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14th August, 1892, and the eggs were deposited the next da}^ being 

 ovoid in shape, one orange and the rest Avhitish. On August IGth they 

 were all orange, and some had become pitted on the exposed sui'face, 

 while on August 19th all were pitted. On August 21st they had 

 become lead coloured, and hatched later in the day. The larvae which 

 were fed throughout on the flowers of marigold appeared (on August 

 27th) to have the head smaller than the second segment, and the body 

 composed of alternate pale and dark lines. On September 12th they 

 varied much, and might be divided into four groups : (1) Consisting of 

 three specimens, had the head brown, the body being dull green, with 

 a purplish medio-dors il band, and a less distinct band of the same 

 shade midway between ;he medio-dorsal band and the spiracles, a line 

 from each spiracle, joining the last mentioned band at the anterior 

 part of each segment. (2) Body white, with the same markings as No. 1. 

 (3) Body white, with the bands of a reddish hue. (4) Body white, 

 only the medio-dorsal line present, and tliat Ijut faintly marked. On 

 September 18th most of the larvae had spun up in the sawdust, and on 

 September 26th all were in pupa. The imagines emerged from 5th to 

 21st May, 1893, mostly in the night and early morning." With regard 

 to this species. Dr. Buckell observed that, although conforming to the 

 usual type of the genus in the shape of its wings and its resting position, 

 it was remarkable for its light colour and want of the usual transverse 

 lines. In colour, however, it was nearest approached by E. succentur/'ata 

 and E. irriguata, while the markings resembled those of Emmeleaia 

 hlandiata. With regard to its A^ariation, there was a tendency towards 

 the development of a central transverse band, and he suggested that 

 possibly specimens occurred with this quite complete. Mr. Battley ex- 

 hibited a pupa of Anthocharis cardainines and three melanic specimens 

 of Stauropus fagi bred from the eggs found at Epping Forest in July, 

 1892. He stated that all the specimens (7) bred from these eggs 

 had proved to be of this variety, and further pointed out that the dark 

 colour was chiefly developed on the upper wings and the front margin 

 of the hind wings, these being the jmrts exposed Avhen the insect is 

 at rest. Mr. Bacot, a melanic specimen of S. fagi bred from an Ei^ping 

 Forest larva, also Notodonfa trepida and young larvae of the same 

 from the New Forest. Capt. Thompson, a melanic specimen of Chrijso- 

 clysta Unneella and a series of Phorodesma bajidaria from Epping Forest. 

 He stated that he had tried " assembling " with two bred females of the 

 latter species, but although he took several males during the evening, 

 they did not appear to be attracted by the females. Coleoptera : — Mr. 

 Heasler, Toxotiis merklianus, Molorclim minor, and Cryptocephalnsfidcratus. 

 Mr. Lewcock, Telephorns paludosiit^ received from Mr. A. J. Chitty ; 

 also various species from Woking and Farnham. Dr. Sequeira stated 

 that he had visited Wicken Fen, and found Papilio machaon in all its 

 stages, it having been on the wing since the beginning of April. Mr. 

 Battley stated two larvse found in the stems of ribbon grass,' and which 

 he had thought to be Apamea ophiogramma, had emerged, and proved 

 to be Miana strigilis var. cethiops, the only difference noticed in the 

 larva being that strigilis had faint traces of longitudinal.. I'.nes. Mr. 

 Tremayne reported that some Clostera anaclioreta larvaj had spun up, 

 and the imagines emerged eight days afterwards. Mr. Smith had bred 

 Thecla quercus from larvae taken in the New Forest at Whitsuntide. — 

 A. U. Battley & J. A. Simes, Ron. Sees. 



