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iirossulariatti, kepL in sleeves out-doors, and living pupae of Dryay 

 jiaphia and M. at^ialhi. Dr. Chapman, living larvEB of Leioptilvs 

 tephradactyld. H. andrknaeformis larvae. — Mr. Tonge, a branch of 

 Viburnnin from Tilgafce with four larv* of .Eijeria andrencufaruiis. 

 Abundance of B. hirtaria. — Mr. Coltbrup, noted the abundance of 

 liistun liirtaiiu, this season especially around London. Paper on 

 Variktal, Names. — Mr. R. Adkin, many examples of named varieties of 

 British Lepidoptera to illu.strate his paper entitled, " Varietal 

 names as applied to British Lepidoptera." April 25tk. — 

 Stereoscope. — Mr. Dennis exhibited a stereoscope fitted up so 

 as to show diminution and intensification of the stereoscopic 

 effect. BoRNEAN Lepidoptera. — Mr. H. Moore, Lepidoptera from 

 Karang, N. Borneo including Papilio paraduxna var. telesides, Hestia 

 /lypcnnnestra and var. beliiui, Heatia b/ncciis, a large species of }\ijctale- 

 nion, etc. The genus Char.axes. — Mr. Edwards, several species of the 

 genus Charaxex from Central and South America, and a Cucullia 

 rerbanci which had been two years in pupa. Early emergence. — Mr. 

 Lucas reported that Boannia cinctaria was out on April 5th. Lantern 

 SLIDES. — The rest of the evening was given ap to the exhibition of 

 lantern slides by Messrs. Dennis, Lucas and Edwards, the last named 

 showing slides illustrative of the anomalous animal the Peripatm. 

 Muij 9th. — -Mr. J. E. Gardner, of Upper Clapton, was elected a member. 

 Local race of H. leucoph/i:aria. — Mr. Jitger, for Miss Edwards, a 

 series of Hybemia lcnr«pli(miia, from E. Grinstead, with which a large 

 percentage of var. uniniKirinaria had occurred this year. D. luteago 

 variation. — Mr. R. Adkin, specimens of Diant/ioi'cia lateagu, and read 

 notes on the two varietal forms barrettii and Jicklini. Labelling 

 Insects. — W. E. Adkin then read a paper entitled " Labelling 

 Entomological Specimens," after which a considerable discussion took 

 place. May 23rd. — Diptera. — Mr. H. W. Andrews exhibited specimens 

 of the Dipteron Brachyupa bicolor a Syrphid from Bexley, with the 

 Anthomyiid Hyctodeda scatellariti, which it closely resembled. Rapid 

 Development of P. lecheana.— W. Alfred Sich, specimens of 

 I'tycliulunia icclieana, bred on May 2Brd, from larvfe taken at Richmond 

 on May 11th. D. bifida Cocoon. — Mr. Cowham, a cocoon of 

 IHcranitra bifida from which he had observed the imago emerge after 

 softening a portion with a fluid which it had secreted. S. orion Larva 

 a Miner. - Dr. Chapman, a larva of Scuiitantides orion in its first 

 instar mining between the cuticles of a leaf of Sedtini telepkium. The 

 GENUS Co'^nonympha. — Mr. A. E. Gibbs, a large number of species of 

 the genus ('oenonymjiha and read notes on the variation, characteristics 

 iind distribution of the various species in the Pahearctic and Nearctic 

 areas. Mr. Kaye, the genus Coenonyinp/ia, referring particularly to 

 the large size and minute ocelli of the undersides in Irish specimens of 

 ' '. tiphon. Mr. R. Adkin, ('. tiphim from English, Scotch and Irish 

 localities and remarked on their general local characteristics, and (.'. 

 paniphilns, referring to the varied development of the eye-spots. Mr. 

 Sheldon, tine series of the rarer species, <'. hero, C. oedippas and (•. 

 iphioidcs and remarked on the unaccountable absence from Britain of 

 the extremely common European species (.'. arcania. Mr. Curwen, 

 long and varied series of C. pa)iiphilns and ( '. duras and called attention 

 to the occasional development of a row of sub-marginal spots on the 

 forcwing. Mr. Edwards, series of several species including dark ('. 



