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Mr. Pickett exhibited long series of aberrations of Ai/riaihs 

 coridon talien in 1918, 1919 and 1920. 



Mr. L. W. Newman exhibited series of the variation shown 

 in the races of Melitaea anrinia from Ireland, Cornwall, Wales, 

 Hants, etc. ; a hybrid of Selenia biliinaria (illiniaria) and S. tetra- 

 Innaria (illiistraria) ; extreme light and dark forms of Melitaea 

 chiivia from the Isle of Wight; yellow forms of Gonndontis 

 huJentata from Cheltenham ; a suffused Arifi/miis aijlaia ; a Colias 

 edusa with one wing bleached ; raelanic examples of Zijuaena- 

 tn'folii; a series of the extreme development of the ab. varleyata 

 of Ahraxati (/rossiilciHata, including specimens with forewings 

 almost entirely black ; and an extremely varied series of Mimas 

 tiliae. 



On behalf of Mr. L. A. E. Sabine, Mr. Newman exhibited a 

 long and very varied series of Poh/diiiuiatiis icarim from Co. Sligo, 

 including females of intense blue coloration and very large, 

 brilliant red lunules ; series of Epineplwle jnrtiua from Co. Kerry, 

 including aberrations with very large ocelli, with bipupillate 

 apical spots, and great variation in the amount of fulvous colour 

 on the upperside ; Runiicia phlaeas from the same county, one 

 having the right forewing almost wholly silvery white (alba) ; 

 short series of lA'ptoua sinapis, I'^pinepltele tithoniis, and rarar<ie 

 tneijera, with Sesia furmicaefurinis, all taken in Co. Kerry in 1920, 

 the last-named being new to the Irish fauna. 



Mr. A. A. W. Buckstone exhibited aberrations of HippaicJtia 

 seinele, including small, richly-coloured undersides from Sidmouth, 

 small dark forms from Purbrook, and others from the N. Downs. 



The Rev. Geo. W. Wheeler exhibited a box of Melitaea piiaehe, 

 mostly from Central Europe, showing a wide range of variation 

 over a limited area. He drew special attention to the extremely 

 variegated form from the Pfynwald in the Rhone Valley and the 

 varied series of the ab. ciuxioides. 



Mr. Riches exhibited a short series of Cossiis Ugniperda, in 

 which the lower wings were considerably suffused with dark 

 scaling. 



Mr. C. W. Sperring exhibited Colias ediisa and var. ? helice 

 from Eastbourne, August, 1920, minus the usual yellow blotches 

 in border of the bindwings ; IJrentJiis eiipliros;/)ie, with heavily 

 suffused hindwing and curiously-banded forewing, upperside, 

 Chislehurst, May, 1920, and a specimen with striated upperside 

 hindwing, Lincoln, June, 1920; Vanessa io, with the yellow 



