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Bexley Woods, and Acidalia rusticata taken as late as August 21st. 

 Mr. Hawes, a second brood of Thanaos tages. It was remarked that it 

 had been seen in the New Forest on August 20th. Mr. Adkin exhibited 

 Apafura iris, and Mr. Carpenter a series of Argynnis paphia var. 

 valesina, also a specimen with pale patches in the centre of the wings. 

 Mr. Hawes had taken Colias hyale and edusa at Felixstowe, whilst Mr. 

 Carrington, referring to the variation of edusa, remarked that he had 

 heard of no very unusual varieties except a helice with green hind- 

 wings, and a typical specimen almost as small sls phlceas. 



Thursday, September 2>th, 1892. — Another small attendance, many 

 members still being away from town. Mr. Frohawk exhibited Satyrus 

 semele bred from ova laid by a female captured in the New Forest. Mr. 

 Fenn a brood of riissata, the ? having been captured at Chattenden. 

 There were practically three forms, (i) with a whitish central band, 

 (2) with a black central band, (3) with a yellow band = var. cetitum- 

 notaia. Of the latter variety one specimen showed the yellow of a 

 particularly pale coloration, looking almost as if worn. Mr. Fenn further 

 exhibited Colias edusa, a female quite black banded, another with only 

 one or two yellow dots on the band, also var. helice ; also specimens of 

 Cosmia pyralina from Reading. Mr. Winkley, a peculiar variety of 

 Catocala nupta. Mr. Frohawk said that he had examined the specimen 

 by daylight, and found the normal red colour of the hind wing was in 

 this specimen pale brown, shot on the surface with purple. By gaslight 

 the specimen looked of a purple-brown tint. The fore-wings were also 

 much darker than is usual in this species. Mr. Tugwell, three dark- 

 banded specimens of Spilosoma luhricipeda with their Yorkshire parents. 

 These three were only in pupa three weeks, emerging in August last. 

 Mr. Carpenter, Sirexjuvencus from Belsize Park. Mr. Manger, a specimen 

 of Cynthia cardui taken at sea 30 miles from Algiers. Mr. S. Stevens, 

 a rather large specimen of a Botys allied to or identical with fuscalis 

 taken at Totland Bay in June last, with typical fuscalis and terrealis. 

 Mr. Fenn thought there was some difference in the transverse lines from 

 fuscalis, but after careful examination Messrs. Frohawk and Tutt could 

 find no point of difference between this specimen 2S\^ fuscalis, except its 

 size, a slightly sharper angle at the upper part of the elbowed line and 

 some pale patches between the nervures of the hind-wings, but the two 

 latter points were both exhibited in one or other of the typical fuscalis 

 exhibited. Mr. Tugwell considered it was a large fuscalis. Mr. Harry 

 Moore exhibited the following Orthoptera from Cadiz: — Decticus 

 intennedius, D. albifrotis, CEdipoda fasciata, and Pachytylus cinerascens. 

 Mr. Jenner Weir exhibited four specimens of Fyrameis cardui, which he 

 had reared from larvce collected at Westgate in July last on thistles, the 

 chrysalids had been subjected immediately after metamorphosis to a 

 temperature of 57° Fahr., the result was that the whole of the eight 

 specimens which had become imagines showed a decided darkening of 

 colour, chiefly brought about by the black of the wings occupying a 

 much larger area, and the fine innermost row of spots on the lower 

 wings being not only of increased size but often confluent. Also a 

 specimen of Epinephele iaiiira $ , with a clearly-defined ocellus on the 

 upper side of the lower wings. Messrs. Frohawk and Tutt remarked 

 that they had never noticed an ocellus on the lower wings in this 

 species. — Er>. 



