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and gave details of the results, a wild typical male having been 

 paired up each time with a melanic bred female. — Mr. Brooks, a fine 

 aberration of Lomaspilis viayginata, the dark markings confined to 

 the costal area, almost ab. 2)ollutaria, from Wicken in 1910. — Mr. 

 Bunnett, a Myxomycetes of the genus Leocarpus, probably L. verni- 

 cosus. — Mr. Edw'ards, a series of Papilio nireus, and pointed out 

 variation in the under side marking. — Mr. B. Adkin, three aberrations 

 of Agriadcs condon : (1) ab. suavis, with red scales in margin of hind 

 wing above ; (2) ab. semi-syngrapha, both from Sussex ; and (3) ab. 

 syngrapha from Surrey. — Mr. Hy. J. Turner, a series of the Satyrid 

 Satyrus statilinus, with its S. European larger form var. allionia, 

 and the very large race from Sicily, var. viartiani ; they were from 

 various localities from Spain to Asia Minor. — Mr. Ashdown, a dark 

 form of Lophotcryx cavielina and a dwarf pale form from Oxshott, 

 with PJieosia dictaokles and Himera pennaria from Wimbledon. — 

 Mr. Newman, a living Amoplia populi bred November 21st in a cold 

 greenhouse. 



December ISth. — Mr. Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S., President, in the 

 chair. — Annual Exhibition. — Mr. E. Adkin exhibited a Pieris brassicce, 

 with apical blotches of the fore wings crossed by distinct yellow 

 streaks on the veins.- — Mr. W. G. Sheldon, about 600 Peronea cristana 

 and its various forms, and his long series of Leptogramvia literana in 

 great variety. — Mr. B. Adkin, a cabinet drawer of Noctua priviulce 

 (festiva), and one of Dianthcecia carpophaga. — The Eev. J. E. Tarbat, 

 a Pieris napi having two small white patches centred with black on 

 the under side of the right hind wing, and a Mimas tilioi without the 

 central band on the right fore wing. — Mr. W. J. Ashdown, a varied 

 series of Ematiirga atomaria, including a very dark, almost uniform 

 male, and a very white ground female deficient in two inner transverse 

 lines on the hind wings. — Mr. Prideaux, living larvffi of Pararge 

 megara, and read notes on the oviposition habits of the species. — 

 Mr. West, on behalf of the Society, several drawers of the "Ereeman" 

 collection of European butterflies. — Mr. Bowman, specimens of 

 Cosymbria pendularia, including various forms of the ab. nigra- 

 subroseata, dark marginal bands narrow, white transverse lines extra 

 well defined, all four wings purple, wdiite lines wholly missing, and 

 striated. Also Tiliacea (Xanthia) aurago with reddish forms from 

 Horley. — Mr. Brooks, series of T. (X.) aurago from Horley and 

 representatives of various local races of Ematurga aiomaria. — Mr. 

 Hammond, a perfectly symmetrical gynandromorph of Polyommatus 

 icarus from Boscastle. — Mr. Newman, for Mr. G. B. Oliver, a very 

 long series of picked aberrations of Agriades condon taken in 1917, 

 including many aberrations of var. syngrapha, forms of ab. semi-, 

 syngrapha, a gynandrous specimen, various colour aberrations, a 

 series showing variation to var. foiuleri, under side aberrations, etc. 

 — Mr. Tonge, a bred series of Ennomos quercinaria [angularia), half 

 being dark banded, and males of A. coridon showing red scales on the 

 margin of the hind wings, and an example of ab. fowleri from Surrey, 

 and the Dipteron Echinomyia grossa bred from a larva of Lasiocampa 

 giiercus, var. calliince, from near Preston. — Mr. A. J. Lawrence, a rare 

 aberration of the female of the Australian race of Hypolimnas bolina 

 from Kockhanipton, an almost uniformly ])lack specimen. — Mr. L. W. 



