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interesting and enjoyable evening was spent and, the time passed all 

 too quickly. No fewer than one hundred and two members and 

 friends were present, a good proportion exhibiting. 



The Rev. F. D. Morice, M.A., F.E.S., very kindly attended and 

 showed a collection of Hymenoptera (excepting the bees) typical of all 

 the European groups and including rare species from the Sudan and 

 Algeria. He gave a short address on the habits and characteristics of 

 the more prominent species. 



Mr. A. E. Tonge, F.E.S., was again to the fore with photographs 

 of eggs of lepidoptera, enlarged 80 diameters, their excellence being 

 quite up to the high standard we expect of his work. These were 

 generally and deservedly admired. He also showed a series of 

 Cosmotriche potatoria bred from larvae taken at Deal, 1910; Brcntlih 

 euphrosi/ne and Boarmia repandata var. conversaria ? , bred from larvae 

 taken in the New Forest. Also aberrations of Ai/ioth exdamationis 

 from Southwold and Eeigate. 



Messrs. A. Harrison, F.E.S., and Hugh Main, B.Sc, F.E.S., 

 exhibited fine series of local races of Boannia repandata, from York, 

 Delamere Forest, Devonshire, Lancashire, N. Wales and Ireland. 



Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., Poli/oiiujiatiis icarus from Eastbourne, taken 

 in May, 1910, and some hybrids of Biston Mrtaria J x Xyssia zonaria, 

 S , including a J showing a tendency to combine the two species in 

 wing development. 



Mr. Percy Bright, F.E.S., of Bournemouth, showed a large number 

 of very fine aberrations of Abra.ias (/rossidariata, including one specimen 

 that combined the characters of ab. liitea and ab. nii/rosparsata. These 

 were bred mostly by Raynor, Harwood and Newman. Also some 

 aberrations of Pobp/onia c-alhnm of pale straw ground colour, bred this 

 year from Wye Valley larvte ; and an interesting aberration of 

 Pachnobia alpina showing a recurrence of the forewing marking on 

 the left hindwing. In addition a Lycrenid described as having the 

 underside of Polyonunatua icarus, but the upperside and antennae 

 similar to those of Ayriadea thetis, showing no black striations 

 in the fringes, taken by Mr. Newman at Folkestone this year, and 

 supposed by him to be a natural hybrid between P. icanis and A. thetis, 

 but which, it has also been suggested, may be a small ab. of A. thetis 

 ab. hyacinthus, Lewin. 



Mr. H. M. Edelsten, F.E.S., showed Leucania l-albnin, and an 

 exellent series of Meliano fiaiiniiea, and Luperina luteayo var. barrcttii. 

 Dr. G. Hodgson, various lepidoptera arranged in pairs to show parallel 

 divergences from type. Mr. T. L. Barnett, of Greenwich, an example 

 of Aeyeria andrenifurmis, taken at Greenhithe, Kent, and also a speci- 

 men of Aeyeria citliciforiiris from Darenth. 



Mr. Newman, F.E.S., of Bexley, bred hybrids of Snierinthu^; ocellatus 

 3 X Aiiiorjiha populi $ ; bred melanic examples of Ennoinos alniaria, 

 and also some very beautiful drawings of aberrations of various insects 

 bred by the exhibitor, including a large number of aberrations of Dryas 

 paj)hia, now in the possession of Mr. P. Bright. 



Mr. A. Sich, F.E.S., showed some interesting Tineids, including 

 Tinea fiilviinitrella, T. picarella, T. vierdella, T. capriDiidr/ella, and 2\ 

 confusella, and Mr. West his collection of British Homoptera including 

 many rare and local species. 



Mr. R. South, F.E.S., exhibited a considerable number of forms of 

 the genus Luperina, including L. gueneei, L. testacea, and the form ab. 



