268 THE entomologist's record. 



larva without the black band on hindwings, but with the usual 

 blackish suffusion at the base and apex of these wings present. 



Mellinia civcellaris (ferrii;iinea) : a rich red form and a pale slatey 

 form ; also a variety with ground colour light orange and all transverse 

 lines a dull black; the nervures towards the outer margin are also 

 marked with black giving the insect a streaky appearance. The black 

 lower portion of the reniform is not so distinct as in the typical 

 specimens. All Box Hill, 1914. 



Mr. Stanley Edwards exhibited two boxes of butterflies of the 

 genus Papilio from the Indian and Austro-Malayan Eegions including 

 P. hector, P. theseiis, P. diphilus, P. antiplmn, P. aristolochiae, P. jioli/- 

 daeiiwn, P. polytes and its allied forms, P. nicanor, P. pohjdoriis, and 

 P. alphenor. 



Mr. B. S. Williams exhibited a typical ^ and a totally melanic $ 

 of Biston Jtirtaria, bred from a dug pupa, Fmchley, 1914. Mr. Prout 

 has identified the form as ya.v.fumaria, Haw., of which onl;f two other 

 specimens are known, one taken in Silesia and the other is in the 

 National Collection, the latter being brown instead of black. 



Mr. W. G. Sheldon exhibited the lepidoptera taken by him during 

 a two months' stay in Russia in the early summer of 1914, of which 

 an account has been given in the F^ntomolofiixt, p. 233 et ^eq. (1914). 

 I. Species that do not occur further west than Russia : 



Scolitantides pijlaun, Glaucopsi/che coelestina, Satyrus anthe, and 

 Hesperia tessellnm. 

 II. Species that are only rare in districts further west than Eastern 

 Russia : 



Colias erate, Polyommatus eroides, Neptis lucilla, Erebia afer, 

 Hesperia cribrellinn, Coenonytupha leander, and Pararf/e clyinene, 

 III. Species that occur in Central Europe and which present different 

 forms in Russia : — 



Anthocharis belia, Eachlo'e cardamines var. volgensh, Sheld., 

 Zeyris eaplieme, Callophrys rtibi var. achamyl, Sheld., Polyommatus 

 amanda var. lydia, Melitaea aiirinia var. sareptana, M. cinxia 

 var. obscurior, M. phoebe var. aetheria, M. aarelia var. seniiniyra, 

 M. didyma, M. triviayav. fascelis, Arf/ynnis niobe var. kuhliiianni, 

 Melanaryia iapyyia var. sitwarovius, and Satyrus lieriiuone var. 

 tetrica. 

 Mr. D. H. Pearson exhibited aberrant examples of Rhopalocera 

 taken by himself this j^ear in Switzerland and the Tyrol including — 



Brenthis pales : the small mountain form and the ab. napaea from 

 Pontresina, showing considerable variation towards melanism, and 

 some specimens with purple suffusion. 



Erebia medusa xav. hipponiedusa: from below Alp Grum towards 

 Poschiavo. 



Albiilina pheretes : very large examples from near Bormio. 

 Brenthis thore: from Alvaneu Bad. 



Erebia lappona : bleached specimen from Pontresina, and an aber- 

 ration from Mont Cenis in which there is a continuous wide band of 

 dark markings on the underside of the lower wings. 



Erebia ceto : strongly marked form from Binn and var. obscnra, 

 with a specimen from Trafoi with well defined white centres to spots. 

 Melitaea aurelia : variegated form from Susa and another from 

 Alvaneu Bad. 



