 Eastbourne has a very much broader margin. 



Mr. Garrett exhibited short series of the British species includ- 



