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dularia, varying from almost white to the extreme form of var. delamerensis. 

 Mr. Tait stated that he had bred a partial .second brood of the following species, 

 viz. — B. repandata v. conversaria, Aplecta herbida and A. humiliata, a living ex- 

 ample of which latter he exhibited at the meeting. Mr. Mountifield, of Warrington, 

 showed a fine series of Lithosia sericea, and Leucania pallens, a red variety from 

 Warrington ; Macaria liturata var. nigrqfulvata, a short series from Delamere Forest. 

 Mr. Robinson, of Warrington, also exhibited L. sericea, as well as Uijdraecia petasitis, 

 H. lucens, H. nictitans, H. paludis, Hadena glauca, Orthopia su.ipecta, Agrotis 

 nigricans, and Acronycta leporina var. melanocephala, all from Warrington and 

 neighbourhood ; and from Delamere Forest he showed Aplecta nebulosa var. robsoni, 

 and Lithosia mesomella. Mr. T. Baxter, a long series of Abraxas grossulariata 

 and varieties from St. Anne's, and short series of Polia chi, vars. including olivacea 

 and melanic forms from Yorkshire, also strongly marked typical specimens of this 

 variable moth from Barmouth. Dr. Edwards, series of Abraxas sylvata and Noctua 

 glareosa from Carnarvon ; Eupithecia pulchellata from the Lake District ; Dasychira 

 fascelina from Formby ; Cehena haioorthii and Luperina cespitis from Delamere 

 Forest. Mr. Prince, several boxes of local insects, including a very long series of 

 Nyssia zonaria. Mr. H. R. Sweeting exhibited Aplecta nebulosa and var. robsoni 

 and Boarmia repandata from Delamere ; Cucullia aster is from Essex ; Moma 

 orion bred from New Forest pupae which had lain over two winters. Mr. W. J. 

 Lucas, of Kingston-on-Thames, a number of excellent photographs of Lepidoptera. 

 Dr. Bell, several varieties of Bombyx quercus from Wallasey, including the olive 

 variety. He stated that the larvae from which the olive form were bred were black, 

 with very dark brown hairs ; this had also been noted by other collectors, and was 

 supported by a further exhibit, by the same member, of young larvae from olive 

 parents and from typical parents, in which this difference was well seen. Mr. Mal- 

 linson, a specimen of Deilephila galii, bred from one of two larvae found at 

 Wallasey, September, 1907. Mr. W. Mansbridge exhibited a series of Aplecta 

 nebulosa v. robsoni, very dark grey forms, and var. 2)allida bred 1908 ; Folia chi v. 

 olivacea from near Leeds, and stated that this form had increased from about 5 per 

 cent, noted in 1890 — 1, to about 20 per cent, noted this year; a series of black 

 Boarmia repandata from Knowsley, Lanes., and a male Porthesia similis from 

 Simonswood, without the black spots on the hind margin of the fore-wings; a short 

 series of Peronea permutana from Wallasey. — II. R. Sweeting and Wm. Mans- 

 bridge, Son. Secretaries. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Thursday, Oct. 8th, 1908.— Mr. Alfred Sich, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Ashdown exhibited about seventy species of Coleoptera, ITemiptera, &c. 

 taken by him in July, 1908, in Central Switzerland, including Trichius fasciatus, 

 Trichodes apiarius, (Edemera podagrariie, Leptura rubra, Clytus massiliensis, 

 Strachia ornata, (Edipoda crcrulescens, &c. Mr. Tonge, two bred specimens of 

 Aphantopus hyperanthus ab. evea from Surrey, and a bred specimen of Melanargia 

 galathea var. procida from Hampshire. Messrs. Harrison and Main, a bred series 

 of Pseudoierpna pruinata (cytisaria) from Epping Forest, showing great variation 

 in the size, distinctness, and presence of the usual submarginal light coloured line. 



