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Mr. Fremlin exhibited extremely interesting and varied series of Lepidoptera 

 captured at Stornoway, including Melanippe montanata, Camptogramma bilineata, 

 and Eupifhecia, sp. ?. Mr. Montgomery, a series of Epinephele liyperartthus reared 

 from ova deposited on July 21st, 1898, and read notes on the appearance, hiberna- 

 tion, and variation of the species in its different stages. Mr. Adkin, two specimens 

 of St/ricJdhus niaJvce, var. taras, taken in the neighbourhood of Abbot's Wood, with 

 the type and intermediates ; a discussion ensued as to its regular occurrence. Mr. 

 A. Eussell, a mass of cocoons of TSriogaster lanestris, including composite cocoons 

 and a portion of the larval '■ nest," from Polegate, and a bunch of cocoons of 

 Saturnia pavonia from Fleet, with a separate cocoon containing pupa, and pupa and 

 imago of a species of Diptera. Dr. Chapman, larvee of Leioptilus Lienigianus in 

 the spun-up leaves of Wormwood, preparing for hibernation. Mr. Kaye, bred and 

 captured specimens of Pseudoterpna pruinata from Byfleet. 



October 26th, 1899.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Tomlinson, of Kingston-on-Thames, was elected a Member. 



Mr. South exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Fowler, of Ringwood, the following 

 varieties of Lycrena Corydon : — (1) a specimen with a shining spot on each fore- 

 wing ; (2) a series with the black hind marginal borders replaced by white quadrate 

 spots ; (3) a male with traces of orange lunules on the upper-sides of the hind-wings ; 

 he also exhibited a long series of Emydia crihruni, showing extensive variation. 

 Mr. Harrison, a series of Qrammesia trigrammica, including several dark varieties 

 approaching var. biJinea from Delamere Forest. Mr. F. M. B. Carr, (1) Dryas 

 Paphia from the New Forest, a very fine banded Valezina form, taken in July. 1898 ; 

 (2) a dark form of tlie same species. Mr. Barnett, a bred series of Cidaria triincata 

 (russafa) from eggs laid by a female captured at West Wickham on June 10th ; all 

 were smoky, approaching v. perfnscata. Mr. Merrin communicated a paper, en- 

 titled, " Colour in Nature." Mr. Claude Morley, F.E.S., communicated a paper, 

 entitled, " Insects and the Balance of Nature : Elementary Notes on Ichneumons." 



November i'th, 1899.— The President in the Chair. 



A special pocket box exhibition. Mr. McArthur exhibited -series of Tripkana 

 comes, V. Curtisii, from Hoy ; Aporophyla lutulenta, v. lunebrugensis, and v. xedi, 

 from Orkney; an extremely dark A gratis cinerea and Dianthcecia carpophaga, with 

 snowy ground tint. Mr. Adkin, his long and extensively varied series of Boarmia 

 re^^andata. Major Ficklin, series of Dianthcecia luteago, v. Ficklini, showing a 

 tendency to the tint of v. Lowei. Mr. Kaye, long and varied series of numerous 

 Sphingidce collected by himself in Jamaica, Trinidad, and S. America. Mr. H. 

 Moore, specimens of the tropical American bee, Eulema dimidiata, and read notes 

 on its relation to the fertilization of the orchid Catasetiim tridentatum. Mr. Chit- 

 tenden, a very large number of sti-iking varieties and local species of Lepidoptera 

 taken in the neighbourhood of Ashford, Kent, during the last quarter of a century, 

 including Aporia cratcegi, Deilephila livornica, Plusia moneta, and Pachetra leu- 

 cophcBu. Mr. Lucas, two scarce species of dragon-flies, AUschna mixta, from Esher, 

 and Somatochlora metallica, taken by Mr. C. A. Briggs in Inverness-shire ; also 

 three species of Culeoptera from Tripoli, Anthia venator. A. 6-macutata, and 

 Soorites striatns, large coast frequenting Carabids. Mr. Colthrup, a very blue 



