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a mountain form ; 2, an Algerian form, v. si/racusre ; 3, a coast form ; 4, a large 

 marsh form from Rennes ; and 5, series from the French coast opposite the Channel 

 Islands. (II) Z. JiUpendulcB, 1, var. dubia form ; 2, a five-spotted form from the 

 Pyrenees. (Ill) Series of Z. trifolii from Waxhara, for Mr. Bacot, and from South 

 Wales, for Capt. Robertson ; and contributed notes. Mr. Milton, a portion of a 

 stone in which an Odynerus was found alive with its cocoon. 



December 8th, 1898. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Bliss, of Hastings; and Mr. Sich, of 65, Barrington Road, Chiswick ; were 

 elected Members. 



Mr. Carpenter, exhibited some fourteen bred varieties of Melitcea Cinxia, the 

 only ones out of some 20^ that were worthy of note, and not one extreme in form. 

 Mr. Brooks, of Rotherham, Apamea oculea, many varieties, Euchelia Jacob (Bcb, with 

 a pink flush, a brood of Amphidasys betularia, containing normal, light, v. Double- 

 dayaria, and fine intermediate examples, one being very light and semi-transparent, 

 Triphrena fimbria, in great variety, and T.janthina, rich in colour. Rev. E. Tarbat, 

 cocoons of Plusia moneta found in a friend's garden. Mr. Adkin, Xylina socia 

 (petrificataj , Calocampa vetusta, C. exoleta, Agrotis segetum, Miielia oxyacanthce, 

 and Cidaria siderata, all typical of the forms from Co. W. Meath, Ireland. Mr. 

 South, three examples of Abraxas grossulariata, bred from larvae fed on Sedum ; 

 most of the larvae died, and only seven imagines emerged ; also a suffused var. of 

 Melanippe sociata, comparable to the Hebridean form. Mr. Andrews, a Noctuid 

 from Darn, supposed to be an extremely dark blackened form of Caradrina cubi- 

 cularis. Mr. Lucas read his recent notes and observations on Dragon-flies, illus- 

 trating his remarks by very fine series of slides made by himself. 



January 12th, 1899. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. West presented to the Society specimens of 125 species of Hemiptera- 

 Heteroptera to form a nucleus for a reference collection. Mr. Carpenter exhibited 

 specimens of Apatura Iris, bred from New Forest larvse, with notes on their 

 hibernation. He and other members complained bitterly of the damage which was 

 being done by some of the local dealers, who used ropes and a sail with stout 

 cudgels, effectually smashing and destroying the sallows. Mr. Tutt, further 

 specimens of Zygana received from M. Oberthiir, of Rennes, and read notes on 

 them. Mr. Adkin, specimens of Cymatophora octogesima {ocularis), bred from 

 Colchester. Mr. Lucas, recent uninvited visitors to Kew Gardens : Periplaneta 

 americana, P. australasia, and Panchlora maderce from the Belgian Congo ; Ani- 

 solahis annulipes ? from Penang ; and Phyllodromia sp. from Zamba, British 

 Central Africa. Mr. Moore, J and ? larvae, larval cases, pupae and ? imagines of 

 the large Psychid moth, (Eketiciis Kirbii, received from Antigua, West Indies, and 

 contributed notes. Mr. Malcolm Burr, a wonderfully clever imitation of a grass- 

 hopper in porcelain from China, and a case containing a species from each group in 

 the various sections of the Grthoptera, to aid in illustrating Mr. Edwards' paper, 

 together with various species showing protective resemblance. Mr. Edwards, a 

 large number of specimens of Orthoptera, chiefly from Borneo, the Mantidm and 

 PhasmidcB being very well represented. Among the Locustida he showed were a 

 number of the curious Phasmid-like Proscopice from S. America. Mr. Edwards 

 then read a paper on the Orthoptera, devoting his remarks chiefly to the Phasmids 



