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of Orgyia splendida froiu Spain, and pointed out its differences from O. antiqua ; 

 (3) a living example of Parnassius Apollo from Spain, exactly like tlie usual Swiss 

 form, and characteristic of the district of Spain he had just visited. Mr. H. J. 

 Turner, (1) larvfe of Phibalapleryx tersata from ova laid by a ? captured at Wend- 

 over on July 11th ; (2) larvae of 8pilosoma fuliginosa from ova, and remarked on 

 the irregular way in which they were feeding. 



August 2'7th. — -The President in the Chair. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a variety of Limenitis Sibylla, in which the white 

 markings were somewhat reduced in size, and partially obscured by a dusting of 

 black scales, together with a var. of Gleora glabraria, in which the basal third of 

 the fore-wings was very dark. Both were from the New Forest. Mr. Step, a very 

 large Heteropteron, Belostoma grande from Trinidad, where it is known as the 

 " Electric eel." Mr. West, the 3 British representatives of the Heteropterous genus 

 Pilophorus, all from Oxshott, viz. : — P. cinnamopterus, on pines, P. perplexus and 

 P. clavatus, on oak. Mr. Uare, a variety of Acidalia aversata, with the posterior 

 half of both fore- and hind-wings suffused with fuscous. Mr. Dodds, several 

 curiously streaked c? specimens of Ocneria dispar ; he liad inbred the species for 

 the last three seasons, and had not previously met with this variation. The streaks 

 were the colour of the female, and very far from being symmetrical. Mr. Garrett, 

 a (J specimen of Porthesia -limilis {auriflua) only half the usual size, taken at 

 Wimbledon, and a $ Polyommatus Corydon, with several blue marks along the 

 costa of the right fore-wing, forming a broken streak : it was taken at Purley. Mr. 

 West and Mr. Ashby reported that they had been warned out of the open sandpit 

 on Oxshott Heath while seai'ching for Coleoptera, because " it interfered with the 

 birds getting their evening meal." Mr. F. M. B. Carr, (1) a collection of Lepido- 

 ptera made this season in the Salisbury district, including Eugonia polychloros, 

 Nenieobius lucina, Lithosia sororcula (aureolaj , Eutricha quercifolia, Notodonta 

 dictcea, Pliisia moneta, Eurymene dolabraria, Cleora lichenaria, Minoa euphor- 

 biata, &c. ; (2) a bred example of Cabera pusaria, var. rotundaria, and (3) a series 

 of P. moneta, bred from Northwood larvaj, together with yellow and white cocoons. 

 He said that white cocoons dipped in water became yellow ; he also noted that 

 some 60 <Js of Orgyia antiqua had assembled to a bred ? in two days. 



September 10th. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Garrett exhibited a specimen of Pyrameis Atalanta, with the red sub- 

 marginal band of the hind-wings marked with yellow spots ; it was bred from an 

 Arundel larva. Mr. Goulton, a larva of Coleophora limosipennella found feeding 

 on birch at Oxshott, and also photographs of various larvae, including CuculUa 

 verbasci, C. lychnitis, Jocheara (Acronycta) aliii, Pterostoma palpina, &c. Mr. 

 Adkin, a series of Zonosoma linearia reared Irom West Sussex ova ; he referred to 

 the varieties exhibited, and pointed out a specimen in which occurred a small wedge- 

 shaped dark mark extending inwards from the central line of the fore-wings. Mr. 

 Main, examples of three species of New Zealand butterflies, including Pyrameis 

 gonerilla, the close ally of our P. Atalanta. Mr. Carr, larvae of Melanthia albi- 

 cillaia and Cosmotricke potatoria, and stated that he had a larva of the latter 

 species which apparently intended to go over a second winter ; a discussion ensued. 

 Mr. West (Greenwich), a scries of the Homopteron, Qargava genistce, which he had 

 taken on broom at Oxshott. At first the males were in great preponderance, but 

 later on the females were much the more numerous. Mr. Clarke, photographs of 

 the ova of Eutricha quercifolia. Mr. Carpenter recorded the fact of the pairing in 

 captivity of bred Pararge JLgeria by Mr. Joy ; they were enclosed in a bandbox 

 covered with leno, and exposed to the full sun. — Hy. J. Tuknek, Hon. Sec. 



