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donia) and many Continental localities, a long series of Lupcnna nickerlii, 

 including a fine series of the gueneei race from Mr. Baxter (St. Annes-on-Sea), 

 a set of the E. Pyrenean race graslini from M. Oberthiir, and the type form from 

 Bohemia; many forms of L. testacea kindly sent him by the same gentleman 

 from France and Algeria, together with a number of L. dumerilii from the same 

 localities. Mr. Main, long and finc^ series of Boarmia repandata, bred by the 

 late Mr. Harrison and himself, the results of crossing the dark and conversaria 

 forms. The Rev. F. D. Morice, the smallest known bee, Ceratina parvula, and 

 the largest bee, Xylocopa sp. ?, Gill)ert White's "Hoop-shaver bee," Anthidium 

 mankaliim, the famous " upholsterer bee," Osmia papaveris, and a Mediterranean 

 snail-shell inhabiting bee, OsrHia,/'ercw(/irtea, together with micro-photogi'aphs of 

 the " saws " of the saw-fly genus Dolarus. The Rev. J. E. Tarbat, Gnophos 

 obscitrata from many localities, including ochreous and almost black forms from 

 the same place, Budleigh Salterton. Mr. Barnett, a fine varied series of 

 Apamca leucostigma and v. fibrosa from the Fen District. Mr. Schooling, a 

 second brood of Arctia caja, with only an imperfect narrow fascia and a few 

 apical and costal spots of cream coloiir on the fore-wings. Mr. Colthrup, a very 

 long series of this year's Colias hyale from E. Kent. Mr. H. B. Smith, a Mcla- 

 nippe montatiata, almost white; Catocala mipta,-w\th smoky brown hind wings; 

 three Agrius convolmli from Warlingham, with specimens of Phryxus livornica, 

 Sierrha sacriu-ia, Laphygma exigua, I'lusia )ii, and a series of J'olia xanthoinista, 

 Rumicia phleas, including a partial v. schmidtii, all from S. Cornwall in Sep- 

 tember last. Mr. Sich, the Gelechiid, Argyritis pictella, which used to occur on 

 Barnes Connnon ; and for Mr. Green, Deprcssaria putridella from its N. Kent 

 habitat. Mr. W. G. Blair, teratological specimens, Mimas tilix, asymmetrical 

 Carahus catenidatxis, with reflexed margins of thorax excised, and Pimclia 

 fornicata, right antenna doubly branched, and for Mr. W. N. Blair, examples of 

 the Medicinal Leech from the New Forest. Mr. Tonge, stereoscopic slides of 

 lepidopterous ova in sitil, wild, laid with specimens of the imagines, genera 

 Trochilium and Mgeria, and also varied bred series of Cidaria truncata {russata) 

 and Lohophora viretata. Mr. Pratt, an extreme dark margined form of Ephyra 

 pendularia. Mr. Baiunann, Hydriomena furcata (sordidata) bred, from Surrey, 

 with a black series from Manchester, very pale Dianthcecia carpophaga from the 

 Sussex Coast, &g. Mr. Scorer, aberrations of R. phlxas long-tailed, spotless 

 underside, P. machaon heavily banded, Euchlo'c cardamines witli white streak 

 tlirough the orange patch, f'orthcsia similis with black-edged costa, Callimorpha 

 dominuhi with rounded wings, /'. napi (J heavily spotted, &c. Mr. St. Aubyn, 

 two ab. Jlava of A. filipendulx from Coulsdon. The Rev. F. M. B. Carr, a collec- 

 tion made in Mid- Wales last June, including Plusia interrogationis, a fine varied 

 series, Acidalia fumata, Agrotis lucernea, &.c. Mr. Andi'ews, dwarf Diptera, 

 Bombylins major, Eristalis pertinax, and Chrysochlamys cuprea, and for Mr. 

 Barraud, a teratological specimen of Spilogaster xiliginosa with missing 4th 

 longitudinal vein. Mr. Stanley Edwards, Papilionidse : P. policenes, and allied 

 P. lurlinus and P. nyassinus from Africji, compared with P. ajax and P. mar- 

 cellus, American. Mr Piatt Barrett, ^ and ? comparisons of British and 

 Sicilian butterflies, G. rhamni and G. clenpatra, Hipparchia semele and v. algirica, 

 E.jurtina v. hispxUla, and v.fortunata, a long series of Euchloe damonc, sets of 



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