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taken by Mr. Harrison at Meyringen, July 9th, 1900 ; a scries of bred Leucophasia 

 sinapis, consisting of four broods from ? s scut alive to him ; and bred series of 

 Argynnis Paphia, and var. Valezina from New Forest ova. Mr. Porritt, black 

 forms of Pharetra menyanthidis from Selby ; Mania typica, with a large, pale, 

 pinkish, V'shaped mark across each wing ; Cqsmia trapezina, with central 

 band dark olive-green: black Larentia mullistrigaria ; a yellow Anchocelis 

 rufina; and a black Qdonlopera bidentata; all from Yorkshire. Mr. Garrett, 

 Sphinx convolvuli, from Wilts, September, 1901 ; Miselia oxyacanthce, and var. 

 capucina, from Wimbledon ; Epunda lutulenta, taken off ripe blackberries at 

 Reading; Dasycampa rubiginea from Berkshire; and Treniocampa populeti from 

 Wimbledon Common. Mr. Chittenden, Lithosia sericea ; var. conjiuens of Anthro- 

 ceratrifolii; black Nyssia hispidaria ; Zonosoma pendularia, blue from Lancashire, 

 light from Kent ; Cymatophora duplaris, black, bred from Kent; dark Pachetra 

 leucophcea ; dark Hybernia marginaria, Kent ; &c. Mr. Gr. B. Brown, a specimen 

 of Euvanessa Antiopa, taken by his little boy at Lee, together with a Sphinx con- 

 volvuli taken at Lycld, the former on August 24th, and the latter on September 1 1th. 

 Major Ficklin, two very pale Dianthaecia luteago, var. Fick/ini, and one with 

 suffused marking; together with an example of Brenthis Selene with very dork 

 under wings. Mr. Stanley Edwards, several species of the "Leaf" butterflies, 

 Kallima, and a box of exotic Papilios. Dr. Chapman, Pterin brassicce, with blank 

 marginal line in hind-wing ; Argynnis Adippe, var. cklorodippe, with black suffu- 

 sion ; and a dark variety of Mefitaa Athalia, from Spain. Mr. Rowland-Brown, 

 series of Lyccena Dolus, var. vittata, from Cannes, and L. Admetus, var. Ripperhi, 

 for comparison ; a var. of Melitaa Cinxia, with the black spots on the under-side 

 almost absent ; and Argynnis Lathonia, with the left lower wing abnormally small. 

 Mr. Sich, small dark var. of Aglais urticce ; two varieties of Xy/ojihasia po/yodon, 

 one having a dark median band, the other with confluent stigmata ; a Plusia gamma 

 having the Y mark reduced to a pale spot. 



December 12th, 1901.— Mr. W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S., Vice-President, m 

 the Chair. 



Mr. Newnharn, llersham, Surrey, was elected a Member. 



Mr. McArthur exhibited a J specimen of Lasiocampa quercus taken at 

 Brighton, and having the female coloration. Mr. Kirkaldy, a specimen of the 

 Heteropteron, Eeduviolusjerus ?, having the wings on one side brachypterous, and 

 on the other macropterous. Mr. F. M. B. Carr, bred series of Selenia illunaria, 

 compared with the ? parents, and showing considerable variation ; series of Enno- 

 mos angularia from several localities for comparison ; Dicycla oo from Chingford ; 

 varied series of Bryophila muralis from Hythe ; and series of Acidalia margine- 

 punctata from llythe and Rorlock, the latter being much the darker. Dr. Chapman 

 read a paper, entitled, " A few weeks in Central Spain," and exhibited long and 

 varied series of the Spanish forms of British Lepidoptera, and of species very 

 closely allied to British ones. — Ht. J. Tuknkb, Hon. Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London : December dth, 1901. — The Rev. Canon 

 W. W. Fowler, M.A., F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Frederick E. S. Adair, Flixton Hall, Bungay ; Mr. William Aiming, Box 



