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as not occurring elsewhere. — Mr. South, a bred series of Larentia 

 olivata from Torquay, two of which emerged on June 4th, 1907. — 

 Mr. Tonge, a female example of Melanippe fluctuata taken on 

 February 12th at Portsmouth, and a female Hyhernia rupicapraria, 

 and called attention to the peculiar droop of the wings in its resting 

 attitude. — Mr. Step, a butterfly set up between two pieces of glass, 

 for use by students of art schools. — Mr. Eayward, the hybernating 

 larva of Aricia agestis {Lycana astrarche). — Mr. Newman, a varied 

 series of NemeopJiila plantaginis from Aberdeen, an extremely light 

 Mellinia gilvago, two Hylojihila prasinana with very indistinct lines, 

 a rayed variety of Melanipipe sociata, and a broad-banded form of 

 Mesotype virgata (lineolata) .- — Mr. Colthrup, species taken at ivy in 

 the New Forest in 1907. — Mr. Turner, eight species of Pyralidse 

 taken in Canada last year by Mr. L. B. Prout, including Evergestis 

 straminalis, and read notes on the forms and the distribution of each. 

 He also showed examples of several British species of Pyralidae 

 from Syria, including Pyralis costalis. — Dr. Hodgson, a long series 

 of Agriades [Lycana) bellargus, showing the colour variation obtainable 

 in the species. They were selected from 1904 to 1907 in various 

 parts of the North and South Downs. He pointed out the five distinct 

 shades of blue, and gave notes on the markings and on the aberrations 

 obtained. — Mr. Fremlin read a paper entitled "The Effect of Physical 

 and Chemical Agencies on Lepidoptera, being the Results of Experi- 

 ments made in 1906-7," and a discussion took place. 



February 27th, 1908. — Mr. A. Sich, F.E.S., President, in the 

 chair. — Mr. Edwards exhibited specimens of Papilio lampsacus 

 and the rare P. priapus from Java.- — Mr. Eayward, the ova of 

 Miselia oxyacanthcB in situ on twigs of hawthorn. All were 

 solitary, except in one instance of two ova.- — Mr. Pratt, a larva 

 of Geometra vernaria which had passed two winters in that stage. — 

 Mr. Newman, living melanic females of Hyhernia leucophcearia from 

 Bexley, and a bred melanic form of Larentia multistrigaria from 

 Huddersfield. — Mr. Sich, a transparent m.m. and cm. measure for 

 obtaining the alar expanse of insects. — The rest of the evening was 

 spent in the exhibition of lantern slides, among which were the 

 following entomological subjects : — Mr. Tonge, slides of lepidopterous 

 ova, larvae, cocoons, pupae, and imagines ; Mr. Main, slides showing 

 the osmateria of P. machaon, and various larvse and pupae. — Hy. J. 

 Turner, Hon. Bep. Secretary. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — February 18th, 1908. — 

 Annual Meeting. — At the nineteenth Annual Meeting of this Society 

 it was resolved to dissolve the Birmingham Entomological Society, 

 and to hand over its assets, &c., to the Birmingham Natural History 

 and Philosophical Society, with the idea of forming an entomological 

 section of that Society. — Colbran J. Wainweight, Hon. Sec. 



City of London Entomological Society. — February 4ith, 1908. 

 Mr. L. W. Newman exhibited Halias prasinana, with inner line on 

 fore wings obsolete, and outer nearly so ; also EuboUa lineolata, with 

 white band very broad and much accentuated and extended round 

 hind wings. 



