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from North Wales ; (2) a dwarf example of A. exulans ; (3) a pale A. 

 jilijyendula ; and (4) a very variable series of Chrysophanus [Bamicia) 

 phlaas, the pick of some three thousand third brood specimens passed 

 through the net at Bexley. — Mr. Moore, a specimen of Vanessa [Aijlais) 

 urticcB very nearly approaching var. polar is. — Mr, Goulton, a specimen 

 of the rare Heliothis armigeni taken at light at Sutton, and a series of 

 Sesia {^Jiyeria) myopmfonnis from the same locality. — Mr. Edwards, 

 some large species of Coleoptera from Sierra Leone. — Mr. Rayward, 

 ova of Thecla (Strymon) w-albnm found in situ on bark and twigs of 

 wych elm. — Mr. R. Adkin, a series of Scoparia dubitalis, from East- 

 bourne, including some exceedingly pale forms, together with a similar 

 pale example from the Barrett collection, and read notes on this 

 local race. 



November 22nd, 1906. — '■ The President in the chair. — A Special 

 Exhibition of Varieties. — Mr. South exhibited the large Chinese var. 

 chinensis of Vanessa urticcE to compare with the very small V. urticm ab. 

 urticoides bred from larvsB fed on hop. — Mr. Lucas, for Messrs. F. W. 

 and H. Campion, (1) a male of the very rare dragonfly Sympetrum 

 vuigatum ; (2) a series of S. jlaveolum, including a female ; and (3) a 

 series of Curdulia tenea — all were taken in Epping Forest. — Messrs. 

 Harrison and Mam, (1) a brood of Pieris hrassiccB, including examples 

 of the female, in which the two discal spots on both upper and under 

 sides were more or less united into a band ; (2) series of Aplecta 

 nebuloaa, from Delamere, Epping, and New Forests for comparison ; 

 (3) bred series of Tephrosia biundularia from the New Forest and from 

 Delamere — the former light, the latter dark and intermediate ; (4) bred 

 examples of Dianthcecia casta from the Isle of Man ; (5 ) Acronycta aim 

 from the New Forest. — Mr. Kaye, a captured specimen of Apatura iris 

 from the New Forest, measuring 3i^in. in expanse, much larger than 

 any bred specimen. — Mr. Dobson, four species of the genus Sympetrum 

 taken in one place in Surrey on September 3rd — S. striolatam, S. 

 jiaveolum, S. sanguineum, and S. scoticum ; he also showed series of 

 sixteen species of bees of the genus Bombus. — Mr. G. B. Browu, his 

 captures during a ten days' holiday at Deal in late July, including 

 Lithosia lutarella (pygmoiola), Calamia phragmitidis, Agrotis tritici, Ere- 

 mobia ochroleuca, IJianthcecia cucubali, &c. — Mr. P. J. Barraud, a series 

 of dark and intermediate forms of Xyiophasia monoglypha from St. 

 Bees, Cumberland. — Mr. South, a short series of unusually large 

 examples of Dichrorampha Jiavidorsana from his garden, and read notes 

 on its distinctness and occurrence. — Mr. Tonge, the Lepidoptera taken 

 by him on the Suffolk coast in July, including Trochilium apiformis, 

 Mamestra abjecta, Leucania straminea, Senta luaritima, Acidalia emutaria, 

 &c., together with a series of admirable photographs of the natural 

 resting positions of numerous species of butterflies and moths. — Mr. 

 Goulton, varied series of Oporabin diiuUua, Melanthia ocellata, and 

 Ypsipetes sordidata (ehitata), from Ranmore Common, the last com- 

 prising black, banded, green, wainscot, and other forms. — Mr. Lucas, 

 S. vuigatiun, males, from Richmond Park and from Denmark, and also 

 drawings of the male genitaha of S. striolatum and S. vidgatum, as well 

 as photo-micrographs of the former male. — Mr. Chittenden, melanic 

 Larentia multistrigaria, from York, dark Hadena adusta, from Rannoch, 

 dark Ypsipetes impliiviata, from Arran, &c. — Mr, Clark, the ichneumon, 



