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leaves of birch showing the web, feeding gallery, and cocoons of the 

 Hyponomeutid moth Swammerdammia ccmiella var. /jriseo-capitslla, and 

 read notes on tne larval habits. He also exhibited (1) Melanargla 

 galatkeu, var. leucomelas from Gavarnie, Pyrenees ; (2) Aricia a/jestis YSbV. 

 alpina from St. Moritz, Engadiue ; (3) Abraxas grossulariata, a form 

 with but few traces of yellow, and extended and coalesced black 

 markings ; (4) several PoLyommatus icanis ab. clara from EfiBngham ; 

 (5) Eiipithecia oblongata ab. centralista (?) bred from golden-rod, 

 Woolwich ; (6) dwarf Malacosoma castrensis, measuring only 24 mm. 

 from Essex ; and (7) Anthrocera Jilipendula, with the sixth spot much 

 reduced in size and brightness and very clearly divided by the dark 

 nervure. — Mr. Grosvenor, long series of Polyommatus conjdon and P. 

 hellargus with much variation ; a specimen of the latter species was 

 without the usual discoidal spot on the under side. — Mr. Newman (1) 

 long series of Hypsipetes sordidata [elatata) from various localities, 

 showing much variation, including fine red forms ; (2) another 

 gynandromorphous Avwrpha populi ; and (3) two more of the abnormal 

 race of Aglais uriica. He also recorded the occurrence in North Kent 

 of black aberrations of Opoiabia dilutata and Cheimatobia brumata. — 

 Mr. Sich read a paper, " Collecting Lepidoptera on the Tannusberg." 

 Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Rep. Sec. 



City of London Entomological Society. — October \st, 1907. — 

 Mr. H. M. Edelsten exhibited Leucania turca, bred from Brentwood 

 ova ; also ova of Xonagria cannce, in situ, on Typha, the female being 

 provided with special hooks enabling it to lift the natural folds in the 

 cuticle and deposit the ova underneath. — Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson, 

 Melitcca artemis, showmg parallel variation in widely separated districts, 

 such as Central Ireland and South Wales, Devon and South Wales, 

 &c. ; also sketches of Hespena thauvias observed resting in the sun in 

 the position assumed by Thanaos tages when at rest at night, and 

 blooms of the lizard orchis found in Surrey. — Mr. L. W. Newman, a 

 very variable series of Vanessa nrticce, including specimens with the 

 black costal blotches confluent. — Mr. L. B. Prout, Diantlmcia lateago 

 vdiv. ficldini, bred July 3rd, 1907, from larvae found near Bude, end of 

 July, 1906, feeding on roots of Silene maritima. — Mr. J. Riches, Agrotis 

 piita, from North London, with fore wings suffused with dark brown. 

 — Mr. L. A. E. Sabine, Folia nigrocincta, bred from North Cornwall 

 larvae reared on apple and sallow. 



October 15(h. — Mr. J. A. Clark exhibited Bombyx callimce male from 

 Dulnaith Bridge, with usual pale bands suffused with brown ground- 

 colour. — Mr. H. M. Edelsten, a dark red-brown form of Ca;nobia rufa 

 from Dorset. — Mr. T. H. L. Grosvenor, Lyccena alexis from Surrey and 

 Aberdeen, those from the latter district being the larger, and being 

 more intense in colour. — Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson, Lycmia alexis taken 

 during 1907, showing an unusually large proportion of blue females. 

 — Mr. A. W. Mera, Himera pennaria male, Brentwood, 1907, with 

 bauds on fore wings very close together and only famtly indicated. — 

 Mr. L. W. Newman, Ewwmos autumnana bred from ova laid by 

 typical female paired with melanic male from Dover, a fair number of 

 tUe series being melanic ; also a very large Polia xanthomista, bred 

 from North Cornwall ova. — Mr. L. B. Prout, Toxocampa cracae from 



