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men of Epinephele tithonus in which the ground colour was pale 

 brownish buff, and the usual fulvous marking paler than in normal 

 examples, and a specimen of Abraxas grossulnriata having an addi- 

 tional complete band on the hind wings. Mr. McArthur, a specimen 

 of ArcLia caia with perforated wings, which had been caused by the 

 larva changing to pupa on the sandy bottom of the cage, a piece of 

 grit piercing the wing-case. There was also an indentation in the 

 hind margin, perfectly ciliated, which had no doubt been caused by 

 a similar obstruction. Mr. Cockerel communicated a note upon a 

 peculiar case of protective coloration observed by him in Mexico. In a 

 clump of orange composite flowers he saw a Vanessid pupa and a larva 

 of a Sphinx about to change its skin. Mr. Ficklin, a series of Folia 

 jlavkincta from Cornwall, small, but brightly marked. Mr. Lucas, 

 an immature form of a locust sent him from Kew Gardens. Mr. 

 West, of Greenwich, series of the Hemiptera Acanthosoma tristriatiaii, 

 from juniper bushes at Box Hill, and Fantilius tunicatus, beaten from 

 hazel. Mr. R. Adkin, specimens of Nonagria arundinis [tijiilice), bred, 

 from Shoreham pnpje ; one was of a reddish black, and another 

 mahogany on the fore wings. He made some remarks upon the 

 cleansmg of the bodies of these and similar insects. A considerable 

 discussion ensued on this subject. 



October 28th. — The President in the chair. Mr. H. B. Brown, 

 B.A., Hammersmith, was elected a member, Mr. Montgomery 

 exhibited a long bred series of Cidaria truncata [russata). The parent 

 was var. centiim-notata, but none of those bred were of that form. 

 Also a bred series of Acidalia dhnidiata from July ova, and stated that 

 some half a dozen larvte were not feeding up, and apparently intended 

 to hybernate ; specimens of Apatnea opldugr annua, bred from ova; and 

 a Cidaria corylata which emerged the end of September. Mr. New- 

 man, large first and second broods of Arctia caia, the former from 

 larvffi taken around Darn, the latter from ova, and reared in a green- 

 house. Considerable variation was shown, but only one of the more 

 extreme dark forms and one of the yellow hind wing forms occurred. 

 A small, very pale specimen was the most unusual form. Also bred 

 examples of Odoncstis potatoria, of various forms, from Darn; Dnjas 

 paphia, with white patches ; Argijnnis adippe, increase of dark markings, 

 both from Goodwood ; Kpinephele ianira, two specimens with the 

 usual fulvous colour quite white, from Singleton ; and a bred Smerin- 

 tkus populi of a very pink tinge. Mr. Tutt, on behalf of Dr. Eiding 

 and Mr. Bacot, a long series of the much debated Tephrosias, together 

 with crosses, hybrids, mongrels, &c., and made remarks upon the 

 results of their experiments; on behalf of Mr. Merrin, a long series 

 of vars. of Melttaa aurinia, and a specimen of Vanessa urticci, having an 

 incipient silvery mark on the under sides of the fore wings ; on behalf 

 of Mr. Home, an almost completely black var. of Nenieophila plunta- 

 ginis ; and on behalf of Mr. Griffith, a series of Tephrosias taken in 

 the Bristol woods. Mr. Moore, a specimen of Kmnlia portlandica, from 

 North America, and said that it did not seem right to place this species 

 and Fj. hyperanthus in tlie same genus ; also a specimen of Locusta 

 viridissima, with its eggs, from Chambery. Mr. Adldn, vars. of 

 Argijnnis selene from Sutherlaudshire ; these were much duller than 

 usual, and had large pale marginal spots. Mr. Merrifield, a very large 



