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Ophioii liiteum, taken on November 21sfc. — Mr. E. Adkin, a series of 

 Tortrix pronubana reared from larvae collected at Eastbourne from 

 euonymiis in September last, only two specimens having been obtained 

 previously in this country ; he also showed an asymmetrical specimen 

 of Macroi/lossa stellataram, the transverse lines of the left fore wing 

 uniting into an irregular patch. — Mr. Sich, two imagines, with cases, 

 of what he thought were Coleophura mdvipennis ; and also German ex- 

 amples of Valeria oleagina, Catephia alchymista, &c. — Dr. Chapman, 

 (ly a long series of a new species of Ccenoni/mpha from Galicia, Spain, 

 viz., C. mathewi, closely allied to C. dorus ; (2) a series of Lycana Idas ; 



(3) a series of L. (zgon with red on the hind margin of the hind wings ; 



(4) a number of Erebia palarica — all three species from Galicia ; and 



(5) a representative exhibit of Hastida lii/erana and its forms from 

 Hyeres. — Mr. T. W. Hall, white blotched varieties of Arctia villica 

 and a Eupitkecla showing the characters of both E. minntata and E. 

 assimilata. — Dr. Hodson, (1) Lijccena {Agriades) corijdon with light 

 outer margins ; (2) Lijcceiia [Polyommatns] icarus with large blotches 

 of black replacing the orange on the under side of the hind wings ; 

 (3) Lycmna [Aricia] aijestis with the markings along the outer margins 

 conspicuously wedge-shaped. — Mr. Garland, for Mr. Pickett, (1) a 

 gynandrous example of Amjerona pnmaria ; (2) a specimen oi Ematurga 

 atomaria with six wings ; (3) a long series of Hemerophila nbrtiptaria 

 showing many melanic forms ; (4) fine aberrations of Lycatna (Ayriades) 

 corydon from Dover this year ; (5) a light specimen of Melitcea cinxia- ; 

 and (6) a very pale Pararye egeria. — Mr. West, Greenwich, cabinet- 

 drawers contaming his collection of British Chrysomelidae, Endony- 

 cliidse, Cocciuellidae, &c. — Mr. Gadge, a wire arrangement to affix to 

 flower-pots for breeding purposes, which could be folded up when not 

 in use. — Mr. West, of Ashstead, exhibited under the microscope 

 curious Y-shaped scales of Pseudopontia paradoxa, received from Mr. 

 Moore. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Pieport, Sec. 



City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 Oct. IGtJi, 1906. — Dr. T. A. Chapman exhibited a series of Pterophorus 

 brachydactyliis, bred, 1906, from ova laid by imagines bred from larvse 

 taken in Switzerland in May, 1905. — Mr. J. A. Clark, melanic 

 A', xantkoyrapha, from Dalnaird Bridge. — Mr. T. H. L. Grosvenor, 

 Cmionympha davus, the type from Aberdeen, and var. rothliebii, from 

 Witherslack and Penryth. — Mr. G. H. Heath, Anchocelis lunosa, 

 varying from dark brown to sand-coloured specimens, Sandown, Isle 

 of Wight. — Dr. G. G. C. Hodson, PJuchlue cardamines, male, with 

 orange tip broken up into alternate stripes of orange-yellow. — Mr: 

 L. W. Newman, Ayrutis obelisca, Aporophyla australis, Anchocelis lunosa, 

 haphyyma exiyua, Bryophiln {Jaspidia) murulis, and Lyciena corydon, taken 

 at Sandown, Isle of Wight, September 8th to 16th. L. exiyua showed 

 considerable variation in ground colour. — Mr. L. B. Prout, Polia xantho- 

 mista, from Bude. — Mr. V. E. Shaw, full-fed larvse of L. exiyua; also 

 bred Ellopia fasciaria, from Tyne Valley, some specimens being darker 

 than the usual Southern form. — Mr. AUred Qich, Heliotlns j^eltiyera, 

 bred from Dorset ovum, the imago having emerged within forty-two 

 days of the hatching of the larva. — Mr. H. E. Tautz, L. exiyua, taken 

 at Pinner. — Mr. A. J. Willsdon, melanic T. imithina, bred ab ovo from 



