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Thursday, September 2.1th, Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Messrs. Harrison and Main exhibited (1) a long series of Acronijcta ligustri 

 bred from larvae taken at Box Hill ; (2) a brood of Thyatira batis froni New 

 Forest ova ; and (3) a series of Melitsea cinxia bred from the Isle of Wight, several 

 specimens having the white band of the under-side very strongly developed. 

 -Mr. Step, for Mr. Carreras, a remarkable variety of Polygonia c-album, from the 

 banks of the River Wye, having the usual dark markings suffused, enlarged, and 

 confused almost beyond recognition. Mr. Tonge, a further series of photograplis of 

 Lepidoptera at rest. Mr. Carr, larvae of Anticlea nigrofasciaria ready to hibernate. 

 Mr. Colthrup, (1) a specimen of Heliothis peitigera taken in August on the South 

 Coast ; and (2) some fine forms of Melitsea cinxia from the Isle of Wight. 

 Mr. West (Greenwich), forty-three species of Coleoptera taken at Great Yar- 

 mouth in June ; collecting was poor, and the only species at all common were 

 Donacias in the Caistor Marshes. Mr. South, (1) a specimen of Amphidasys 

 hetularia, intermediate between the type and var. doubledayaria ; (2) Orobena 

 straminalis, with very wide blackish borders on the outer margin of the wings; 

 and (3) Pyrauda nigrata, with unusually broad white bands. Mr. Sich, a Helio- 

 this peitigera bred from an ovum sent him by Mr. Eustace Bankes, and a drawing 

 of the larva. Mr. Turner (1) life-history of Coleophora obtuxella from the Isle of 

 Wight ; (2) specimens of Goniodoma limoniella and O. aurogutteUa for com- 

 parison ; (3) species of Erebia taken by Mr. Harrison and himself in Switzerland, 

 E. lappona, E. epiphron, E. ligea, E. tyndarus, K. goante, and E. blandina ; and 

 (i) Enodia hyperanthus, specimens showing great variation in ground colour of 

 the under-sides. Mr. L. Newman, a very large number of specimens mainly bred 

 this season, including: Xylomiges couspicillaris, Cucullia gnaphalii, yellow ^'s 

 and melanic Ematvrga atomaria, selected forms of Melitxa aurinia, a yellow 

 Callimorpha dominula, an extraordinary suffused dark chocolate Eugonia 

 autumnaria, varied Chrysophanus phlteas, melanic Macaria Uturata, Leucania 

 sparganii, a very pink Amorpha populi, very varied Mimas tilias, var. taras of 

 Hesperia malvx, bred Brephos notha, Rannoch forms of Drepana falcula, a 

 smoky Arctia villica, Agrotis cursoria, A. ripas, and A. prxcox in numbers. — 

 Hy. J. TuRNEE, Hon. Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London: Wednesday, October Srd, 1906.— 

 Mr. F. Mereifield, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. A. Hall, of 16, Park Hill Rise, Croydon, and Mr. E. E. Bentall, of The 

 Towers, Beybridge, Essex, were elected Fellows of the Society. 



Commander J. J. Walker exhibited a specimen of Calosoma sycophanta taken 

 in Denny Wood, New Forest, June 16th ; Lygseus equestris, L., found in the Isle 

 of Sheppey by Lieut. Jacobs, R.E., on September 22nd ; Sitaris muralis, taken 

 near Oxford in August by Mr. A. H. Hamm ; two varieties of Vanessa urticse, 

 with a strong black ligament connecting the second costal and dorsal spot on the 

 fore-wings, from the Isle of Sheppey, August; a variety of Argynnis adippe S, 

 caught at Tubney, Berks., on July 7th; a slate-coloured variety of Lycxna icarus $ , 

 taken near Chatham, August 24th ; and examples of an almost entirely black form 



