268 THE entomologist's KRCORD. 



crataei/ata. Our entomologioal authorities. — Mr, Turnev read a 

 paper on " Our Entomological Authorities," and exhibited a number of 

 volumes referred to, published in the first half of the nineteenth 

 century. October lit/i, 1909. — Aberration of Vanessa io. — A specimen 

 with the wings on the right side, noticeably smaller than those on the 

 left, Mr. W. West. Ova of Agriades thetis, etc. — Ova of A. thetis, 

 in situ, on undersides of leaves of Hippucrepis coinnsa, from Eastbourne ; 

 also young larvae of Celmtiina cmiiolus, and larvfe, and pup;?, and 

 cocoons of Nola albalcdiH, Mr. R. Adkin. Coleopteea. — Ajdon ciirtisii, 

 A. brericolle, A. pomonae, and A. urticariiiin, from Deal, Mr. W. West. 

 Bred Dryas paphia var. valesina. — A brood of 41 typical ^ s, 2B 

 typical $ s, and 13 var. valesina, the progeny of a captured 5 var. 

 valesina, Mr. E. Joy. A doubtful Lupernia. — A series of a Liiperina 

 taken by Mr. T. Baxter at St. Anne's-on-Sea, the specific position of 

 which is doubtful, Mr. R. South. Second-brood example of Spilosoma 

 LUBRiciPEDA. — A Specimen of iS. lubricipeda, bred on September 8th, 

 from a Deptford larva, Mr. H. Moore. 



Entomological Society of London. — October Gth, 1909. — New 

 NocTuiD. — Sir George Hampson brought for exhibition the unique 

 example of a Noctuid moth new to science, captured in the neighbour- 

 hood of Aberdeen by Mr. L. G. Esson, and presented to the National 

 Collection by the Hon. N. C. Rothschild. It would be necessary, he 

 said, to constitute a new genus for it, as it presented characters not 

 known to exist in allied species. Butterflies from Dauphiny. — 

 Mr. A. H. Jones exhibited examples of Melifaca deione, from la Grave, 

 and aberrant forms of M. didi/nia from Digne, taken in July last. 

 This is the first record of the former species occurring so far north in the 

 French Alps, and the exhibitor deemed it noteworthy that the specimens 

 showed aneareraflinity to the meridional form than to the var. berisalensis 

 of the Rhone Valley in Switzerland. The M. didi/ina included one very 

 fine aberration taken at Digne, Basses Alpes, on July 16th, in which 

 the black spots in the central area of the forewing were confluent, 

 forming a broad black band ; the outer margin broadly black, and this 

 continued to the hindwing. North American Chrysophanids. — 

 Mr. G. Bethune-Baker showed a series of Chri/sophanus dorcas, which 

 occurs in North America from Labrador and Alaska down to Michigan, 

 in marshy localities, and pointed out the peculiar characteristic of the 

 egg, which was more Theclid than Chrysophanid. He also exhibited 

 a finely radiated example of Ritinieia [Chnjsoidianns) Inipophlaeas, also 

 a North American species. Breeding Experimemt with Charaxes. — 

 Mr. G. F. Leigh exhibited the 2 parent and 21 specimens of the off- 

 spring of Charaxes zoolina var, neanthes. This result was obtained 

 from ova deposited by the zoolina form of the ? , and produced 4 (J s 

 and 2 $ s like the parent, and 16 ^ s and 9 $ s of the neanthes form. 

 Last year the same result was obtained in a smaller degree, but the 

 eggs on that occasion were obtained from the neanthes form of the J . 

 All the specimens exhibited, the breeding of which was undertaken at 

 the special request of Professor E. B. Poulton, will be placed with 

 those shown last year in the Hope Department, University Museum, 

 Oxford. The breeding of the tw^o forms from ova has proved that 

 they are one species. With regard to the examples exhibited, 

 Mr. Leigh said that, although the zoolina form is consistent in both 

 the wet and dry season, there are two quite distinct forms of the 

 neanthes variety. 



