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in single lines throughout.— F. E. Filer, 58, Southwark Bridge Road, 

 S.E. Jane 1th, 1898. 



Cupido minima. — Laid on the hairy calyx of Ornithopm iierptmlliis. 

 The egg presents an almost circular outline, 'Smm. in diameter. It is 

 very flattened, the thickness being considerably less than half the 

 diameter. It is of a pale green colour with the surface crossed as in 

 Polyommatus hellargus, with two series of oblique lines, dividing the 

 surface up into rhomboidal, or irregularly polygonal, dvisions. The 

 upper surface is not depressed, although somewhat flattened, and, in 

 this respect, differs greatly from the egg of P. bellari/un. The surface of 

 the upper part of the egg is exactly similar with that of the sides, 

 whilst quite at the apex a comparatively large and bright green micro- 

 pylar depression is conspicuous. At the base of the micropylar 

 depression the stellate cells arrange themselves around a central white 

 point. At each of the angular points of the reticulation there is a 

 distinctly raised white knob, which is, however, less marked than in 

 P. bellanjus. As the egg matures it loses its bright green colour and 

 becomes somewhat yellowish. [Described June 24th, 1898, under a 

 f lens, from eggs received from Mr. R. D. Postans, captured at East- 

 bourne on June 22nd, 1898.] The eggs examined (4) were all laid on 

 the downy calyces, three forced down edgewise between the long hairs 

 with which the calyx is covered. Buckler says that they are laid 

 between the calyces, these were all laid upon the calyces. — J. W. Tutt. 



Polyommatus bellanius {adonis). — The egg presents an almost circu- 

 lar outline about -SSmm. in diameter. It is comparatively shallow, 

 the thickness being less than half the diameter ; much depressed on 

 the outer surface. It is pale green in colour ; the surface covered 

 with two series of oblique lines, running in opposite directions, so 

 that it is covered, as it were, with a very well developed rhomboidal 

 reticulation, fairly regular in some parts, irregular in others. The 

 lines that cut each other to form this reticulation, shiny silvery- 

 white, whilst at each angular point of the reticulation the cutting 

 lines form a prominent white knob. The depressed area at the 

 top forms a shallow basin, occupying the whole of the upper 

 surface. The sides of the basin are covered with a similar reticu- 

 lation to that which ornaments the outer area, except that the 

 meshes are somewhat finer and smaller. Quite at the bottom of 

 this depression is a minute secondary depression, bright green in 

 colour — the micropyle proper — which is composed of very minute cells. 

 [Described June 20th, 1898, under |- lens, from eggs received from 

 Mr. R. D. Postans, captured at Eastbourne on June 2nd, 1898.] 

 Viewed edgewise the egg appears white but for a pale green tint, which 

 is just visible below the deep reticulation. The green tint is faint, 

 even on the top, except at the micropyle. — J. W. Tutt. 



Kuple.da lucipara. — The eggs when first laid are of a pale straw- 

 yellow, changing in two days to pearly-grey with a yellow tinge, a 

 small reddish patch occupying the micropylar area, and a broken red- 

 dish ring round the shoulder of the egg. The egg forms rather more than 

 half a sphere, of nearly 1mm. diameter, slightly rounded at the base, 

 and about -Vmm. in height. The eggs are laid somewhat irregularly, 

 some singly, others just in contact, others, again, simply imbricate, 

 but this is due, perhaps, to the moth being so confined in the small box 

 in which the eggs are laid. The base of the egg is coarsely pitted. 

 The sides have 25 vertical ribs running from the base to the micro- 



