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brood. In roi)ly to Dr. Buckell and otliers, Mr. Hawes stated tliat he 

 understood from Mr. Tutt, that the great home of tlie species in Europe 

 appeared to be among the mountains of Switzerland, at a low level, and 

 that the area of the periodic immigrations, therefore included the ad- 

 jacent lower-lying parts of France, Belgium and Holland, as well as 

 Great Britain ; in its native region, the species is understood to hyber- 

 nate regularly, much in the same way as G. rhamni does in England. 

 Replying to a further question, Mr. Hawes gave it as liis opinion 

 that (J. hijah' visited this country in tlie early summer months of this 

 year (1892), similarly to C. edasa, though usually in fewer numl)ers, 

 and s}n-ead over a more limited, i.e., south-easterly area. Mr, Tutt 

 stated that ediisa appeared to l)e a native of the Swiss Alps, 

 and there it generally seemed to produce a single brood, the imagines 

 being driven into hybernation soon after their emergence liy the cold 

 weather. From this centre it occasionally migxated to various parts of 

 the Contineiit, including Britain, and then tried to produce a second 

 brood in the late autumn, failing to tlo tliis it l>ecame exterminated. 

 He expressed his opinion that if the English winter Avere to set in 

 shortly after the emergence of the August Ijrood, they would hyljernate 

 at once, and the species would be common the following year. The 

 ju-oceedings concluded with a vote (if thanks to Mr. Battley for opening 

 the discussion, 



Taesdny, ?yrd Januari/, I8O0. — This Society held its annual Pocket- 

 box Exhil»ition, and several interesting exhibits were made. Among 

 others, Mr. Clark exhibited two varieties of Argi/nnis selene, one with 

 the upper side dusted with black scales, the other having the black 

 markings coalescing into a central l)and ; a specimen of A. euphrosyne 

 with a pale (xanthic) hind wing; and a small darkly suffused specimen 

 of Saturnia carp'ial. Mr, ]>loomfield, a l)red series oi Papilio machaoii, 

 one specimen liaving a red inner margin to the black l)and on the hind 

 wings ; a series of Colias edusa, including a female without the yellow 

 spots in the marginal l)and ; also sjjriiig and summer s|)ecimens of 

 Selenia iUnnaria. Mr. Battley, a varial)le series of the undersides of 

 Epincphde hi/jieranthm from ( Jaterham and Nortli Devon, He pointed 

 out tliat the lower spot on the upper wing was fre(|uently alisent, and 

 that in no case were the two sides exactly similar in niarkings. Mi'. 

 Jackson, Staiirop>i(s fag'i, Macroijlossa hombyUforiiiis, Cymatophora ridens, 

 Cmpidia alni and Ephyra oiiiicronaria, all taken in the New Forest last 

 May ; also a specimen of Polyomviatus phheas from Walthamstow, with- 

 out the l)and (ju the hind wings, l)ut Avith red streaks on the wing rays. 

 Mr. Tremayne, a niimber of species from the Ncav Forest, including 

 Argynnis paphia var. valezina, Stanropns fagi, and Nola strigida, the 

 latter being taken on sugar. ( 'a})tain Thompson, a small dark specimen 

 of Tephrosia hinndidaria from Stafford, PtiJodoutis paJpina iirnn Halifax, 

 and HeplaJiis fylrinus from Hanipstead Heath. Mr. Xicholson. CJieima- 

 tobia horeata, and some strongly marked s])ecimens of C. hrutiiata, from 

 West Wickham ; also Lencania phragmitidis, taken some years ago near 

 Lea Jiridge, Mr. (rates, Antithesia salicana, Stigmonota internanu, 

 Homcfosoma sinucUn, Gelechia herinanneUa, <£•<;. all from Shepherd's Bush. 

 Mr, Sykes, P(e<'do<'ampa populi and Petnsia cassinea, taken on street 

 lamps at Enfield. Coleo})tera : — Mr, Heasler, Myrmecoxeiius rapora- 

 rirornm, Hister himacnlatus and Brnchns pisi, the latter Ijeing bred from 

 peas, Mr. RoscA-ear, tAvo large Ijettles from TraA-encore, together Avitli 



