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Mr. L. W. Newman, a series of var. harrettii bred from wild larviB and 

 pupic from Co. Cork, and from South Devon, the specimens being very 

 varied, and a few showing tendencies to melanism. Also a very varied 

 series of 11. repandata including melanic specimens, very pale forms, 

 and ab. convemaria, all from wild larvtB taken in April in the Wye 

 Valley. Varieties of Psilura monacha. — Mr. A. W. Mera, a series 

 of P. monacha, bred from ova received from Middlesborough, the 

 original parents coming from Ringwood and North Kent. The 

 specimens varied from typical to black, the $ s showing a stronger 

 tendency to melanism than the 9 s. Agriades coridon from Herts. 

 — Dr. E. A. Cockayne, a series of A. coridon from Herts, 1914, 

 including a very fine ab. acmisijnf^rapJia and five fine ab. obsnleta forms. 

 Abraxas grossui.ariata vars. — Mr. V. E. Shaw, five very dark A. 

 i/rofisidariata bred in 1914, from some 2,000 North London larvte ; also 

 a fine ab. radiata from Eltham. Mr. W. E. King, a fine series of 

 varieties bred from North London, 1914. Irish insects. — Mr. L. A. 

 E. Sabine, a fine variety of Melitaea aiirinia from Co. Sligo, also a 

 remarkable Poli/oniiiiatits icarus having forewings and body <? , hind- 

 wings 5 , on superficial appearance. Dr. Cockayne having examined 

 the specimen with a microscope, said that though only a low power 

 was available, he thought he could detect androconia showing that the 

 specimen was gynandromorphous. Euchloris smaragdaria bred. — 

 Mr. J. Riches, a series of /?. sixaraiidaria bred in 1914, including ab. 

 ohsoleta, Burrows. EucHLoii cardamines pup,e. — Mr. H. B. Williams, 

 two pupfe of E. cardanunea, one green and the other ochreous, both of 

 which pupated on the same day, in the same box. 



November 'drd, 1914. — Exhibition of Small butterflies. — Dr. E. A. 

 Cockayne, four extremely sufl'used forms of Rnmicia pidaeas from Japan, 

 much darker than any English specimens. Mr. W. E. King. Aricia 

 medon from Wendover, including an immense 5 , obsolete undersides, 

 and one partly striated, also Cnpido minimus from Horsley, including 

 ab. ohsoleta and ab. extrema. Mr. H. B. Williams, four Aricia medon 

 showing obsolescence in the underside spotting, ab. striata underside of 

 Ai/riades t/ictis, five specimens of Coenonymplia pa))iphilus ab. pallida, 

 Tutt, from Herts, Rnmicia phlaeas ab. infra-radiata, Tutt, two ab. 

 radiata, Tutt, ab. ohsoleta, Tutt, and an ab. caernleo punctata, Std., with 

 pallid patches on the forewings, from Wimbledon, also a <? of the 

 same species with left forewing almost entirely white, from Herts. 

 Irish insects. — Mr. L. A. E. Sabine, a store box of Noctuae from Co. 

 Sligo, 1914, including a remarkably fine series of Agrotis tritici, and a 

 fine form of Epunda lichenea. Boarmia repandata from London. — ^Mr. 

 A. W. Mera, comparative series showing the marked darkening that 

 has taken place in the general facies of this species in the London 

 district during the last 30 years. 



The Entomological Society of London. — Xovember 4^//. — Mr. 

 Alleyne Leechman, M.A,, F.L.S., F.C.S., of Corpus Christi College, 

 Oxford, and St. Hubert's, Main Street, Georgetown, British Guiana ; 

 Dr. T. Miyake, the Agricultural College, Tokyo Imperial University, 

 Komaba, Tokyo, Japan ; and Mr. George W. Murray, ■ Dirimu 

 Estate, Bmaturi River, Daru, Papua, were elected Fellows of the 

 Society. Reply to the Declaration of the German Professors. 

 — On the motion of the President, a Resolution was unanimously 

 passed associating the Society with the Reply published in the Times 

 to the Declaration of certain German Professors on the respon- 



