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remaining pup^e are apparently going over. The species is not 

 known to be double-brooded, and these three specimens are probably 

 " precocious " individuals of the normal brood due in April and May 

 next. 



SEPTEMBER 25th, 1919. 



Mr. H. J. Quilter, of Wood Green Road, was elected a member. 



Exhibition of Lantern Slides. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited slides showing the Yeast plant, the fungus 

 of the holly leaf, species of the Myxomycetes, and various fungi 

 found at Oxshott and in the New Forest. 



Mr. Bunnett exhibited slides of the parasitic plants, Orohanche 

 sps., and Lathrfa ; the henbane, Baplenrum, Centanrea calcitrapa, 

 Plii/teniiia spicata (Coulsdon), and Veronica spicata. 



Mr. Dennis exhibited slides of Peltigera canina, Hymennphi/llitm 

 unilaterale, Lycopodiiun selagu, and L.clavatum : Veronica buxbaumii, 

 Sedimi ani/licuin, etc. 



Mr. Step, for Mr. W. H. Miles, exhibited the large Atlas Moth 

 {Attacus edwardsi), from Arcuttipore, Cachar. 



Mr. Turner exhibited several species of Hesperiida sent to him 

 from Cordoba, in the Argentine, including Hesperia americana, 

 together with specimens of Colias lesbia var. heliceoides, and 

 Meaanostotna ccBsonia, the " dog-face " butterfly from the same 

 place. 



Mr. B. S. Williams exhibited a short series of Boarmia repandata, 

 bred from wild larvte taken at Finchley, showing strong melanic 

 tendency, one male being exceptionally dark. 



OCTOBER dth, 1919. 



Mr. J. R. Leeson, M.D., J. P., F.L.S., of Twickenham, was elected 

 a member. 



Mr. Cornish exhibited a weasel which had been found dead in an 

 empty rabbit-hutch at Plumstead. 



Mr. B. S. Curwen exhibited the following species of Zyi/cena from 

 South Italy : Z. ruhicundus, Z, eri/thrns, Z. stcechadis, with ab. 

 dtd)ia, and Z. oxytropis : two aberrations of Z. /ilipendala from Deal 

 cocoons, one of which shows curious yellow scaling on the black 



