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form. Mr. Mera, three vars. of Arctia caia : 1, with inner half of fore 

 wings ahnost completely white; 2, with white markings of fore wings 

 only slightly indicated ; 3, white almost covering fore wings and black 

 on hind wings much diminished ; a CUlaria silaceata, pale brown, 

 with paler lines, reminding one of C. reticulata; Hadena thahtssina, 

 with absence of usual markings and of almost uniform smoky 

 grey ; an Arctia viUica with smoky hind wings, and one with black 

 suffused over all the wings ; and a Brenthis [Anjijnnis) euphrosi/nc with 

 confluent spots across the centre of both wings. Mr. Turner, the 

 most distinctive forms of liibernia leucophmiria, Gnojjhos uljucuraria, 

 and Oporahia dilutaria ; a Ctenonympha tijplion with a series of well- 

 developed ocellatious and a large white patch on the upper side of the 

 hind wing, from Carlisle ; and on behalf of Mr. Wilkenson, of Carlisle, 

 a very variable series of Alelitaa aurinia (artemis), including several 

 good aberations. Mr. H. [Moore, Exotic Orthoptera, including: 1, 

 Locusta perefjrina from several localities, showing great variation in 

 density of colour ; 2, Pachytylus miyratorius var. cinerascens ; 3, a long 

 series of (Edipoda fasciata, from many places, and varying with the 

 soil upon which it rests; and some ten species of American (Edi- 

 podid^e. Mr. T. W. Hall, conspicuous varieties of the following 

 species : — Arctia caia (one almost black secondaries), Hpilosoma luhrici- 

 peda (one of var. zatima taken at Wicken), Sesia culiciforiids (yellow- 

 banded), Polia xanthomista (var. statices), Demas coryli (banded), Ma- 

 mestra persicarice. (unicolorous black), Xylina conspicillaris, and many 

 other species. Mr. Frohawk, a grand series of under sides of Enodia 

 (Epinephele) hypcranthus, varying from extreme var. arete to the 

 beautiful var. lanceolata ; and vars. of Papilio machaon, including a 

 very dark tawny form bred from Wicken. Mr. Tutt, specimens of 

 Melampias melampus and M. pluirte, upon which he bases his opinion 

 that they are only forms of one species ; and a series of the hitherto 

 supposed distinct Cmionynrpha ipliis and G. satyrion. Mr. Dawson, a 

 dark male of Dry as {Aryynnia) paphia, somewhat approaching var. 

 valesina of the female ; Shetland forms of Camptuyravuna hilineata ; a 

 var. scJt.midtii of Chrysophanus phlceas ; and a I'aiiiiocajiipa incerta, with 

 much intensified transverse lines. — Hy. Turner, Hon. Report Sec. 



Cambridge Entomological and Natural History Society. — Novem- 

 ber 13th, 1896.— The President, Dr. Sharp, in the chair.— Mr. Fleet 

 exhibited a copy of the first number of a work by Thomas Denny, 

 entitled ' Illustrations of Lepidopterous Insects found in the Vicinity 

 of Cambridge ' ; it contained several coloured plates, and was printed 

 and published at Cambridge, but bore no date ; also some specimens of 

 Zyymia exulans from Braemar, and Noctua sobrina from Eannock. Mr. 

 R. Farren showed some "jumping beans " ; the " bean " is the seed of a 

 Mexican euphorbiaceous plant inhabited by a Tortrix larva, whose 

 movements cause the seeds to roll about, and even to make short 

 jumps. Mr. Rickard, some British beetles and a common earwig with 

 very long forceps ; this latter gave rise to some discussion on the wings 

 and flight of this insect, Dr. Sharp expressing his opinion that it 

 seldom resorts to flight. Also some puptis of Oryyia antiqua. 



November 27th. — Dr. Sharp in the chair. — Mr. Jones exhibited a 

 local imago of Smerinthus tilice with both its wings deformed and 

 correlative variation of marking. Mr. Eickard read a paper dis- 



