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an exceptional range of variation ; B. repandata, including var. 

 conversaria, Penmaenmawr var., &c. ; D. falcataria, D. russula, A. 

 strigillaria, M. vmrinata, G. p)a.pilion<iria, G. mesomela, A. tincta 

 from Wyre Forest, June, 1911; bred typical form of P. hetularia from 

 Pendine, South Wales, 1911 ; A. advena and B. rohoraria from 

 Monkswood, June, 1911. — Dr. P. F. Tinne's exhibit consisted of a 

 nice series of variations of Polyommatus phlceas collected on the coast 

 of Donegal during August, 1911. These included var. argentea and 

 specimens showing extreme forms with light and heavy black mark- 

 ings. — Mr. Wm. Mansbridge had a long series of Selenia bilunaria 

 showing dense fuscous irroration, from a Delamere female ; also a new 

 form, ab. brunnearia, from the same locality ; a long series of Ap)lecta 

 nebulosa and vars. from robsoni parents. The results were contrary 

 to usual experience with this parentage, the progeny being as fol- 

 lows : 49 per cent, robsoni, 6 per cent, thompsoni, and 45 per cent. 

 grey forms with typical markings ; the last being remarkable as 

 showing a full range of variation inter se, from the palest Delamere 

 variety to the darkest, nearly all, however, possessing the typical 

 markings ; a series of Abraxas grossulariata from Huddersfield, which 

 included the usual well-known West Riding variations. — Mr. A. W. 

 Boyd exhibited a box of Micro-Lepidoptera collected in Lancashire 

 and Cheshire during the past season. — Mr. F. N. Pierce, a box 

 of Huntingdonshire Lepidoptera. — Wm. Mansbridge and Oscae 

 Whittaker, Hon. Sees. 



City of London Entomological Society. — June 6th, 1911. — 

 Epione apiclaria. Mr. A. W. Mera exhibited larvae of this species 

 and remarked on the prolonged period of hatching of the ova which 

 resulted in some being still unhatched, while these larvae were almost 

 full-fed. — Eupithecia extensaria ; a living imago bred from Hunstanton 

 larva. Mr. L. B. Prout. 



June 20t]i, 1911. — Nola confusalis, melanic; a series from Epping 

 Forest, including one very dark example. Mr. H. B. Williams. — 

 Selene illunaria, ab. ; a specimen of almost unicolorous grey colour 

 with usual traiisverse lines only very faintly indicated. Ibid. 



September 5th, 1911. — Lyccsna corydon abs. ; a series from Royston 

 (Camb.), including var. semisyngrapha and two brown suffused under 

 sides. Mr. C. P. Pickett. — LyccBna argiolus, dwarfs. Two very small 

 specimens of third brood from Leytonstone. Ibid. 



September 19th, 1911. — Uropteryx sanibncaria ; two series, the 

 one bred in heat and the other at ordinary temperature ; the former 

 were on the whole slightly larger. Mr. C. P. Pickett. — Tephrosia 

 crepuscularia ; second brood series from New Forest and Swansea ; 

 those from the latter district were very dark. Mr. A. W. Mera. — 

 Emmelesia albulata ; a bred series from Shetlands. Mr. F. B. Cross. 

 — Ennomos autwnnaria; a single specimen taken wild at Ramsgate. 

 September 11th, 1911 ; ' also long series from Dover and Chichester, 

 Mr. A. J. Willsdon. — Catocala nupta, ab. ; an example from Fincliley 

 with usual red ground colour of secondaries replaced by purplish 

 brown. Mr. B. S. Williams, on behalf of Mr. Bloomfield. — Lyccena 

 corydon, abs. ; a series from the North Downs, including males with 



