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yellow in the markings of the upper wing ; etc. Dr. G. S. RobertsoD 

 exhibited numerous aberrations, local species and forms including : — 

 Cali/innia trapezina with a dark central band ; confluent examples of 

 Anti'trncera trifoUi from Dorking ; a blue female of A(/riades thetis 

 {bellari/iis) ; bred specimens of Anthrocera meliloti : <^ s of Lasiocampa 

 qiiercHs from Swanage with a pale streak at the base of the forewings 

 etc. Rev. G. H. Raynor exhibited two new forms of Abraxas f/rossidariata 

 recently bred by him, (1) a development of ab. lacticolor extremely 

 dark and deeply radiated, (2) a form of ab. fiavijialliata quite 

 orange in its general coloration. Mr. Stanley Edwards exhibited 

 spacimens of the genus rapilin, typical of the groups found 

 in the Ethiopian region, including P. antiuiachits, P. zahnoxis, 

 P. riillt'j/aniis, P. ct/norta, P. In'speriis, P. leonitlas, P. deiiioleus, 

 P. ine)2i'st/iciis, P. policenes, P. phorcas, P. dardanns, P. nireits, P. 

 colonna, etc. Mr. B. N. Crabtree exhibited two cabinet drawers of 

 Abraxas urossiilariata including the well-known aberrations ab. 

 varleijata, ab. niijrosiparsata, and ab. lutea as well as examples of most 

 of the aberrations bred by the Rev. G. H. Raynor; a drawer of Abraxas 

 vhiiata with many varieties including very fine smoky forms; two 

 aberrations of Nenieophila plantat/inis in which all the usual black 

 markings were absent, the ground colour being a pale ochreous yellow, 

 taken high up on Helvellyn ; and the aberrations of Kitstroiiia reticidata 

 figured recently in the E)itoiiiolo(/ist. Mr. H. W. Andrews exhibited a 

 collection of predaceous Diptera and referred to the work of Prof. 

 Poulton on this group. There were included Asilidae, v/hich 

 prey on Hymenoptera, Diptera, Coleoptera and Lepidoptera, 

 and occasionally on Orthoptera, Neuroptera, Hemiptera and 

 Homoptera ; the Knipidae, which attack the Diptera and 

 occasionally small Lepidoptera, Homoptera, and Braconid* ; the 

 Coenusinae and the SctitojiJiai/a which attack other Diptera ; a species 

 of DolicJiopod id ae which -pveyed upon a minute Collembola. Mr. M. E. 

 Moseley exhibited a set of mounts illustrating the various stages in 

 the metamophosis of several species of the JSeuroptera, including: — 

 Sialis Intaria, Kphexiera danica, Dicfi/opteryx microcephala, etc. The 

 specimens were preserved in hollowed squares of glass filled with a 

 weak solution of formalin. Mr. C. W. Colthrup showed comparative 

 series of DiantJwcia carpopliat/a from Lancashire, Eastbourne, Croydon, 

 and Folkestone, all bred in 1912 ; long and varied series of Bryojdiiia 

 niiiralis and B. perla, with examples of ab. impar : various aberrations 

 of Etnatiniia atoinaria, pale forms from marshy ground in Berkshire, 

 deep yellow forms from Ashford Downs, yellow forms from near 

 Folkestone, dark forms from the heaths near Croydon, from the 

 Brighton Downs, from the New Forest, etc. ; pink and pale fawn 

 forms of Ainorpha poptili bred from a pairing of typical forms taken at 

 Eastbourne ; etc. It has been quite impossible to chronicle all the 

 unique and beautiful exhibits brought together. Many of those present 

 have since expressed themselves in glowing terms of the pleasure they 

 felt in being present. No doubt there were none who came away 

 from the meeting but found that not only had they been interested, 

 but that they had seen many forms of variation new to them, and 

 much increased their knowledge of the capability of a species as to its 

 range of variation. 



