Duplicates.— Liirviv of Versicolor (from wild Scotch parents), 0. autumnata (very 

 dark); ova of dai'k, heavily-marked Flavicornis, Bistortata, Tristata, Liturata, var. nigro- 

 fulvata. Wanted for experimental purposes ova of Hispidaria, Lapponaria, Populeti, 

 larvae of Filigrammaria, Ashworthii. — J. fj'. //. Harrison, 181, Abingdon Road, 

 Middlesbro'. 



Wanted. — Good photographs or careful drawings of Aberrations, Gynandromorphs, 

 etc., of any British "Blues," for reproduction in llie NaHiral History of the British 

 Bictterflies. Also photos and good drawings of Aberrations and Gynandromorphs of other 

 groups that may be used later as opportunity offers. [Specimens not necessarily British.] 

 J. W. Tutt, 119, Wcstcombe Hill, Blackheaih. 



Change of Adivress. — Mr. L. .-i. Raiiwood to 3. Albert Mansions, Lansdoivue Road, 

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MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society of London. — 11, Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, W., 

 8 p.m. Meetings — May Rth, June 3rd, October 7th, 21st, November 4th, 18th, December 2nd. 



The City of London Entomological and Natural History Society.— London 

 Institution, Finsbury Circus, E.C. — The first and third Tuesdays in the month, at 7.30 

 p.m., except in July and August. April 21st, Special Exhibition — "The A gratis tritici 

 group." May 5th, "Notes on Canadian Lepidoptera," Mr. L. B. Prout, F.E.S. 



Toynbee Hall Natural History Society. — Held at Toynbee Hall, Commercial 

 Street, E., Mondays, at 8 p.m. — May 4th, Exhibition. Excursions — May 3rd, Book- 

 bam (from Waterloo, 10.5 a.m.); May IBth, Hayes (from London Bridge, 2.30 p.m.). 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society, Hibernia 

 Chambers, London Bridge. — The second and foui'th Thursdays in each month, at 8 p.m. 

 April 25&, May 14th, 28th. 



North London Natural History Society, The Amherst Club, Amhurst Road, N. 

 (No notices). 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Meetings at the Royal Institu- 

 tion. Liverpool, on the 3rd Monday in the month from October to April. Hon. Sec, 

 H. R. Sweeting, 6, The Elms, Dingle, Liverpool. 



Birmingham Entomological Society, at the rooms of the Birmingham Nat. Hist, 

 and Philosophic Society, Avebury House, 55, Newball Street, at 8 p.m. 



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Price ONE SHILLING and SIXPENCE. 



{('ontainin;/ an account of the newly-discovered British species.) 

 Chapter I. — Zygaena exulans and its varieties. 

 Chapter II. — Zygaena carniolica and its varieties. 

 Chapter HI. — Zygaena achilleae and its varieties. 

 Chapter IV. — Zygaena transalpina and its varieties. 

 Chapter V. — Zygaena medicaginis and its varieties. 

 Chapter VI. — Zygaena ochsenheimeri. 



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Melanism and Melanochroism in British Lepidoptera 



(Demy 8vo., bound in Cloth. Price 5/-.) 



Deals exhaustively with all the views brought forward by scientists to account tor the 

 forms of melanism and melanochroism ; contains full data respecting the distribution of 

 melanic forms in Britain, and theories to account for their origin ; the special value of 

 "natural selection," "environment," "heredity," "disease," "temperature," (fee, in 

 particular cases. Lord Walsingham, in his Presidential address to the Fellows of the 

 Entomological Society of London, says, "An especially interesting line of enquiry as con- 

 nected with the use and value of colour in insects is that which has been followed up in 

 Mr. Tutt's series of papers on ' Melanism and Melanochroism.' " 



J. HERBERT TUTT, 22, Francemary Road, Ladywell Road, Brockley, S.E. 



