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fine variety of Melitma aurinia from Co. Sligo, also a remarkable 

 Polyommatus icarus, having fore wings and body male, hind wings 

 female, on superficial appearance. — Dr. Cockayne, having examined 

 the specimen with a microscope, said that though only a low power 

 was available he thought he could detect androcenia, showing that 

 the specimen was gynandromorphous. — Mr. J. Eiches, a series of 

 E. smaragdaria bred in 1914, including ab. obsoleta, Burrows.— Mr. 

 H. B. Williams, two pupae of Euchloe cardamines, one green and the 

 other ochreous, both of which pupated on the same day, in the 

 same box. 



The Derbyshire Entomological Society. — The Annual Meet- 

 ing for exhibits was held on October 31st, 1914, at Littleover House, 

 Derby. — The President w^as unable to attend on account of the incle- 

 ment weather, and Dr. Winstan St. A. St. John occupied the chair. — 

 Mr. James Douglas exhibited two cases containing a complete series 

 of the various species of Wainscots, including specimens of hessii, 

 Boisd. , favicolor, and hrevilinea oh. sinelinea, Farn. Also a superb 

 series of Caradrina exlgua, picked out of a large number taken by 

 himself at Freshwater in August and September, 1906, amongst 

 which was a specimen, probably unique, with extraordinarily en- 

 larged stigmata. — Mr. H. C. Hayward contributed a drawer contain- 

 ing over four hundred Eujnthecia, comprising thirty-five species, 

 twenty-four of which were local specimens, including alhipunctata 

 var. angelicata, trisignaria, sobrinata, and dodoneata. Also a box of 

 local specimens, including melanic forms, particularly of Gabera 

 pusaria and Boarmia repandata. Of species locally rare there were 

 specimens of Helotropha leucostigma var. fibrosa and Tcsniocampa 

 opima, the latter hitherto unrecorded in Derbyshire. Sesia scolii- 

 formis from Cannock Chase, Cirrhosdia xerampelina var. unicolor and 

 Macaria liturata var. nigrofulvata. — Dr. St. John showed specimens 

 of inbred Abraxas grossulariata var. varleyata, and also a long 

 graduated series from dark to light with very few spots, bred from 

 wild Derbyshire larvae, all from one bush. A long series of Lyman- 

 tria monacha reared from New Forest ova, of which the males in 

 particular were of dark smoky colour with suffused markings. A 

 graduated series of Ennomos autnmnaria, a specimen of Lyccena. 

 corydon var. semisyngrapha, and also Vanessa ^crticce of a curiously 

 dull shade.— Mr. John Hill, a box containing a very large number of 

 beautifully preserved larvae with the natural colouring remarkably 

 clear and distinct. — Mr. C. F. Druitt, some of his captures on a 

 recent holiday in the Isle of Man, amongst which were some 

 ZygcBna trifolii with the red spots suffused, so as to produce a 

 red-spot variety. — The Secretary showed a series of Epunda lichenea, 

 bred from larvae taken on the Lincolnshire coast. — G. Hanson 

 Sale, Hon. Sec. 



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 1879, read ' Entomologist ' for 1878. 



