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fine varieties of Lepidoptera taken by himself and others during 1898 ; 

 he had himself been unusually fortunate in chaucing on varieties ; 

 amongst others were the following : — a specimen of Vanessa io from 

 South Devon, which was small, dark, and smoky looking, the disc of 

 the wings appearing as if scraped, although all the scales were on, 

 tbe scales themselves sbowing dull and colourless under the micro- 

 scope ; Nonagria arundinis, a fine dark-brown specimen from Norfolk, 

 bred ; Venilia maculata, one, from Wyre Forest, with dark brownish 

 and yellow ground colour ; Eumia luteolata, one, from South Devon, 

 with dark mark right along costa of fore wings ; Hydrella palustris, 

 one of the so-called black ones, from Wicken ; Larentia viridaria, one, 

 taken by Mr. A. J. Hodges in South Devon, small and pale, with 

 markings inconspicuous, the bar on fore wings narrow and broadly 

 edged with white ; Zygoma filipendula, one, with the outside spots con- 

 fluent, from South Devon, also taken by Mr. A. J. Hodges ; dark and 

 obscurely marked Zonosoma linearia, bred, from Epping Forest, by 

 Mr. A. J. Mutch ; Asphalia diluta, from Wyre Forest, one small and 

 dark, with outer half of outer band on fore wings missing, one with 

 two bauds confluent across discoidal spot on right wing only. Mr. E. 

 W. Wynn also showed a nice lot of varieties, including a specimen of 

 Vanessa tirticce, from Teignmouth, with white markings between black 

 spots on costa, discal spots small, and hind marginal band edged with 

 white ; TripJuena comes, from Hepwar Wood, a beautiful specimen 

 with strongly marked transverse lines on fore wings ; dark Folia chi, 

 from Chatsworth, &c. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



Kendal Entomological Society. — Novc?nber lith, 1898. — Mr. J. 

 Holmes in the chair, the President being unable to attend the first 

 portion of the meeting. There were twenty-one present, and two new 

 members were elected. The chairman made some interesting and 

 instructive remarks upon the seasonable topic of pupa digging, a pursuit 

 which needs constant encouragement, and which, even in this " bug 

 paradise," is often most disappointing. A general discussion, in which 

 the President and others joined, followed up Mr. Holmes's notes 

 towards the close of the meeting. This part of the programme was 

 felt to be of such practical value, especially amongst beginners, that it 

 was there and then resolved to hold a fortnightly meeting of an informal 

 nature during the winter months for entomological chat and discussion. 

 Mr. J. Cragg' exhibited an almost unicolorous specimen of Hejnahis 

 velleda, with one white mark on each fore wing. Mr. Graveson and Mr. 

 Smith contributed cases of brilliant Indian Lepidoptera. Messrs. 

 Holmes, Littlewood, Moss, and Wright exhibited autumn captures at 

 treacle and light, including chiefly good series of Calocampa exoleta, 

 Scopelosoma satellitia, Cerastis vaccinii, C. spadicea, Xanthia ferruginea, 

 Diloba caruleocephala, and one Agrotis saucia. Mr. Moss, three recently 

 bred Nemeobius lucina. Mr. Wright, a series of Arctia caia (typical), 

 which he had successfully reared from ova of the summer brood by 

 forcing. 



December 12th, 1898. — The President in the chair. Mr. Little- 

 wood read an interesting and carefully prepared paper on "treacling," 

 which opened many points for discussion, at the close of the business 



