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Campiglio, in the Western Tyrol, on the 25th July last, at an elevation of 7000 feet ; 

 also specimens of the same species from Hungary, Greece, and the Eastern and 

 Central Pyrenees. He stated that the supposed absence of this species from the 

 Alps, which had seemed to be such a curious fact in geographical distribution, had 

 been first disproved by Mrs. Nicholl, who discovered it at Campiglio two years ago. 

 He also exhibited fresh specimens of Erebia Nerine, taken on very hot rocks at 

 Riva, on the lake of Grarda, at an elevation of about 500 feet ; also specimens of the 

 same species, taken at the same time, at an elevation of about 5000 feet, in cool 

 forest glades ; and remarked that the great difference of elevation and climate did 

 not appear to have produced any appreciable variation in this species. Mr. Elwes 

 also showed a pair of Dasydia tenehraria, var. WocJcearia, Stgr., from Campiglio, 

 which appeared to him to be sufficiently constant and distinct from the typical form 

 to be treated as a species. 



Mr. Q-. T. Porritt exhibited two fine varieties of Abraxas ^rossnlariata, hved 

 by Mr. Greorge Jackson during the past summer from York larvae. Also, on behalf 

 of Mr. T. Baxter, a curious Noctua taken on the sandliills at St. Anne's-on-Sea, on 

 August 20th last, and concerning which a difference of opinion existed as to whether 

 it was a melanic form of Agrotis cursoria or of Caradrina cubicularis. Also a 

 small dark form of Orgy la antiqua, which had occurred in some numbers at Long- 

 ridge, near Preston. 



Mr. A. Eland Shaw exhibited a specimen of Mecostethus grossus, Linn., taken 

 lately at Irstead, in the Norfolk-broad district. He stated that this was the first 

 recorded capture of this species in Britain since 1884. 



Mr. C. G. Barrett exhibited a specimen of Syricthus alveus, caught in Norfolk, 

 about the year 1860, by the Rev. T. H. Marsh ; a beautiful vai'iety of Argynnis 

 Euphrosyne, caught this year by Mr. Latter near Godalming ; and a series of 

 varieties of Ennomos angularia, bred from a female taken at Nunhead. 



Mr. P. Crowley exhibited a specimen of Zygcena JilipendulcB, var. chrysanthemi, 

 taken last August at Riddlesdown, near Croydon, by Mr. Murton Holmes. 



Lord Walsingham sent for exhibition several specimens of larvse of Sphinx 

 pinastri and Aphomia sociella, preserved by himself, which were intended for 

 presentation to the British Museum. The larvae of pinastri had been sent to him 

 by Lord Rendlesham, who obtained them from ova laid by a female which he had 

 captured in Suffolk last August. 



Mr. de Niceville communicated a paper, entitled, " On the Variation of some 

 Indian Euploeas of the sub-genus Stictoploea ;" and Captain E. Y. Watson exhi- 

 bited, on behalf of Mr. de Niceville, the specimens referred to in this paper. 

 Colonel Swinhoe, Mr. Hampson, Mr. Poulton, and the Chairman took part in the 

 discussion which ensued. 



Mr. W. Bateson read a paper, entitled, " On the Yariation in the Colours of 

 Cocoons and Pupse of Lepidoptera : further Experiments." 



Mr. E. B. Poulton read a paper, entitled, " Further Experiments upon the 

 Colour-relation between certain Lepidoptera and their surroundings." 



Miss Lilian J. Gould read a paper, entitled, " Experiments on the Colour- 

 relation between certain Lepidopterous larvae and their surroundings, together with 

 Observations on Lepidopterous larvae." A long discussion ensued, in which Mr. 

 Jenner Weir, Dr. Sharp, Mr. Merrifield, Mr. Poulton, Mr. Tutt, and the Chairman 

 took part. — H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



