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house from ova. — Mr. Andrews, the local Diptera Syrphus 

 vittiger, S. lineola, and Sciomyza simplex from North Kent. — 

 Mr. Adkin, specimens of Peronca variegana taken in or reared 

 from his own garden, including a second-brood example on October 

 6th. — Mr. Tonge and Mr. Colthrup, series and specimens of Xylina 

 socia {petrificata) and X. semihrunnea for comparison. One specimen 

 of the latter species was from the New Forest. — Mr. Moore, specimens 

 of the Tsetse Fhes (Glossina) from the Lake Chad area, and read 

 notes on them.— Mr. Buckstone, series of Brenthis selene from Surrey, 

 one small and dark from high ground, gravel overlying chalk, mainly 

 in July, the other large and light on low marshy ground clay, mainly 

 in June. — Mr. Carr, a largo number of Lepidoptera taken in Shrop- 

 shire during 1910. — Mr. Sich, specimens of LUhocolletis stettinensis 

 from Oxshott. — Mr. Tonge, lantern slides of imagines shortly after 

 emergence of species of the genus JEgeria (Sesia), and also the ova. — 

 Mr. J. P. Barrett, lantern slides of collecting grounds around Mount 

 Etna. — Mr. Main, lantern slides showing details of the life-history 

 and economy of a common millepede. 



November 2Srd. — Annual Exhibition of Varieties, &c. — The Eev. 

 E. D. Morice, M.A., F.E.S., was elected a member. — Mr. South 

 exhibited an extreme melanic aberration of Brenthis selene, a dark- 

 banded Zonosoma linearia, Bumicia phlaas var. eleus, B.phlceas var. 

 schmidtii, a fine series of varieties of Leptogramma literana, &c. — 

 Mr. E. Adkin, two series of aberrations of Abraxas grossulariata, (a) 

 from wild larviE, (b) from inbreeding, a Zonosoma orbicularia with the 

 whole of the wings of a rich red-brown, &c. — Mr. Blenkarn, varied 

 series of Amorplia populi and Bupalus pmiaria, and a Brenthis selene 

 almost devoid of transverse markings. — Mr. Newman, a series of 

 Mcllinia ocellaris, including the forms similar to M. gilvago and Gitria 

 fulvago, a large number of the more striking varieties from the 

 "Capper" collection, a lemon-tipped ab. of Euchloe cardamines, a 

 Brenthis euphrosyne with black hind wings, a Pyrameis cardui with 

 apex of fore wings largely black, fine abs. of Agriades coridon, &c. — 

 Mr. A. Quarrington, P. cardui with conspicuous blue spots, a yellow 

 Polygonia c-album, A. corydon, with large confluent spots, B. phlcnas 

 with almost obsolete marginal bands, &c. — Mr. Bright, a drawer 

 containing all the finest extreme varieties from the collection of the 

 late Mr. J. A. Clarke, and a drawer of varieties of Amor2^ha populi, 

 including a magnificent gynandromorph. — Mr, Turner, a series of 

 Erebia athiops from Scotch (var. Caledonia) and many Continental 

 localities, a long series of Luperina nickerlii, including a fine series 

 of the giconeei race from Mr. Baxter (St. Anne's-on-Sea), a set of the 

 E. Pyrenean race graslini from M. Oberthiir, and the type form 

 Bohemia, many forms of L. testacea kindly sent him by the same 

 gentleman, from France and Algeria, together with a number of 

 L. dumerilii from the same localities. — Mr. Main, long and fine series 

 of Boarmia repandata bred by the late Mr. Harrison and himself, the 

 results of crossing the dark and conversaria forms. — The Eev. F. D. 

 Morice, the smallest known bee, Ceratina parvula, and the largest 

 bee, Xylocopa sp. ? Gilbert White's " Hoop-shaver bee " Anthidium 

 manicatum, the famous " Upholsterer bee" Osmia papaveris, and a 

 Mediterranean snail-shell inhabiting bee, 0. fernujinea, together with 



