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small box. He also exhibited an asymmetrical form of Coremia designata from 

 Ranmore, having the band of the right primary narrower than usual, but filled in 

 completely with the dark colour. The inner margin of the band was more straight 

 than in normal specimens. Mr. Mansbridge, a specimen of Syriuhlhus malvee, 

 having a notch at the apex of all the wings in which the cilia were present, but 

 shorter than usual. A discussion ensued, some Members considering it to be 

 caused by an injury to the pupa, and others thought that the cilia were shorter 

 than usual, and that the proximity of tlie white patch somewhat accentuated 

 the appearance of the notch. Mr. Edwards, a specimen of the rare Papilio danisepa 

 from the Khasia Hills and a short series of Leptocircus curius. He then read a 

 few notes on tiie very aberrant genus of the Papilionince, Leptocircus. After 

 enumerating the species and stating the characters by which it differed from the 

 other genera of the family, he described its distribution and quoted the opinions of 

 various collectors that the species were mimics of species of Neuroptera both in 

 their appearance and habits. It was noted by various Members that the defoliation 

 of the oaks was this year not so much due to the attacks of Tortrix viridana as to 

 the larvse of the different species of Hybernia. It was also remarked that oaks 

 having bright green foliage had comparatively escaped attack, but that trees which 

 had leaves of a dark brownish-green were mostly completely stripped. 



June 25th, 1896.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. West, of Streatham, exhibited a bred series of Hypsipetes ruberata, 

 containing uniform and banded specimens, and a specimen of Trochilkim 

 (irabroniformis, bred from an osier stem cut at Streatham, in expectation of 

 obtaining Sesiaformicaformis. Mr. R. Adkin, a bred series of Eupithecia venosata 

 from Hoy, with series from Shetland, Forres and I. of Man for comparison, and 

 noted that the Orkney ones were of a browner shade, while the I. of Man specimens 

 were like S. of England netted forms ; also full fed larvse of Calocampa vetusta, 

 reared on dock from Inverness-shire ova. Mr. Barrett, a series of Osmylus chrysops 

 from Haslemere. Mr. South, types of the variation obtained from a brood of 

 Spilosoma menthastri, from Aberdeen. Several were smoky, one had dark fringes, 

 in another the edges of all the black markings had run in appearance. Mr. 

 McArthur, the five most remarkable forms of Abraxas grossulariata, bred this year 

 from some 3000 larvae. In one, the black external to the yellow band was almost 

 entirely suffused ; another was slightly smoky and the spots had the appearance of 

 having run ; a third had the fore-wings almost entirely black, with the outer half 

 of the hind-wings wholly black ; another had the hind-wings with a narrow 

 black border, from the middle of which a wide streak ran into the centre of the 

 wing. The smoky form was remarked as being very rare. Mr. Dennis, a series of 

 CcBtionympha Typhon from N. Lancashire, taken early in June. The specimens had 

 very pure white markings underneath, referable to var. Rothllebii. Also he exhibited 

 several very brilliant Cyaniris argiolus from Horsley, of a shade approaching that 

 of Polyommatus bellargus. Limenitis Sibylla was reported as out in the New 

 Forest early in June. Mr. Turner made a few remarks on Byfleet, the locality 

 visited by the Society, under the able guidance of the Rev. E. Tarbat, oa June 

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