C. promissa, Esp., a dwarf example from the New Forest. 



C. elocata, Esp., Italy : range Central and South Europe and 



Western Asia. 

 Moniioiia dilecta, Hb., Corsica, taken by himself, at rest on a 

 tree at Bocognano, on July 27th, 1911. A species allied to 

 C. sponsa. Range S. Europe, N. Africa, and Asia Minor. 



Mr, Gibbs also showed an aberration of Pararye meijera taken by 

 Dr. R. C. L. Perkins at Brixham, in September, 1915. It was 

 similar to a specimen figured by the late C. G. Barrett (" Lep. Brit. 

 Isles," vol. i., pi. 32.) in which the space between the two central 

 transverse lines of the forewing is filled up with dark brown. The 

 specimen is a female and possibly belongs to a third brood. 



Mr. W. J. Ashdown exhibited a further series of aberrations of 

 Adalia ohliterata, L., including some forms with strongly accen- 

 tuated markings, and one specimen with black elytra, and also a 

 black aberration of A. biiJimctata. 



Mr. B. S. Curwen exhibited a series of the forms of Cienomjmpha 

 pamphilus from the Mediterranean seaboard and islands, including 

 well marked var. hjllns the southern summer form, ab. niarginata 

 with very broad dark distal margin on all wings, and var. thijrsides 

 the large form with light straw-coloured ground with well 

 emphasised marking both upper and undersides. 



Dr. T. A. Chapman exhibited leaves of Hawthorn and Birch, 

 showing how Trichiusoma tibialis (the large Hawthorn sawfly), laid 

 her eggs quite close to the margin of the leaf of Cratmjus, and that 

 Cimbe.v si/lvariDii (our largest British sawfly) in the birch leaf laid 

 her eggs nearly a quarter of an inch from the margin. One might 

 suppose the Trichiosoina was actually trying to enter the leaf at the 

 actual margin. This species lays her eggs almost always on the 

 upperside of the leaf, the Cimbex apparently invariably on the 

 underside. The movements of both species seemed slow, careless, 

 and lumbering, and seemed to have no particular attitude to enable 

 them to determine the point of the leaf they desired, which was 

 nevertheless always secured with much accuracy. In reply to a 

 question by the President, it was explained that the eggs are laid in 

 a pocket made by the ? with her " saw," beneath the cuticle of the 

 side of the leaf afiected ; on hatching, the larv^ are not miners, 

 but emerge on to the surface of the leaf and disport themselves 

 much as Lepidopterous larvae do. 



Mr. Hy. J. Turner exhibited the following species of the genus 

 Catocala and read notes on the exhibit. 



