246 THE entomologist's recohd. 



series of Leucania /urea and Apkcla herbida from the New Forest. Mr. 

 Allbuary, two very pale specimens of Vanessa iirticce from Northfleet, 

 the pale colour being evidently produced by a failure of the pigment. 

 Mr. Clark read a paper '• On a melanic race of Liparis tnonacha,'' 

 illustrating the same with a fine series of that species, the progeny of a 

 pair received from Scarborough. The male parent was almost black, 

 the female only suffused, and J" and 5 offspring followed ihem 

 respectively to a very large extent in the depth of their coloration. 

 Coleoptera. — Mr. Heasler exhibited Elater balteatns^ Melandrys cara- 

 doides, Aniaspis thoracica and CeutJioryiichus asperifoliuin. 



Thursday, October 6ih, 1892. — Exhibits: — Mr. Goldthwaite, a series 

 of Apkcta advena from Carshalton, and a lemon-coloured male of 

 Colias edusa. Mr. Bacot, bred specimens of Liparis dispar. He 

 remarked that a few larvte received from Winchester produced males 

 with paler markings and borders to the hind wings, while the females 

 were darker than the others he had bred. Mr. Boden, Vafiessa urticce 

 with while markings instead of yellow, and Colias edusa var. helice. 

 Mr. Bellamy, a very variable series of Anchoce/is lunosa an J A. 

 pisiacina, taken on lamps at Wood* Green. Mr. Smith, a male of 

 Ennonios autuiiinaria'^ taken at Southsea this season, this being the 

 third specimen he had obtained from that locality ; also Lobophora 

 sexalisata and a banded form of Canipfograinma bilineata. Mr. Hill, 

 a long series of Ennomos angularia bred from a female taken in 

 Epping Forest. He remarked that the males all showed a tendency 

 to become suffused in the vicinity of the transverse lines, but the 

 females were normal, possibly indicating that the male parent was a 

 suffused specimen. The larvse were fed on copper beech. Mr. Riches, 

 Notodo7ita ziczac, Heliothis marginata, Dianthijccia capsincola, etc. Mr. 

 Mera, Deiopeia puic/iella, a variety of Lyae/ia alexis, and bred series of 

 Liihosia coinplana and L. complanula, all from Suffolk. He stated 

 that he had beaten the larvoa of complanula from trees, but those of 

 coinplana were found on a brick wall. Mr. Prout, a variable series of 

 Agrotis saucia from Sandown. J)r. Buckeli, pupas oi Ephyra punctaria. 

 He remarked ui)on the curious butterfly-like mode of pupation of this 

 geius, the pupce being attached to a leaf by the tail and a silken belt. 

 He also stated that although the majority of the spring brood turned 

 green before pupation, the autumn brood usually retained their br.jwn 

 <-olour. Mr. Battley, Apatura iris (bred), Chctrocampa porcellus, 

 Stauropus fagi, Diphthera orion, and a specimen of T/iera variata 

 with the band reduced to a small blotch on the costal margin, all 

 from the New Forest. Mr. Bayne, Argynnis paphia, ^ with a 

 bleached spot on each wing, A. selcne, with the black markings much 

 reduced, Tripluena subsequa and Heliothis dipsaeea, all from the New 

 Forest. Mr. Clark, a series of Hoporina croeeago, bred from ova. 

 Mr. Southey, Xylophasia rurea and var. conibusta from North London. 

 Mr. Milton, Colias edusa and Leucophasia sinapis from CuUompton ; 

 also in Coleoptera, sixteen specimens of Necrophorus ruspator, sixteen 

 li. vespilo, and four JV. huniaior, all taken under one dead rabbit, and 

 specimens 6f Dorcus parallelopipedus, Prionus corarius and Philonthus 

 splendens. Mr. Heasler, Apion cruentatuni and A. spencci from 

 Totteridge. — A. U. Battley and J. A. Simes, Hon. Sees. 

 ^ Vide note by Mr. Henderson, ante p. 242. — Ed. 



