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Tait, jiin., the following, mostly in long series, viz., Agrotis agathina, rosy form 

 fi'om N. Wales, Lithosia complana, Agrotis ripse, Epione apiciaria, Leucania 

 putrescens, Boarmia abietaria, Ellopia prosapiaria, from Pendine, S. Wales; 

 Arctia villica and Numeria pulveraria from Abbotts' Wood ; Tseniocampa munda 

 and Pachnobia leucographa from Lakeside, Windermere ; Tephrosia luridata 

 and Cymatophora fiuctiiosa from Wyre Forest ; Apatura iris bred fi'om Hunts' 

 larvae, and Phigalia pedaria, varying from pale to black, from Mansfield, Notts. 

 Mr. B. H. Crabtree, Tseniocampa mu7ida and T. gothica, a series of each, bred, 

 from Windermere ; a series of Charmas graminis taken at light at Seascale ; 

 Oporabia filigrammaria, a varied series from Kinderscotit, Derbyshire ; Biston 

 hirtaria from Aviemore larvae which had been in piipa for two years ; vars. of 

 Abraxas grossulariata from Huddersfield larvae. Mr. C. F. Johnson, Astero- 

 scopus nubeculosa and Nyssia lapponaria from two year old pupae from Eannoch ; 

 Pachnobia leucographa, P. rubricosa and Tseniocampa munda bred from Winder- 

 mere ; along and varied series of Oporabia filigrammaria irom l^i . Devhyshire ; 

 Boarmia repandata from N. Wales, N. Staffordshire, and Knowsley, Lanes. ; a 

 specimen of Abraxas grossulariata var. nigrosparsata bred, from Huddersfield. 

 The Rev. A. Miles Moss read a paper on the " Sphingidae of Pei-u," and 

 exhibited a magnificent collection of this group which he had made diiring the 

 course of a three years' residence in Lima. The paper was illvistrated by 

 a large niimber of beautiful water-colour di-awings of the larvae and food-plants 

 of most of the species exhibited, and dealt in a most interesting way with the 

 topography and climate of Peru as affecting the economy of the Sphingids and 

 other Lepidoptera, while passing allusions to the scenery and the difficulties of 

 rearing the larvae obtained on distant expeditions were much appreciated by the 

 members present. — H. R. Sweeting and Wm. Mansbridge, Hon. Secretaries. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Thursday, October 27h, 1910.— Mr. W. J. Kate, P.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Ashdown exliibited examples of the various species of Lepidoptera met 

 with by him during a few weeks spent in Switzerland in July last, including 

 Apatura iris, Issoria lathonia, Melitsea phosbe, Limenitis Camilla, Erebia lappona, 

 Colias phicomone, Cupido osiris (sebrus), &c. Mr Newman, a living larva of 

 Polygonia c-album and a long series of 9 s of Ag Hades thetis (bellargus) from 

 Folkestone. Messrs. H. Moore, Sich, R. Adkin, and S. Edwards, numerous 

 teratological specimens of Lepidoptera to illustrate the remarks of Dr. Chapman 

 in his paper. Mr. South, series of (1) Coremia unidentaria bred from ova, and 

 read notes on the two main types produced ; (2) Acidalia aversata, bred from 

 ova, and gave an analysis of the banded and plain forms produced ; (3) Boarmia 

 gemmaria, bred from ova of v. perfumaria, the resultant imagines being all of 

 the varietal form ; (4) B. abietaria, specimens bred from New Forest larvae ; 

 (5) Pionea {Scapula) lutealis, a series from Dui'ham, white, strongly marked, 

 larger than southern examples ; and (6) light forms of Larentia didymata from 

 Weardale. Mr. Schooling, a var. of Arctia caja in which the fore-wing 

 markings were so aberrantly grouped and enlarged as to give no indication of 



