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exhibiting some of the insects referred to, and lantern-slides of the 

 localities visited. — H. Rowland Brown, M.A., Hon. Secretary. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 November 2ith, 1904.— Mr. E. Step, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 

 Special exhibit of varieties : — Mr. H. W. Moore, of Shortlands, Kent, 

 was elected a member. — Mr. Cannon exhibited, on behalf of Mr. 

 Frohawk, (1) a long series of Colias edusa v. helice bred from v. helice 

 ova in 1900 (autumn), showing every gradation from typical white v. 

 helice to typical C. edusa ; (2) a series of C. hyale showing gradation in 

 extent of markings; and (3) a fine pale variety of the last with all the 

 usual black markings replaced by pale opalescent colouring. — Mr. 

 Colthrup, (1) a very pale form of Smerinthus ocellatus; (2) a partially 

 xanthic form of Anthrocera Jilipendulce ; and (3) a Bianthcecia capsincola 

 of a very unusual shade. — Mr. Harrison and Mr. Main, (1) Argynnis 

 aglaia, from North Cornwall, with xanthic markings; (2) a bleached 

 specimen of Epinephele jurtina (ianira), from North Cornwall ; (3) 

 Zonosoma pendularia v. subroseata from Staffordshire ; (4) a series of 

 Boarmia repandata and v. conversaria from North Cornwall, with series 

 from Wiltshire and Isle of Lewis for comparison ; (5) a series of 

 Aplecta nebulosa from North Cornwall, with series for comparison from 

 Delamere Forest, including v. robsoiii, and from Epping Forest ; (6) 

 Miana strigilis, from North Cornwall, but none dark ; from Delamere 

 Forest, but scarcely any bright forms ; (7) Hybemia marginaria, 

 melanic specimens from near Liverpool ; (8) long series of Pier is napi, 

 spring brood from North Cornwall, with spring-bred Enniskillen series 

 for comparison ; (9) summer broods of the same species from Ennis- 

 killen and Delamere Forest ; and (10) series of spring brood of the 

 same species from Kilkenny, bred by Mr. Montgomery, with particu- 

 larly dark females. — Mr. Montgomery, series of bred and captured 

 Leucophasia sinapis of both broods, from Berkshire, Cornwall, Devon- 

 shire, Worcestershire, and the New Forest. — Mr. Hickman, an extremely 

 dark var. of Arctia caia bred from a larva taken at Wye in August, 

 1903. — Mr. Crow, a remarkable rosy form of Calymnia trapezina from 

 Hayes, and a specimen of Pyrameis atalantu, showing xanthic spots, 

 bred from a larva taken at Elmer's End. — Mr. Stonell, a gynandrous 

 example of Lachneis lanestris. — Mr. Joy, (1) a bred series of Pararge 

 egeria, from ova laid by a female taken in June, 1903 ; (2) two series 

 of the same species, bred from a pairing induced in captivity, of which 

 (a) hybernated as pupse, (b) hybernated as half-fed larvae. — Mr. Chit- 

 tenden, a large number of varieties and aberrations of Lepidoptera, 

 including Spilosoma lubricipeda var. radiata with black fringes, Boarmia 

 repandata, dark, Acidalia inornata, very dark, from Kent, very dark 

 Cymatophora duplaris from Market Drayton, Caradrina morplieus, Agrotis 

 segetum, A. exclamationis, A. corticea, all very dark, from Kent. — Mr. 

 R. Adkin, (1) a specimen of Saturnia pavonia, having the body and 

 wings undoubtedly female, while the antennas were distinctly male. 

 It was bred in 1904 from an Isle of Lewis larva of 1901 ; (2) a very 

 dark specimen of Syrichthus malvm from Brighton ; and (3) a fine 

 specimen of Agrius convolvuli taken at Eastbourne, Sept. 18th, 1904. — 

 Mr. Harris, a very interesting series of Hemerophila abruptaria, bred from 

 a pairing obtained in captivity between two captured specimens, includ- 



