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middle area being very light. Mr. Ashdown, a large number of Lppidoptera met 

 with during a trip to Switzerland in July, 1908, including Pierh daplidice, Thecla 

 ID-album, T. ilici.t ab. cerri, Polyommatus dorilin, Lyeeena arion, L. orion, L. pheretes, 

 L. damon, Melitsea parthenie, (Eneis aello, Satyrus cordula, Pararge achine, Thyris 

 fenestrella, Cleogene lutearia, Psodos coracina, &c, &c. Mr. Moore, Lepidoptera 

 from Northern Nigeria. Mr. Coote, living larvae of Celastrina argiolus, including 

 one example which had been of an obscure red colour through all its instars. 

 Mr. Sich, Parnassius apollo, the imago bred from the larva exhibited at a pre- 

 vious meeting, and made remarks on the differentiation of the larva from that of 

 P. delius. 



Thursday, September 24th, 1908.— The President in the Chair. 



Messrs. Harrison and Main exhibited a series of bred Macaria liturata var. 

 nigrofulvata from Delamere ova. Of the fourteen specimens bred thirteen were of 

 the dark form. Mr. Newman, varieties of Abraxas grossularlata, including ab. 

 varleyata, ab. nigrospar.ia/a, dark forms, and a rayed specimen ; a very darkly 

 powdered Selenia ilhistraria ; two Gnophos obscurata var. mundata from Lewes ; 

 a rayed form of Pieris napi ; a yellow aberration of Noctua rubi ; and a long bred 

 series of Argynnis aglaia with much variation. Mr. Turner, a fine ? of Euvanessa 

 antiopa, taken at Vitznau on August 10th, and a well marked and brilliant ? 

 of Erebia asthiops, taken at Gersau on July 27th. Mr. Noad Clark, photo- 

 micrographs of the ova of Coleophora virgaureella laid on the pappus hairs of 

 Solidago virgaurex. They were upright eggs, and the young larvae emerged from 

 the micropyle. Mr. Step, a Diloba cxruleocephala bred by his son, in which the 

 "80" mark was blurred and extended. Mr. West (Greenwich), specimens of 

 Aleochara crassiuscula, a Coleopteron new to Britain, discovered by him at Great 

 Yarmouth ; and also the rare and local Homopteron Idiocerus scurra from Black- 

 heath on poplars. Mr. Moore, a larva of Acronycta psi having an unusual develop- 

 ment of the fleshy " horn." Mr. Sich, larvae of AristoteUa hermannella mining a 

 leaf of Chenopodium album, and referred to its colour changes. — Ht. J. Turner, 

 Hon. Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London : Wednesday, October 7t7i, 1908. Mr. 

 C. O. Waterhouse, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. James J. Joicey, of 62, Finchley Road, London, N.W., and Mr. Robert M. 

 Prideaux, of Woodlands, Brasted Chart, Sevenoaks, were elected Fellows of the 

 Society. 



Mr. W. G. Sheldon brought for exhibition a case containing butterflies from 

 Andalusia taken in the spring of this year. They included Anthocharis taqis, low- 

 level and high-level forms, Zegris eupheme var. meridional is, Melitrca phoebe var. 

 occitanica, M. deione,& very large and well-marked form, and Melanargia ines, with 

 one striking aberration showing a strong melanic tendency. Dr. Herbert Charles, 

 a remarkable aberration of Dryas paphia taken by him in the New Forest in July 

 last. With the exception of the borders and the bars, all the wings were suffused 

 with deep velvety brown triangular patches the niaculations being entirely absorbed 



