262 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Sept. 13«^.— J. T. Carrington, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the 

 chair. Mr. J. H. Keys, of Plymouth, was elected a memher. 

 Mr. H. A. Auld exhibited a large number of Dicycla oo, taken at 

 sugar on the lOth of August last near Hayes. Mr. Bouttell, a 

 fine variety of Melanipjje sociata, and also many other species. 

 Mr. Turner, a melanic specimen of Boarmia gemmaria v. perfu- 

 maria, taken near Ashdown Forest. Mr. Stringer, species of 

 Lepidoptera from Shenley, Herts, and remarked on the unusual 

 abundance of Ino statices and Zygcena fiUpenclula}. Mr. Croker, 

 imagines and preserved larvae of Smsrinthus populi and Panolis 

 piniperda. Mr. Elisha, fine bred series of the following Tortrices: 

 Argyrolepia ceneana, A. zephyrana, Eupoecilia atricapitana, E, 

 amandana, Retinia turionana, Catoptria jidiana, Phoxopteryx 

 derasana, Ephippiphora trigeminana, and Carpocapsa pomonella, 

 the last-named bred from berries of the white beam-tree ; also the 

 following Tinese : Nematois fasciellus, Cerostoma horridella, G. 

 alpella, CEcophora unitella, Coleophora therinella, and Gelechia 

 semicandrella, the last-named bred from Cerastium tetandrum. 

 Mr. Wellman, bred examples of Noctua sohrina, Plusia interroga- 

 tionis, both from Perthshire ; Dianthcecia irregularis, from Cambs. ; 

 and many other species. Mr. South, a short series of Lycoina 

 icarus from Durham, which he said might be regarded as a fair 

 sample of L. icarus occurring at Bishop Auckland and Castle 

 Eden, one specimen, a male, having distinct black patches in the 

 fringes. Several of the females were remarkable for having all 

 the under-surface markings of the primaries reproduced on the 

 upper surface. He also showed fourteen specimens of the male of 

 L. icarus, having traces of black dots or spots on the hind margins 

 of the secondaries, picked from between sixty or seventy examples. 

 Mr. South remarked that he was aware this form of L. icarus 

 occurred in Scotland and Ireland ; he had taken an example at 

 Ventnor, but did not know that it occurred in other parts of 

 England, and would be glad of information as to this, Mr. Tutt 

 said it occurred at Deal. Mr, Tutt mentioned that the larvae of 

 Dedcphda gal'ii had been occurring very freely at Deal, and some 

 remarks were made by other members with reference thereto. 

 An interesting discussion took place on the probable influence of 

 humidity in causing variation among Lepidoptera. — H.W. Baeker, 

 Hon. Sec. 



