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among his captures were Ptycholoma lecheana, several Biitalis 

 senescens, and a few Micropteryx seppella, while Mr. Turner closes 

 the list of small fry with Chrysoclhta aurifrontella. 



The day had been very fine and warm, and by half -past six the 

 members were glad to adjourn to the Bull Hotel in Otford village, 

 where a meat tea was awaiting them, to which just a dozen sat 

 down, and at its conclusion the meeting was brought to a close. 



JUNE 24th, 1915. 



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Brenthis pales, uppersiae, w^j ^ 

 usual definite black spotting on the forewings, quite cuiu.jt/ — 

 the race found in the Heuthal, Bernina Pass. The underside was 

 quite normal in marking and colour. 



Epinephele jurtina,2i, xanthic form, with hindwings almost wholly 

 pale and forewings largely pale in colour. 



Polyommatus hylas, underside, with the outer marginal areas on 

 all the wings very uniformly pale in colour, the orange eye spots 

 very strongly emphasised, and the rest of the markings very clearly 

 developed. 



Melitaea didyma, underside, with nearly all the markings 

 elongated. 



All but the last species came from the Rhone Valley, Switzer- 

 land ; the last came from Digne. (See Plate I.) 



Mr. Edwards also exhibited nests of the humble-bee, Bombus 

 lapidarius, from which the perfect' insects were emerging. They 

 were obtained a day or two before in Worcestershire. 



Mr. W. West (Greenwich), exhibited the following uncommon 

 species of Coleoptera taken by him in late May and early June in 

 the New Forest : — 



