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siderable aberration in the spotting, and a very varied series of Ematurga 

 atomaria, including fine yellow tonus and a female with male coloration. 

 Mr. Ashdown, a series of Aphantop^is hyperantus with aberrant and asymmetrical 

 spotting on the iinder-sides including ab. caeca. Mr. Tiu'ner, an aberration of 

 Argynnis niobe with the upper-side black spotting coalesced into an irregular 

 band, and the under-side silver basal spots coalesced into three large blotches. 

 Mr. Newman, a lai'ge number of Ii-ish Lepidoptera, including Pieris napi, 

 P. rapae, Polyommatus icarus, Dryas j^cphia, Melitaea aurinia, Hipparchia 

 semele, Neuria reticulata, etc., all more or less of local forms, bred Dianthoecia 

 luteago v. harrettii, Pachnohia hyperborea and Callimorpha dominula ab. rossica' 

 a long series of aberrations of Agriades coridon, two Anthrocera filipendulae ah. 

 chrysanthemi, eight bred Gastropacha ilicifolia from Cannock Chase, and many 

 other striking forms and local species. Mr. A. H. Jones, aberrations of 

 Melanargia galathea, ab. pallida oi A. coridon, ab. pallida of Cocnonympha 

 pamphilus, and melanic examples of Aniphidasys betularia, Thera variata, 

 Cidaria immanata from Eltham. Mr. Schmassmann, a number of Ornithoptera 

 and Morpho, inckiding 0. lydius, 0. croes^is, 0. bornemanni, 0. poseidon and its 

 races, 0. paradisea, Morpho hecuba, M. justitiae, M. amphitryon, M. cacica, 

 M. rhetenor, and M. aureola. Mr. West, the reference collection of the Society, 

 including the numerous additions made by the Dawson donation. Mr. Pickett, 

 very long series of Angerona prunaria, the results of 17 years breeding and 

 experiment, including many examples bred under varied colour conditions ; he 

 also showed long series of Agriades coridon with many aberrations and 

 gynandi-omorphs. The Eev. F. D. Morice, a collection of British Chrysididae, 

 and a collection of the more conspicuous species of Palaearctic Chrysididae. 

 Mr. Ciu-wen, series of the Evxropean Parnassius, P. apollo, P. delius, 

 P. mnemosyne and Boritis apollina, and a series of Lycaena, L. areas, 

 L. arion, L. alcon, L. euphemus, and L. iolas, with several aberrations of Apatura 

 ilia. Mr. Mera, a long varied series of Psilura monacha, including ab. eremita. 

 Mr. Tonge, a male of A. thetis, 22 mm. in expanse, Polyommatus icarus, blue 

 females, and ab. icarinus, ab. stricta, etc., with pink and melanic Bryophila 

 perla from Deal. Mr. H. B. Williams, aberrations of Euchlo'e cardamines, 

 Coenonympha pamphilus ab. pallida, Aricia medon, ab. albimaculata, R^imicia 

 phlaeas ab. radiata, ab. obsoleta, ab. subobeoleta and ab. anticostriata, Amorpha 

 populi gynandromorphs, Agriades coridon, ab. semisyngrapha, ab. obsoleta, ab. 

 pallida, and ab. inaequalis. Eev. J. E. Tarbat, a Pieris rapae measuring only 

 38 mm. in expanse. Mr. Brooks, an Abraxas grossulariata witli pale orange 

 ground colour and no bright orange on fore-wings. Mr. Piatt Barrett, the 

 three Parnassiids of Switzerland, and noted the small amount of variation he 

 had seen in the species this year. Mr. Stallman, a varied series of Xanthorhoc 

 fluctuata, some very dark, and including ab. costovata, and aberrations of 

 R. jMaeus, N. augur, T. comes, and of M. circellaris red and slaty forms, light 

 orange ground and streaky forms. Mr. Edwards, many si^ecics of Papilio from 

 the Indian and Austro-Malayan Region. Mr. B. S. Williams, a melanic Biston 

 hirtaria, the rare form ab. fmnaria from Finchley, bred. Mr. Sheldon, the 

 Lepidoptera taken by him in S.E. Russia during May and June, including local 

 forms of western species and several more eastern species : E. cardamines var. 



