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Luperina testacea and var. nicTcerlii, and commented on the two forms and their 

 genitalia ; also aberrations of Polyommatus (Lycsena) icarus ? , Ohipstead and 

 Oxted ; Melitasa aurinia from variovis British localities; Epinephele juvtina, 

 showing variation in ocellation, fulvons colour", and tone of fnlvons in 9 ; 

 and Luperina gueneei var. baxteri. Mr. W. J. Kaye, a remarkable series 

 of the South American Heliconius doriis, including a number of the named 

 fonns and races, and commented on its geographical range and dimorphism. 

 Mr. H. Moore, a series of the widely distributed Melanitis lada of both the 

 wet and dry seasonal forms. Mr. T. W. Hall, varieties of A(jriades thetis 

 (hellargus), including a c? under-side, left lower wing almost devoid of spots, 

 and the right normal. Mr. A. E. Gibbs, fine series of the same species, 

 inchxding ab, puncta and ab. ceronus 9 from the Swiss Jiu'a, and a series of 

 A. coridon with ab. syngrapha ? from Wiltshire, and large, very light cT s from 

 Caux. Mr. H. J. Turner, Rumicia phlseas ab. alba from Brasted ; minute speci- 

 mens of Cupido minimus from Winchester and Aigle ; a <? Polyommatus damon 

 with fore-wing under-side devoid of eye spots from Aigle ; Lycsena avion var. 

 obscura from Zermatt ; Chrysophanus virgaurese var. miegii and var. zermattensis 

 from Zermatt ; Melitsea aurinia var. merope from the Riffel-Alp ; a series of 

 Anthrocera carniolica and var. hedysari from Gex ; a confluent A. achillese from 

 Gex, &c. Mr. Leeds, a Pieris brassicse with under-side of hind-wings of a very 

 distinct blue, and a dusky variety of Saturnia carpini. Mr. Newman, long and 

 varied series of the various species obtained in the Shetlands, including a series 

 of Noctua confl.ua bred in Soiith England from Northern ova, which were 

 decidedly not of the Northern type ; he also showed a Lexicania, which had been 

 named in tiu'n pallens, favicolor, and straminea, the genitalic indications were 

 indefinite. Mr. Grosvenor, long series of the forms of Ccenonympha typhon from 

 its various British localities. Messrs. Harrison and Main, series of Boarmia 

 gemmaria. bred and captvired, and of Melitsea aurinia from North Wales, both 

 series showing miich variation, some of the latter resembling the Kentish form. 

 Mr. Harrison, for Mr. March, a Pararge megsera with large and much empha- 

 sized ocelli on the under-side, especially on the fore-wings. Mr. Hemming, 

 a striated form of Polyommatus icarus under-side ; a partially gynandromorphous 

 Euchloi' cardamines ; melanic aberrations of several Argynnids ; and P. icarus 

 of the coloru- of A. thetis (bellargus), &c. Mr. Percy Bright, many of tlie 

 magnificent and unique varieties of British Lcpidoptera recently in the collec- 

 tions of the late J. A. Clark, including Brenthis euphrosyne with white ground ; 

 Melitsea athalia with white gTOund ; R^imicia phlseas with extraordinary rayed 

 under-sides; Aglais urticse with white ground; black var. of Limenitis sibylla ; 

 hermaphrodite Celastrina argiolus and Polyommatus icarus ; Anthrocera fili- 

 pendulse, with five wings ; Nemeophila russula devoid of markings on hind-wings ; 

 nearly luiicolorous Venilia maculata, and Saturnia carpini, a unique strongly 

 melanic specimen captiu-ed by J. A. Clark, and two gynandromorphs, &c., &c. 

 Mr. Buckstone, dwai-f specimens of Melanargia galathea, E. jurtina, Pieris rapse, 

 P. na^n, and Spilosoma Juliginosa ; R. phlseas vav. schmidtii, Bithys quercAs var. 

 bella ; yellow ab. of Arctia caja ; Aphantop^is hyperantus, ab. arete. Mr. W. 

 West, of Greenwich, the Society's collection of Anthrihidx and C^lrc^llionidae, 

 which he had x-ecently re-arranged. Mr. Tonge, numerous stereographs of 



