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City of London Entomological Society. — February 5th, 1907. — 

 Exhibits. — Hastiila hyerana. — Fifteen specimens emerging between 

 November and January were decidedly darker than any of 400 speci- 

 mens emerging at the usual time, that is, between August and October. 

 It was suggested that the low temperature rather than the prolonged 

 pupal stage was the cause of the darker coloration, Dr. T. A. Chapman. 

 Acronicta leporina. — An aberration, entirely white, with a large 

 central black spot on the forewings. Camptogramma bilineata. — 

 Specimens spotted and striated with black, and from 60 to 70 species, 

 all from North Sutherlandshire, to illustrate his notes on collecting in 

 that district, Mr. E. A. Cockayne. Acalla lorquiniana from Norfolk. 

 Mr. H. M. Edelsten, who called attention to its similarity in miniature 

 to Senta ulvae, and to the fact that it produced similar aberrations. 

 Pachys betularia, including var. doubledayaria, and several inter- 

 mediates, Mr. V. E. Shaw, who mentioned that four nights' assembling 

 at Bexley produced 14 typical specimens, 15 var. doubledayaria, and 7 

 intermediate forms. Cosmia pyralina. — Taken at light in July, and 

 C. affinis bred from larvae beaten from elm, both from Pinner, Mr. 

 P. H. Tautz. February 19?/;. — Exhibits. — Leucania favicolor and 

 its vars. rufa, lutea, and argillacea from Essex. Nonagria gemini- 

 puncta. — Melanic, from Bournemouth. N. sparganii from South 

 Ireland and Kent, and many other allied species, Mr. E. A. Cockayne. 

 " Wainscots." — A long series of many of the various species. Meliana 

 flammea. — A pupafn situ. Nonagria geminipuncta ova, N. typh;e and 

 N. cann^e puparia, Mr. H. M. Edelsten, to illustrate his paper. Meliana 

 flammea pupa?, which were formed in captivity, the larva?, instead of 

 pupating in reed-stems, had drawn leaves together for their puparia. 

 Petasia nubeculosa. — A pupa which, although a year old, retained 

 still its greenish transparent appearance characteristic of newly-formed 

 pupa?, Mr. L. W. Newman. Toxocampa pastinum from Walmer, July, 

 1906, and Laphygma exigua, bred in December last, Mr. V. E. Shaw. 



South London Entomological Society. — January 2£th, 1907. — 

 Exhibits. — Boarmia repandata. — Mainly from Isle of Man parents, 

 with a series of the same species from Cornwall, Delamere, and Isle of 

 Lewis. Those captured in the Isle of Man were taken settling on 

 rocks, Messrs. Harrison and Main. Charaxes jasius. — A living larva 

 from the south of France, Mr. Main ; who called attention to its 

 wonderful protective coloration and shape, and to the fact that the 

 curious mask of the head is shed as a whole. February 14th. — 

 Hybernia defoliaria. — Bred from Ranmore Common larva?, most of 

 the imagines being dark and more or less uniform. Strymon 

 w-album. — A young living larva which he had cut out of an egg in 

 mid-January, and which was still alive, although normally perfectly 

 quiescent, Mr. Rayward. Callophrys rubi. — A very large brown 

 specimen from the Riviera, with antenna? brown beneath, and two 

 specimens of the same species set to show the position of the wing- 

 tails in resting, Dr. Chapman. Eubolia cervinata. — Bred from 

 Eastbourne larva?, which the exhibitor stated could only be found 

 at night, Mr. Adkin. Heliconius Amaryllis sub. sp. rosina. — A pair 

 from Columbia, with a long series of H. hydara to show the extra- 

 ordinary colour resemblance of the two species, Mr. W. J. Kaye. 

 Agrotis ashworthii. — A long series bred from North Wales larva?, 

 about 24 per cent, being dark, Mr. A. Harrison. 



