59 



ascertained) ; Gonejitenjx rhamni, Linn.; Kitchlae car<lai)ii}ies, Linn, 

 (many males, no females noticed for certain) ; BrentJiis enphrosyne, 

 Linn, (fairly numerous) ; C(f)ti)m/iii/i/ia fiampliilus, Linn.; Celastrina 

 ariiioliiH, Linn. ; perhaps ( 'hri/xophnnuti /ilihras, Linn. ; Callophrijs 

 rtibi, Linn. ; Hespen'o iiialcd'., Linn. ; Xisuniailes tatjes, Linn. One 

 narrow- bordered Bee-hawk Moth (Macroi/lossa bu>iibijlifuriiiis) was 

 taken at Bugle flowers in Juniper Bottom." 



JUNE 12th, 1919. 



Mr. J. A. Humphreys, of Hampstead, was elected a member. 



Mr. A. W. Mera exhibited a series of melanic Hibernia defoliaria 

 with black females, from Epping Forest, bred in 1918-1919, from a 

 melanic female taken in 1917 ; and living larvfe of Tephrosia biun- 

 didaria ^ crossed with T. creptiscidaria $ , with larvae of T. biiin- 

 dularia for comparison. 



Mr. W. West exhibited the rare beetles Anthijcrninm tenniuatiisand 

 Geon/ssiis pijffiiK/iis, both from Wicken Fen ; also a female Mef/atoma 

 undata. 



Mr. Ashdown exhibited Monlellistena abdomiiialis J , and several 

 specimens of Tetrojntim gabrieli, all taken on the occasion of the 

 Society's Field Meeting at Box Hill, on May 31st. 



Mr. Tatchell exhibited several hrBdi> Melitaa ci)ixia, one specimen 

 having the central area of the forewing quite destitute of markings, 

 which were concentrated into two parallel transverse lines near the 

 base, and two close to and parallel with the hind margin ; also a 

 very white Papilio machaon. 



Mr. Gadge exhibited a large plant of Solaiunn didcanuira, the 

 "Woody Nightshade, grown in a pot in the open. Leaves pale green 

 bordered with cream, or all golden, smaller than normal form. It 

 had been grown in a pot for the last five years, and it flowers and 

 fruits regularly. He also exhibited an abnormal form of a cabbage 

 leaf in which there was an inverted cone about an inch in diameter, 

 on a three to four inch stalk growing from the midrib of the leaf. 

 Subsequently it was found to be a not infrequent occurrence. 



Mr', Edwards exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Dods, a fasciated stem 

 of asparagus from Christchurch. 



Mr. Sperring exhibited a series of Parari/e af/eria race eiien'dcK, from 

 Peterborough, and pointed out the unusual development of a large 

 blotch of colour in the usually vacant space in the marginal chain 



