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(? specimen of Kucldoe caniaminefi from Abridge, Essex, with the black 

 apical blotch continued as a narrow line along the outer margin. 

 Variation shown by Anchocelis pistacina. — Messrs V. E. Shaw, 

 J. Douglas, and B. S. Williams exhibited their series of this species 

 arranged to show its great variation. The named vars. were Keriiiu, 

 absoleta, ffrrca, linri)la, nibctra, bnnuu'u, iiniculor-briinnea, reiiosa, palliila, 

 canaria, and sphaeridatina, the last-named being much commoner than 

 the type, and var. canaria much the rarest. The specimens shown 

 came from Finchley, Bexley, Epping Forest, New Forest, and 

 Hunstanton. Agrotis nigricans var. marshallina.— Shown from 

 Wicken, July, 1911, by Mr. 13. IS. Williams. Paper. — Pupa^ and 

 cocoons of Tapinostdla helliiianiii and 2\ concolor were exhibited with 

 photographs of anal appendages of the female moths to illustrate the 

 notes read on them, by Mr. H. M. Edelsten. — January 2ntl, 1912. — 

 Messrs. J. Douglas and F. H. Southgate were elected to membership 

 of the Society. — The meeting was devoted to the exhibition and dis- 

 cussion of Uumiria phlaeas — Mr. A. J. Willsdon, specimens from Deal. 

 September, including two ab. obsoleta and a few ab. caenih'opttnrtata. 

 Mr. W. E. King, abs. alba, sclnuidtii, ubliterata, infra -ejtenna and an 

 aberration combining abs. obaolcta, caerideopHuctata, -And mo f/jii/nincta 

 all from Chingford district, where he had noticed a partial fifth brood 

 last season, and found some numbers of the larvag in October. Mr. H. B. 

 Williams, some 171 specimens from Missenden and district, including 

 abs. alba, eleua, addenda, candata, mifi'iina, caerideupniictata, parvipunctn. 

 niaiinipuncta, basilipioicta, radiata, major, and i)ifra-euiensa, and said that 

 in comparing results of the record of the 1911 season with those of other 

 years he was struck with the number of tailed and suffused forms which 

 he attributed to the heat. Of 213 specimens taken in 1911, 24 had 

 pronounced tails and most of those captured in August showed a trace 

 of tails, the September specimens being less remarkable. As to 

 suffusion, only one specimen slightly suffused was from the September 

 captures, while 23 were among the August, of which 20 were ab. initio. 

 Mr, A. W. Mera, 24 specimens taken at Three Bridges, Sussex, early 

 in August, all of a somewhat dull colour approaching ab. initia. Mr. 

 V. E. Shaw, ab. obsoleta from Darenth, ab. radiata, from Finchley, and 

 abs. elens, snif'iisa and caerideopnnytata from Bexley. Mr. C. Nicholson, 

 three larva? reared ah nco of an ab. caendeopimctata, and he mentioned 

 how easily females were induced to oviposit, in confinement, by 

 placing them in a large glass cylinder over growing food plant, and 

 covering the top with mosquito netting. The showy stone crop 

 Sednni sjiertabile was noticed to be very attractive, as many as nine 

 specimens of B. pldaeas being seen on one plant in his garden at Hale 

 End.— Jfl«(/rt/7/ IQth, 1912. — Mr. A, L. Mera was elected a member of 

 the Society. Annual " Pocket-box " Exhibition. — Melanic E. 

 bipunctaria. — Mr. L. B. Prout, specimens of a dark race of Jutbolia 

 hipunctaria from North Devon, taken on a dark soil, and approaching 

 the Continental var. ijarhtaria, Frr., also a J from Sandown, Isle of 

 Wight, with the bands edging the central area strongly darkened. 

 Anosia erippus var. archippus, etc. — Mr. G. H. Heath, a specimen 

 of Anosia cripfuis var. an-hippiis found dead in the grass at Sandown, 

 Isle of Wight, on the night of September 13th, 1908; Xi/Unnii/ex 

 conspicillaris var. indaleuca bred from a pupa dug in Worcestershire, 

 September, 1897 ; and an Acidalia incanaria var. bischof/'aria taken 

 at Brockley, London, September 23rd, 1911, the first recorded 



