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Mr. Prisk exhibited a large specimen of the Slug, Lima.v flavus, 

 from Ealing, and the spider F^peira nmbratica. 



Mr. Step exhibited larvae of Goneptenjx rhamni from Wisley, and 

 two cocoons of a Dipterous parasite of the species, and pointed out 

 that the pupa of the parasite was enclosed by the skin of the rhamni 

 larva. 



Mr. Dennis reported from Llanberis that BrentliU selene was very 

 abundant " when the sun shines," an 1 that he had seen one each of 

 Aiijijnnis cijdippe (^adippe), Callophri/s rnbi, and Ccenonyinpha pant- 

 philits. Of the moths (Jdezia atrata (ch(erophi/llata) was verv com- 

 mon Hying in the sunshine, one Plusia (lainnia, one Sjiilosonia 

 lubiicipeda and sundry small Geometers were all he identified. 

 Dragonflies were plentiful, and he noticed on more than one 

 occasion a curious habit, in one large species, of clinging to the 

 wet overhanging rocks, their wings being wet with the dripping 

 water. The only beetle he had noticed was Phyllopertha horticola in 

 abundance. Of Diptera, the " cleg " was much too obtrusive. 



JULY lOth, 1919. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited a specimen of Pijrameh atalanta taken at 

 Dunedin, Florida, U.S.A., lacking the end white spot of the sub- 

 marginal series before the orange band of the forewing. 



Mr. Sperring exhibited a short series of BrentJds enphrosyne from 

 Lincolnshire, which were heavily suffused by the spots running 

 together transversely. One male specimen had a square pale 

 yellowish discal spot on the forewings. 



He also showed a fine bred series of MUnaa tilice from Blackheath, 

 including ab. centripimcta (eight specimens), ab. su^usa, which he 

 stated always had green forewings, one specimen left wing ab. 

 obsoleta and right wing ab. centripunctata, the spot being minute, 

 one asymmetrical in marking, and one asymmetrical in colour. 



Mr. B. S. Williams exhibited a male example of Pieris rapn with 

 ■the apical blotch obsolete, and another male wanting the discal spot. 

 He also showed a male of the spring brood exactly agreeing with a 

 normal male of the second brood. 



Mr. Humphreys exhibited living larvae of Lymantria dispar from 

 Holland, and the larva of the sawfly of the Solomon's Seal, Phyma- 

 tucera aterrinia, from Hampstead. He also showed an aberration 

 of Aylais uiticie in which the orange coloration was quite suppressed, 



