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V. fnscata. Mr. Tonge, series from Tilgate Forest, and Reigate, with some very 

 prettily variegated forms from tlic latter place. Mr. Pi-iske, a short series from 

 Richmond Park, including one specimen witli dark basal half to tlie fore-wings and 

 the only example of southern origin approaching v. faxrata. Mr. Adkiii, bred 

 series from Yorkshire, and read notes on the brood, together with series from 

 Rannoch, Kent and Surrey. Messrs. Dennis, Rayward, Edwards and Turner also 

 exhibited series from various southern localities. A discussion took place and it 

 was noted (1), that all the southern specimens had light hind-wings, while in all 

 y.fmcata forms they were dark; (2) all but v. /asca^a had the submarginal row 

 of light wedge-shaped marks on the fore-wing, and (3), a general absence of inter- 

 mediate forms between the general type and the dark var. Mr. Priske, a specimen 

 of Helops fstr'iatus, in which the left antenna was bifurcated about one-third of its 

 length from the apex. — U. J. Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



March 9th. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Harrison exhibited a living specimen of a large green Orthopteron found 

 among bananas imported from Jamaica. Mr. Main, a box in which a living Javanese 

 spider had been kept. A number of ova had been deposited and a brood of young 

 spiders had emerijed. These had spun a dense mass of web and then shed their 

 skins. FTe also showed a ])hotograph of the larva of Apatura iris in its hiberna- 

 ting position on a leaf of sallow. 



March 23r(i.— The President in the Chair. • 



Messrs. Harrison, Main, and Co wham, long bred series of Colias edusa from 

 ova deposited by a ? var. helice, sent by Dr. Chapman from South France in 1904. 

 79 were ^s, 71 ? s. Of the latter 19 were typical, 52 var. helice. Only one or 

 two specimens were in any degree intermediate in shade. Mr. Edwards, Pa/ji/io 

 peranthus from Java, P. qelon from New Caledonia, P. encelades from Celebes, 

 and P. acauda from the United States. Mr. West (Greenwich), some large species 

 of Somoptera and Reteroptera from South Africa. Mr. Kaye, preserved larvse of 

 Triphsena interjecta, and pointed out the distinguishing characters from the larva 

 of T. orhona, also exhibited. Mr. J. W. Tutt gave an address on " Our British 

 Plumes," illustrating his remarks on classification by a phylogenetic tree. 



April l^th.- — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Winkworth, of Burdel t Road, E. ; Mr. Wright, of Woolwich ; and Mr. 

 Penn-Graskill, of Wandsworth Common ; were elected Members. 



Messrs. Harrison and Main exhibited larvae of Nemeophila russula in their last 

 stage ; they were from ova laid by a Cheshire <J , and were feeding on dandelion ; 

 Mr. Cowham had reared a brood in the autumn from spring ova. Mr. Main showed 

 his method of holding a twig with a larva or imago in position for photographing, 

 by means of a compound clamp or test-tube holder and retort stand, as used by 

 practical chemists. Mr. Adkin read a paper on " Belated Emergences," and exhi- 

 bited various species in illustration. 



April 11th. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Bevis, of On gar, was elected a Member. 



Mr. Harrison exhibited living larvse of Agrotis ashworthii from jST. Wales. Mr. 



