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batis. — Two specimens, one fromEpping, with intensified pink colora- 

 tion, the other from the New Forest, with this colour entirely lacking, 

 the latter respresenting the rare Linnean type, Mr. L. A. E. Sabine. 

 iEoERiA chrysidiformis, from Folkestone ; Aporia crat^egi, from East 

 Kent, July 10th, 1906, and Lytta vesicatoria, which was found in 

 abundance near Dover, at the same date, Mr. V. E. Shaw. January 

 15th. — Exhibits. — TjEniocampa pulverulenta (cruda) var. haggerti, 

 Tutt, Mr. J. A. Clark. Thera variata, with interrupted central 

 fascia, from Rannoch. Phragmatobia fuliginosa var. borealis, from 

 the same locality, Mr. E. A. Cockayne. Hemerophila abruptaria. — • 

 Melanic examples from Clapton ; Nonagria geminipuncta, from 

 Enfield ; N. typh^e and N. cann^e, from the Norfolk Broads, Mr. H. 

 Edlesten. Aricia agestis ab. ornata, from Surrey, with var. alpina? 

 and var. obsoleta, from Aberdeen, Mr. T. H. L. Grosvenor. Melanic 

 specimens of about twenty species, including Cymatophora duplaris 

 and Acronicta leporina, from Cornwall and Lancashire ; Pharetra 

 rumicis, from Westmorland and Barnsley ; and Aplecta nebulosa, 

 from Cornwall, Epping, and Delamere, Mr. A. Harrison. Melanic 

 specimens of many species including Stauropus fagi, Boarmia con- 

 sortaria, Odontopera bidentata, and Boarmia abietaria, to illustrate 

 a paper on melanism, Mr. L. W. Newman. Phragmatobia fuliginosa, 

 from Rannoch, including a specimen with black abdomen and hind- 

 wings, Mr. L. A. E. Sabine. Lymantria monacha — Two melanic and 

 one intermediate specimen bred from dark Hull $ , and Hyloicus 

 pinastri, bred from Arlington, Suffolk, Mr. H. B. Whitehouse. [The 

 question of melanic L. monacha, from Hull, is an interesting one to 

 Yorkshire lepidopterists (see Ent. Bee, iii., pp. 257 et seq. — Ed.] 



South London Entomological Society. — December 13th 1906. — 

 Exhibits. — Anticlea rubidata. — A series from Cornwall and Devon- 

 shire. The former less red and generally greyer than usual, also a 

 bred series of Chesias spartiata, Messrs. Harrison and Main. 

 Limenitis sibylla, from Arundel, Mr. Garrett. Bithys (Thecla) 

 quercUs. — Ova in situ below the winter buds of oak, from Ranmore 

 common, Messrs. Rayward and Tonge. Tinea pallescentella, with 

 Gelechia pinguinella and Borkhausenia pseudospretella for com- 

 parison, Mr. A. Sich. Laphygma exigua. — A long series of bred 

 specimens, with captured specimens for comparison, also a living 

 specimen of Stauropus fagi for comparison, which emerged on 

 December 9th, Mr. Newman. Pieris brassice. — With the discal 

 spot connected with the apical patch, also a bred series of Melit.ea 

 athalia, and a series of Plusia moneta, bred from larva? found in his own 

 garden at Leatherhead,Mr. Carpenter. January 10th, 1907. — Exhibits. 

 — Cidaria miata. — Showing much variation in tone and mottling, 

 bred from New Forest ova, Messrs. Harrison and Main. Notodonta 

 chaonia*. — A large number of bred specimens to exhibit! the range of 

 variation in colour and markings, Mr. Newman. Epinephele ianira. — 

 With the usual tawny markings straw-coloured and somewhat 

 extended, Mr. R. Adkin. Ccenonympha pamphilus, from Chipstead, 

 with pale patches on all four wings, and a series of Aglais urtice, 

 showing restricted blue lunules in specimens from Engleberg and 

 Lapland, Mr. H. J. Turner. 



