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purple bloom ; (3). a Brenthis selene with suppressed markings, those 

 which did remain being united into radiations ; (4), a yellow Pyrameis 

 atalanta, captured; (5), Polyoynmatus corydon, in which the marginal 

 spots on the wings were large and pure white, without any trace of the 

 usually prominent black centres ; and (G), a series of Lachneia lanestris 

 which had been five and six years in pupa, &c. Mr. J. N. Carpenter 

 showed his long and bred series of Apatura iris, Colias hyale, Enodia 

 hyper anthus, Satyrus semele, Melitaa cinxia, and Euchlo'e cardamines, of 

 various races and forms. Mr. F. B. Carr exhibited several species of 

 living larvfe of Lepidoptera. Mr. J. A. Clark a case containing a 

 number of extreme and beautiful varieties of Arctia caja. Mr. T. W. 

 Hall (1), a long and varied series of the genus Eupithecia ; (2), a most 

 interesting life-history of the rare jEyeria (Sesia) spheyifonnis ; (3), 

 series and examples of species, either extinct or disappearing as 

 British, including Chrysophaniis dispar, Noviiades semiaryus [acis), 

 Noctiia subrosea, Lalia ccenosa, and Cleora viduaria ; and (4), two 

 cabinet drawers of rare species and varieties, including Crymodes 

 exulis, Xylomiyes conspicillaris, spotless forms of Mamestra persicaricB, 

 yellow forms of A. Jilipendula, yellow-banded ^. cidiciformis, bred 

 Dicranura bicuspis, with pupa case, &c. Mr. A. H. Hamm exhibited a 

 case of varieties and aberrations, including a Chrysophaniis phlceas with 

 a large black costal blotch extending well into the disc of the fore- 

 wing, and a beautiful smoky aberration of Acidalia immiitata. Messrs. 

 A. Harrison and H. Main (1), long series of various generations of 

 Awphidasys betiilaria and var. doiibledayaria, from various localities, 

 with six out of the seven gyn andromorphous examples obtained from 

 one of the broods ; (2), various series of Aplecta nebulosa, from the 

 usual grey colour to the almost black form; (3), a large number of 

 aberrations and forms of Triphmia comes from many localities, from 

 light grey to red and to almost black ; (4), Satyrus semele, from the 

 chalk hills of the south-east, with light ground and lighter undersides, 

 and from Cornwall and the Isle of Man, with much darker ground on 

 both surfaces ; (5), a drawer of most varied and beautiful Triphcena 

 fimbria; (6), three drawers of various broods of Fieris napi, including 

 a series of Irish parentage and also a series bred from Swiss var. 

 hryonia ; (7), a long series of Colias edusa and var. helice bred from a 

 var. helice taken in South of France, including some very beautiful 

 intermediate forms ; (8), iine series of most of the Lycjenidse, in- 

 cluding some very fine forms of Lyccena arion ; (9), several drawers of 

 Vanessidae, &c., mostly bred; (10), a large number of aberrations, of 

 which the following are the more notable: — NemeopJiila russula males, 

 with the marginal bands on the hind wings obsolete, black forms 

 of Cymatophora duplaris from Lancashire, males of Cosmotriche pota- 

 toria with female coloration of pale yellow, and one intermediate 

 in colour between typical male and female, some black aberrations — 

 var. melanocephala of Acronycta leporina from Lancashire, melanic 

 specimens of Ayrotis exclamationis, Grammesia triyrammica with the 

 submarginal area dark shaded, and one with the wings, thorax, and 

 abdomen dark, as in var. bilinea, but with the central line plainly 

 visible, an Odontopera bidentata with dark hind margins and pale central 

 and basal areas to fore wings, var. fuscata of Hybernia marginaria 

 from Lancashire and Cheshire, and intermediates from Epping, &c. ; 



