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editors." The address was continued at some length, and at its 

 conclusion the members inspected the exhibits, which were made by the 

 different sections. In the Lepidoptera, Mr. Geo. T. Porritt, F.L.S. 

 exhibited the specimens of Arctia inendica from Grimescar, Hudders- 

 field (figured in Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1889) and which are considered 

 to form the finest series of the species in existence. This case also 

 contained some fine varieties of Arctia lubricipeda from York, and an 

 olive-banded Botnhyx querciis (a very rare form in Britain) from Crosland 

 Moor, Huddersfield. Another case contained fine melanic forms of 

 Boarmia repandata, from Netherton Wood, Huddersfield. Case 3 

 contained fine Yorkshire series of Ypsipetes eluiata, Cidaria russata, 

 Hybertiia progemmana, etc., also an almost complete collection of 

 British Pterophori. Mr. Geo. Jackson of York, showed three cases 

 containing extraordinary varieties of Chelonia caja, Arctia lubricipeda and 

 Abraxas grossulariata ; Mr. S. L. Mosley, F.E.S. exhibited a museum 

 collection of British butterflies for students, arranged on an entirely 

 new plan, so as to be of the greatest scientific service ; also a selection 

 of drawings of varieties of Chelonia caja, Abraxas grossulariata, etc. 

 Mr. G. T. Porritt also showed his collection of Neuroptera and 

 Trichoptera. Mr. Mosley showed his collection of British galls and 

 gall insects (about forty cases), the Yorkshire species being especially 

 indicated ; and he also had a number of life-histories of all orders on 

 view, prepared for the museum, illustrative of insect life. In economic 

 entomology, Mr. Mosley exhibited fourteen large cases containing a 

 complete collection of British injurious insects, prepared by order of 

 the Agent-General for Victoria, for the Museum of Economic 

 Entomology, Melbourne ; also cases, similar to those fitted up for 

 Kew Gardens, illustratmg some Yorkshire injurious insects; as well as a 

 collection of agricultural seeds and grasses. In educational natural 

 history, Mr. Mosley showed a number of cases illustratmg various 

 branches of natural history, as prepared by him for schools, including 

 cases intended to aid the teacher in giving instruction, cases intended 

 to be given as prizes to children, cases for school walls, etc. — Ed. 



City of London Entomological and Natural History Sociei y. 

 — Tuesday^ Novetnber i^th, 1892. — Exhibits. — Mr. Prout, long series 

 of HybernidcE, to illustrate local variation ; also an abnormally large 

 example of A?iisopteryx ascularia from Sandown, I.W. Mr. Battley, 

 series of Agrotis suffusa and A. saucia from Ilfracombe. He stated 

 that he found the form of the latter with the dark costa (var. nigrocosta) 

 comparatively scarce. Mr. Bacot, series of Hybernidce, including a fine 

 series of suffused forms of H. dejoliaria from Epping Forest. Mr. 

 Quail, banded forms of Hybernia leucophearia. Mr. Clarke, a long and 

 variable series of Cidaria psittacata from Lyndhurst. Mr. Nicholson, 

 an example of Nociua neglecta, and a fine series of Xylina petrificata 

 taken on sugar at Lyndhurst this autumn. Mr. Prout then read his 

 paper, entitled " Random Notes on the Hybernidce" Treating of the 

 classification of the genus Hybernia, he remarked that it had but little 

 affinities with the species usually placed in lists directly before it, viz., 

 Pachynemia hippocastanaria, but seemed closely allied to the Larentiidce, 

 as introduced by C. brumata, the connecting link being A, cescularia. 

 With regard to the grouping of the species of Hybernia, inter se, he 

 remarked that there were two pairs of species, and one odd one : — (a) 



