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specimen of this nielanic form taken in this country. DRAWiNcis. 

 Mr. L. W. Newman, coloured drawings of many tine varieties and 

 aberrations of Lepidoptera bred, captured and acquired by him duriny 

 the past few years. Varieties of A. grossulariata. — Mr. C. H. 

 Williams, Abraxaa ffrussnluridta, abs. including miieijata, niijrnsparmta, 

 and lacticolor, Rajnior. Mr. V. E. Shaw drew attention to the fact 

 that this latter aberration should be known as ab. deleta, it having 

 been named so by Mr. Coekerell in 1889, see Entouiologiat, vol. xxii., 

 p. 99. This is the first ab. figured in Edward Newsman's British Mot/i.s, 

 p. 99. T. BONDii AND B. MTjRALis. — Mr. A. J. Willsdon, a fine series of 

 Tapinostola bnndii collected at Folkestone in the grass, the specimens 

 being in condition equal to bred ones ; also a long and variable series 

 of Bri/ophila inKialis from Torquay. Lioht D. carpophaoa, etc. — Mr. 

 F. B. Cross, a bred series of IHanthoecia rariHip/uKja from Lewes, all 

 having a very light ground colour, and Melitaea anriuia from Ireland, 

 two specimens of a brick-red ground colour, the usual straw coloured 

 area being absent on uppersides, and on undersides the usual pale spots 

 also absent. Dark N. cucullatella. — Mr. J. Douglas Xalit cucidlatello 

 bred from Chingford, some showing a tendency towards melanism. 

 Variation in P. napi and in P. rap^e. — Mr. T. H. L. Grosvenor 

 exhibited IHeria napi from first brood showing the following variation, 

 (1) (? with 2 markings, (2) gynandromorph, (3) J with entire 

 absence of black markings, (4) neural markings at base forming 

 a green margin to secondaries, (5) ? with failure of black pigment, and 

 (6) a $ specimen from the second brood with black discal spots in 

 secondaries; and /'. rapa>', (1) a J* absolutely white, (2) ? of yellow 

 coloration, (3) J with black spots connected with black markings, (4) 

 2 ?s with black spots only just discernable. He also exhibited 

 Aniifiinis citp/irosi/ne, a black banded $ , a ? underside with pearl spots 

 much enlarged, and a S with pearl spots greatly reduced. S. lubricipeda 

 AB. radiata, etc. — Mr. A. W. Mera, Spilosania liihricipcila ab. radiatu 

 and intermediate forms from Yorkshire; specimens of type and var. 

 radiata from larv;e collected on Lincolnshire coast, and specimens from 

 London district taken over a number of years, some very lightly 

 marked, and others approaching var. fasciata, with Triphaena cnmes 

 var. (iarkii, var. iiiyrescots and intermediates from Forres. D. bifida 

 and C. hyale. — Mr. T. H. Stallman showed lUrranura bijida taken at 

 light at Beulah Hill, London, S.E., July 4th, 1911, I'olias hyalc, ? . 

 Margate, August 10th, 1911, Celaxtrina ari/iolns c? having a row of 

 well-marked spots on the underside margins of all four wings, from 

 Holmwood, Surrey, and Spfiiu.r conrolriili found at rest near North 

 Foreland light-house, August 23rd, 1911. L. favicolor and tkrato- 

 LoGicAL A. FIL1PENDUL.E.- Mr. W. Crockcr, a variable series oi 

 Leucania fariailor from North Kent Marshes, also a pair of dwarf /.. 

 favicolor he had reared from ova in October, 1909, the remaining larva' 

 dying after hybernation, together with Anthmcera lilipendulae, specimens 

 with a dark vein intersecting the upper median and sixth spots, and 

 fairly broad borders to hindwings, also two yellow aberrations, and a 

 teratological specimen having an underwing on left side in place of the 

 usual forewing, the right side being normal, bred July, 1910. Pup/t. 

 OF E. ai.hulata var. thules going OVER. — Mr. V. E. Shaw, pupte of 

 Eupithccia cAtensaria from larviB found on Norfolk Coast, series of 

 Hiinnelesia albnlata and its var. //t/f/c.s bred from Unst pupfP, 1911, more 

 than half the pupjr going over another winter. 



