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■ wings ; spots of smoky hue coalesced and much extended, and 

 showing a slight amount of red underneath in hindwings ; body 

 segments distinctly darker, 



Mr. Robert Adkin exhibited series of the British species of the 

 Nolida, including Kola fentonalis, from Deal, both captured and 

 bred specimens, the latter being considerably the larger ; the varia- 

 tion in the whole series ranging from a pure white insect to dark, 

 heavily banded forms, and in one specimen the central fascia is 

 much constricted on the inner margin, y. albtdalis, from both its 

 Kent and Surrey localities, the latter producing several very white 

 specimens, in which the usual dark central cloud is reduced to a 

 narrow stripe. Also N. cucuUatella, N. strinula, and N. confusalis 

 from various localities. 



He also exhibited species of Nycteolida, including Sarrotkripus 

 revayana {undulanxs), chiefly from the New Forest, including many 

 well-marked forms ; Earias chlorana, from Eastbourne, where some 

 years ago it was very common, and from Wicken ; Hylophila bicolo- 

 rana and H. jjrasinana, the latter series including a second brood 

 specimen in which only the two inner of the three transverse lines 

 appeared, and these much less strongly marked than in the normal 

 form. 



Mr. L. A. Box exhibited a few specimens of Chalcids, in the hope 

 that a little interest may some day be aroused in this fascinating 

 family. These included Snticra sispes, a parasite of Stratiomys ; 

 Perilampus itolictts and P. mgricornis, external parasites of Tachinid 

 and Ichneinnonid parasites of various moths, and having an active 

 initial larval state, like Melo'e ; Carato7iu(s meyacephalus ; Monodonto- 

 mevHs nitidiis, a parasite of Anthophora bees ; Torymus hede(juaris, 

 the common parasite of Ehodites roste, which causes the bedeguar 

 gall ; Orymns punctiyer, parasite of 'Aidax papaveris, which galls 

 poppy heads ; Syntomaspis littoralis, the common parasite of Tcras 

 terininalis, which causes the oak apple. 



Mr. C. W. Sperring exhibited asymmetrical Brenthis euphrosyne, 

 from Lines. Pararye ayeria, var., from Peterborough. Ayrindes 

 coridon, underside var. from Cuxton, Kent, with forewings striated ; 

 hindwings, near obsoleta. Plebeiiis agon, male of brilliant blue ; and 

 an underside male var. with outer margin of forewings heavily 

 clouded, the orange lunules of hindwings greatly enlarged, and the 

 whole of the underside black spotting greatly reduced ; both taken 

 at Oxshott, July, 1919. 



Mr. Percy M. Bright exhibited (1) Brenthis euphrosyne aberrations, 



