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Mr. A. A. Buckstone, (1) Hygrochroa syringaria, bred series of specimens with 

 abnormal wings. Mr. II. Moore, Atiosia urchijipus, racial forms from areas 

 ranging from Canada to the Argentine. ReA'. J. S. Tarbat, for Mr. Burras, 

 (1) Dry as puphia, mnch coalesced and suffused examples ; (2) A. eydippe 

 (pale); (3) Fhmgmatobia fuliginom (yellow); (4) Lithosia deplana (very 

 dark); (5) Calymnia irapezina (extremes of aberration). Rev. A. T. Stiff", 

 (1) Amorpha populi, buff" and pink form; (2) Saturnia pavonia, with pink 

 marginal band on hind wings; (3) Arctia villica, 5, with confluent spots and 

 hind wings almost devoid of markings ; (4) Arctia caja, S salmon-pinic, 

 J yellow, S pink-yellow and confluent spots, several with dark fore wings; 

 (5) C. pamphilus, with extra ocelli below, etc. Mr. Ashdown, long series of 

 aberrations of Adalia^ hipunctata (Coleopt.). Dr. T. A. Chapman, Orgyia 

 vetusta, California, a long, variable, bred series, with O. antiqna, O. splendida, 

 and O. aifrolimbata for comparison. Mr. G. Fryer, Scodiona fag aria (belyiaria). 

 a melanic example ; and PoIyom7naUis icarus, a striated form. Captain B. S. 

 Curwen, a number of species of British Fossorial i2//?«eH0/j<« a, including the 

 rare Methoca icJmeumonides. Mr. W. West, for the Society, the Collection 

 of Canadian Lepidoptera. Mr. L. Tatchell, (I) Dryas paphia, with heavy 

 markings ; (2) E. polychloros, with light underside ; (3) A. urticae, ab. polaris, 

 bred ; (4) Agriopis aprilina, typical, melanic, and ab. viryata ; the exotic 

 Pierid Hebomoia glaucippe, India, with races aiistralis (S. India), sumatranus, 

 celebensis, and Javanensis. Mr. A. W. Buckstone, for Mr. Pugsley, PluteJld 

 cruciferarmn, bred, from wild seakale. Mr. A. Butterfleld, Teracobis evanthe, 

 Madagascar, three forms of the 5 > the J and a rare aberration of the S with 

 apical blotch clear lemon-yellow. Mr. W. J. Kaye, a very fine graduated 

 series of Heliconius 7nelpo7ne7te, to show the range of the lines of variation, 

 local, aberrational, and developmental, illustrated by the named forms. 



December I2th, 1918.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Aslidown exhibited Nenroptera from the late Mr. C. A. Briggs's collec- 

 tion, including Perla maxima, F. cephalotes, Chloroperla gra7nmatica, Nemoura 

 variegata, Isopteryx tripimctata, etc., and presented them to the Society's 

 cabinets. He also showed A-arious species of the Coleoptera taken by him in 

 Surrey in 1918. Mr. R. x\dkin, several species of Tortrices, bred from larvae 

 feeding on ivy along the parades at Eastbourne, T. forsterana, C. podana, 

 and T. pronubana. Mr. R. Bowman, a Tephrosia bistortata with dark suttiised 

 marginal area. Mr. Barnett, a very variable series of Bryophila perla from 

 Warrington. Mr. B. W. Adkin, Dryas paphia, showing aberration in colora- 

 tion, marking, size, and shape of wing. Mr. W. West, the rare Coleopteron 

 Amarochara bonnairei from Box Hill, not taken since 1863 by Dr. Power. JMr. H. 

 J. Turner, a long series of the Lycaenid Chilades trochilus from Cyprus, one of 

 the smallest species of Rhopalocera ; also a series of Hydroecia critianensis 

 from Ireland, with several of the named forms sent him by Mr. Greer. 

 Mr. A. A. W. Buckstone, several series of Agriades coridon, and contributed a 

 note on the dwarf local race taken on the N. Downs during the past two years. 

 Several members gave notes on the season. Hibernia defoliaria had been seen 

 as early as September 23rd in Surrey. — Hv. J. Tubnkh, Hon. Editor of 

 Proceedings. 



