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wings, but somewhat crippled ; also two female Pohjinmnatm ir.arus, 

 the top specimen taken at Riddlesdown, 1896, the wings being of a 

 brighter blue than usual ; the second specimen, taken at High 

 Beach, 1896, having the fore-wings splashed with streaks of white, 

 and of a bright blue colour. 



Nov. 17th, 1896. — Insects from Wisbech. — Mr. Oldham: 

 2 Choerocampa elpenor, taken with other insects, flying round the 

 flowers of Ceraftm iusitanica (Portugal laurel) and honeysuckle, 

 at Wisbech ; also BomhyliuK major (the Bee-fly), from the same 

 locality. Spilosoma fuliginosa. — Mr. S. J. Bell : a bred series of 

 Spilosoma fnJiijinnm, from Yorkshire ova, one slightly malformed 

 specimen showing a tendency towards yellow, instead of red, on the 

 hind-wings. Second brood of Arctia caia. — Mr. Bate : specimens of 

 a second brood of Arctia caia, bred by himself and Mr. Shields from 

 eggs laid by a female, taken at Woodford, Essex ; in most of the 

 specimens the red on the hind-wings was more or less tinged with 

 yellow, and in one female the red was almost entirely replaced by 

 yellow. Ennomos autumnaria. — Mr. Garland : 3 S" and 2 $ 

 Knnouios auUuimaria, bred by himself from larvae obtained from 

 Messrs. J. and W. Davis, of Dartford, who reared them from eggs, 

 laid by a Deal specimen ; also cocoon, pupa-shell and eggs of the 

 species ; the latter strongly resembled those of K. quercinaria as 

 regards shape, colour, and manner of deposition. Tephrosia crepus- 

 culakia (biundularia) and T. bistortata (crepuscularia). — Mr. Tutt 

 exhibited a very fine series of T. hiunduJiria, captured by Dr. Corbett, 

 in the neighbourhood of Doncaster, in May and June (1898-1895). 

 The specimens exhibited a very wide range, from the whitish typical 

 form, to the dark ab. delamerensis ; also, for comparison, a series of 

 Tepltrosia bistortata var. abietaria, Haw., taken by Mr. Mason, of 

 Clevedon, Somerset, in March, 1891-1895, and a series of the second 

 brood form oiT. bistortata, var. consonaria, St., bred in June last, by 

 himself, from Clevedon eggs. Orrhodia vaccinii, ab. obscura. — 

 Mr. Tutt exhibited, on behalf of Dr. Riding, some dark specimens of 

 I), vaccinii, and pointed out how parallel the variation appeared 

 to run with that of (>. cri/t/irocepJiala ab. t/Iahra. Plusia bractea 

 bred in autumn. — Mr. Tutt then exhibited a series of Plusia bractea, 

 bred by Mr. J. Finlay, of Morpeth, from eggs laid in July last, the 

 larvie having been forced in order to procure autumnal specimens. 

 He also exhibited a specially dark aberration of Polia chi ab. olivacea, 

 taken at Morpeth, by the same gentleman. New Zealand Psychid. — 

 j\Ir. Tutt also exhibited some cases of a Psychid (Liothnla oiintirora) 

 which he had received from Mr. W. W. Smith, of Ashburton, New Zea- 

 land. This appeared to be the nearest approach to the " basket worms " 

 (described in Kiit. Bee, vol. vii. No. 6) found in that country. 

 Hybrid Smerinthus ocellatus-populi. Mr. Bacot, on behalf of 

 himself and Mr. J. A. Clark : 3 hybrids between Smerinthus 

 ocellatus and N. populi, bred by them ; also the parents, and 

 typical specimens of each species. Mr. Bacot read, " Notes on hybrid 

 Siiierint/ius ocellatns-popuii," illustrating his remarks by means of the 

 specimens exhibited, and drawings of the genitalia, prepared by Mr. 

 F. N. Pierce, of Liverpool, and kindly lent for the occasion. 



