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(1) a short series of Lnmpides telicanm, bred from eggs and larva3 

 fouud in North- West Spain, and discussed the relation between the 

 marbling of the under surface and the usual Lyc^enid spotting ; (2) 

 specimens of Chrnsophanm phlceas, Polijommatm bellanius, L. hcetica, 

 and L. telicanus, in illustration of his further remarks on the spotting. 

 — Messrs. "West and Ashby, some seventy species of Chrysomelida and 

 Curculionidce from the New Forest this year. — Mr. Clark reported 

 numbers of Catocnln mipta, resting on the walls of Paddington In- 

 firmary, all most conspicuouly situated. Mr. Main had met with 

 numbers near Tossxs- infected trees, — Mr. J. W. Tutt made some inte- 

 resting remarks on his trip to the French Alps in August. — Mr. Kaye 

 exhibited very large specimens of Thecla betula, bred from Huntingdon 

 larvffi, which had been kept close in tin boxes. 



September 27th — Mr. Kobert Adkin, F.E.S., President, in the chair. 

 — Messrs. Harrison and Main exhibited (1) a long series of Bisxilcia 

 ligustri bred from*larvfe taken at Box Hill; (2) a brood of Thyatira 

 batis from New Forest ova ; and (3) a series of MelitcBa cinxia bred from 

 the Isle of Wight, several specimens having the white band of the 

 under side very strongly developed. — Mr. Step, for Mr. Carreras, an 

 extremely remarkable variety of Polygonia c-album, from the banks of 

 the River Wye, having the usual dark markings sviffused, enlarged, 

 and confused almost beyond recognition. — Mr. Tonge, a further series 

 of photographs of Lepidoptera at rest. — Mr. Carr, larvte of Anticlea 

 nifjrofasciaria, ready to hybernate. — Mr. Colthrup, (1) a specimen of 

 Heliothis peltigera, taken in August on the south coast ; and (2) some 

 nice forms of Melitaa cinxia from the Isle of Wight, of which one had 

 the apical area almost devoid of markings, and the remaining mark- 

 ings much reduced. — Mr. West (Greenwich), forty-three specimens of 

 Coleoptera taken at Great Yarmouth in June ; collecting was poor, and 

 the only species at all common were Donacias in the Caistor marshes. 

 — Mr. South, (1) a specimen of Amphidasys hetularia, intermediate 

 between the type and var, doubledayaria ; (2) Orohena straminalis, with 

 very wide blackish borders on the outer margin of all the wings ; and 

 (3) Pyransta nigrata, with unusually broad white bands. — Mr. Sich, a 

 specimen of Heliothis peltigera, bred from an ovum sent him by Mr. 

 Eustace Bankes, and a drawing of the larva. — Mr. Turner, (1) life- 

 history of Coleophora obtusella from the Isle of Wight; (2) specimens of 

 Goniodoma limoniella and O. auroguttella for comparison ; (3) species 

 of Erebia taken by Mr. Harrison and himself in Switzerland, E. 

 lappona, E. epiphron, E. ligea, E. tyndarus, E. goante, and E. blandina ; 

 and (4) Enodia hyperanthm, specimens showing great variation in 

 ground colour of the under sides. — Mr. L. Newman, a very large 

 number of specimens, mainly bred this season, including Xylomiges 

 conspicillaris, Cucullia gnaphalii, yellow males and melanic Ematurga 

 atomaria, selected forms of Melitmi aurinia, a yellow CalUmorpha 

 domiinila, an extraordinary suffused dark chocolate Eugonia autum- 

 naria, varied Chrysophamis pJiUeas, melanic Macaria liturata, Leucania 

 sparganii, a very pink Atnorpha populi, very varied Mimas tillce, var. 

 taras of Hesperia malvce, bred Brephos notha, Rannoch forms of Drepana 

 falcula, a smoky Arctia villica, Agrotis cursoria, A. ripcE, and A. prcecox 

 in numbers. — Hy. J. Turnee, Hon. Rep. Sec. 



