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Colorado, which closely resemhle the shells of the genus 

 Valvata. Mr. R. Adkin exhibited series of Spilosoma mendica, 

 including males, varying in colour from creamy-white to smoky - 

 brown, and females of the usual white form, bred from ova from 

 Co. Cork ; males of the creamy-white shade taken at light at 

 Antrim ; and bred males and females of the usual English type 

 for comparison; and remarked that the light- coloured males 

 were the var. rustica, Hub. ; that it had been taken both in the 

 North and extreme South of Ireland, but that he had no definite 

 record of it from the central or western districts, and that it 

 appeared to be very doubtful whether the usual smoky-black form 

 of the male occurs at all in that country. Mr. West, of Streatham, 

 exhibited specimens of Locustidse from Switzerland. 



December 8th, 1887. — The President in the chair. Messrs. 

 W. White, A. J. Hodges, T. H. Leach, G. H. Verrall, F. Grut, 

 F. J. Winkley, A. Waterhouse, H. A. Yardley, and G. B. Rout- 

 ledge were elected members. Mr. Sheldon exhibited examples 

 of the spring and summer broods of Scoparia angustea, and 

 called attention to the larger size of the summer brood, which 

 led to a considerable discussion, Messrs. J. Jenner Weir, 

 Carrington, Tutt and others taking part. Mr. Ince, a compara- 

 tive series of NejJa cinerea, and remarked on the colour of the 

 abdomen, ranging from red in some specimens to black in others. 

 Mr. Tutt, examples of Micro-Lepidoptera, showing system of 

 setting specimens unpinned, as advocated by Mr. G. Coverdale 

 some time since. Mr. Fenn read notes received from Mr. T. D. 

 A. Cockerell, on a case of mimicry between Vanessa antiopa and 

 a species of Locustidse, observed by him in the Colorado Rocky 

 Mountain region. — H. W. Barker, Hoji. Sec. 



North Kent Entomological Society. — The pocket-box 

 exhibition of insects bred or captured during the past year, or 

 those not previously exhibited, was held by the members of 

 the above Society, on Thursday, November 24th, 1887, at the 

 Royal Assembly Rooms, New Road, Woolwich. There was a 

 very good attendance, and the principal exhibitors were : — 

 W. G. Dawson, collection of Micro-Lepidoptera, including many 

 Crambites. The President, Mr. Smith, preserved larvae and 

 Macro - Lepidoptera, including a long series each of Thecla 

 w-alhum, Sesia asiliformis, and series of Tanagra atrata, one being 



