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collection comprises series of almost every European species, as well 
as of many local and rare forms, including much of the material 
collected by the late Mr. F. Lemann, F.E.S. This is the only modern 
collection of European butterflies in London available for reference, 
and should be of great value to the rapidly increasing number of 
students of Palearctic butterflies—Mr. Sperring exhibited a speci- 
men of Pararge megera from Somerset, in which the usually fulvous 
markings were of a pale straw-colour; together with five examples 
of Cenonympha pamphilus, showing five distinct shades of colour, 
from Porchester, all taken at one time.—Mr. Edwards, a specimen of 
the rare Opsiphanes cyme, from Brazil—Mr. R. Adkin, a bred series 
of Odontopera bidentata, of Yorkshire origin, and contributed notes 
on the results of the breeding, particularly with regard to the produc- 
tion of black forms.—Mr. B. Adkin, a short series of very curious 
small specimens of Cidaria suffumata from North Devon, showing 
very close superficial resemblance to C. stlaceata. 
June 10th.—My. W. J. Kaye, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 
—Mr. Stanley Edwards exhibited specimens of the centipede Scolo- 
pendra morsitans, from Jamaica.—Mr. Newman, imagines of Dicra- 
nura bicuspis from Tilgate Forest, Dianthecia conspersa and D. car- 
pophaga, and larve of Gastropacha quercifolia.—Mr. Main, two larve 
of Limenitis popult from Saxony, and the egg, cocoon, and young larvee 
of Hydrophilus piceus, the large water-beetle——Mr. Rayward, living 
larvee of Polygonia c-albwm from the ova previously shown.—Mr. 
Tonge, on behalf of Mr. Grosvenor, ova of Cyclopides palemon 
(paniscus).—Mr. F’. Noad Clark, a dipteron bred from a larva voided 
by a sheep in its excrement. 
June 24th.—Mr. A. Sich, F.E.S., President, in the chair.— Mr, 
Newman, a very curiously mixed gynandromorphous specimen of 
Saturnia carpym, mainly male but with female characters scattered 
about the wings and body. He also showed some almost black 
Dianthecia conspersa from Shetland, living larve of Nyssza lappo- 
naria from Glasgow, a very heavily dark-speckled form, and beauti- 
fully banded forms of Angerona prunarza, a living example of Sesra 
andreniformis, &c.—Mr. Green, a short series of Leucania vitellina, 
taken at sugar in Hast Kent in October, 1907 and 1908.—Dr, Chap- 
man, specimens of the recently much discussed Pzeris manni, taken 
by him in the Eastern Pyrenees during the present spring.—Mr. 
Turner, a number of figures of varieties of Arctea caja, and also the 
photograph group of the delegates and members of the Congress of 
the South-eastern Union of Scientific Societies, held at Winchester, 
which Messrs. Adkin, Sich, Step, Tutt and he attended.—Mr. Adkin, 
a specimen of Nonagria from Sussex that had been named edelstonze, 
and examples of the species commonly known as newrica (arundineta) 
and made remarks on the specific distinction of the two species.— 
Mr. Step, as delegate, read a report of the recent Congress at 
Winchester, giving a detailed account of the proceedings day by day. 
—Mr. Tutt read a paper entitled “‘The Darwin Commemoration— 
Thoughts—Species ’’—being reminiscences and reyeries induced by 
the re-perusal of some of the volumes of the ‘ Entomologists’ 
Weekly Intelligencer’ of half a century ago.—Hy. J. Turner, Hon. 
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