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the marginal band. (2) An extremely pale yellowish-tawny 2 specimen, 

 with greyish marginal bands, the apical spot being fairly large and of 

 a greyish colour. The dark maukings on the underside is distinctly 

 greyer than in normal specimens. I take this to be ab. pallida, 

 Tutt. Both were taken on Wimbledon Common in August, 1905. — 

 Raleigh S. Smallman, Wressil Lodge, Wimbledon Common. October 

 2dth, 1905. 



Variation in larv.e of Papilio machaon. — The larvffi of Papilio 

 machaan have been plentiful until quite recently, feeding chiefly on 

 fennel. I have only found one or two myself, but a friend, who has 

 more spare time than I have, collected about thirty. One was brought 

 to me a week ago that had been found feeding on rue. Its ground 

 colour is very much brighter green than is usual with larvae here, 

 although there is always a trace of green about them. In Corsica, 

 this summer, the larvfe of P. niachaon had their ground colour pure 

 white. — H. Powell, 7, Rue Mireille, Hyeres. November 2nd, 1905. 



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Larv.e of Oporabia autumnata. — Until lately 1 have thought that 

 any Oporabia larva with red or black markings must be dilutata. Last 

 April, however, a larva in one of my broods of 0. autumnata developed 

 some black markings. On April 29th, I wrote the following descrip- 

 tion — " Black dorsal line on segments 4-10; black transverse line at 

 divisions of 5-10." I kept the larva by itself, thinking it might 

 possibly be a dilutata, included by accident among the autumnata. 

 Today the moth has emerged, a deformed, but unmistakable, autumnata. 

 Among many hundreds of larvfe of O. autumnata which I have had in 

 my possession during the last few seasons, this is the only one in 

 which I have observed any trace of black markings. — J. E. R. iVUen, 

 Enniskillen. October 2oth, 1905. 



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South London Entomological Society. — October 2Qth, 1905. — A 

 BROWN aberration OF Pseudoterpna pruinata. — The Rev. E. Tarbat 

 exhibited a specimen of P. pruinata in bred condition from Morthoe, 

 in which the usual green colour was replaced by a rich yellowish- 

 brown. Hemiptera from Box Hill. — Mr. W. West, of Greenwich, 

 exhibited Dnjmu^ sylventris var. ryei found under dead leaves, I), pili- 

 cornis and Berjjtus crassipes, found under stones on Box Hill. Novem- 

 ber 9th, 1905. — Bred Acidalia aversata. — Messrs. A. Harrison and 

 Main exhibited a short series of A. aversata, bred from ova laid by a 

 ? taken at Bude. Six were reddish and banded like the 2 parent, 

 five were ordinary putty-coloured, four were without a band, one 

 possessed a very dark band. Autumnal Pararge egeria. — Mr. R. 

 Adkin exhibited specimens of P. ei/eria from Shaldon, taken September 

 21st, 1905, one of which was extremely dark compared with others 

 taken at the same time. Bred Polyommatus bellargus. — Mr. Rayward 

 exhibited a series of bred Pohpnnmatu^ hellari/us from Reigate. Varia- 

 tion OF MARKINGS ON PUPA OF PiERis NAPi. — Mr. Main exhibited pupte of 

 Pieris napi, showing great variation in the number and intensity of 

 the black markings. 



Entomological Society of London. — Noveuiber 1st, 1905. — Pan- 



