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varieties were shown: those of Argynnis Adippe, Abraxas 
grossulariata, Venilia maculata, and a remarkable variety of 
Ypsipetes elutata, captured in Scotland, being the most 
conspicuous. One specimen of Vanessa Atalanta was exhi- 
bited, in which the butterfly possessed the head of the larva, 
the insect in all other respects being normal. The cases of 
preserved larva, exhibited by Messrs. Clark, Davis, Lomier, 
and Raine gave much satisfaction ; the contents of Messrs. 
Clark and Raine’s cases were highly interesting and instruc- 
tive, exhibiting as they did the whole economy of their 
insect occupants. 
The Micro- Lepidoptera were represented by Messrs. Eedle, 
Gates, Healy, and Smith, Mr. Eedle exhibiting many beau- 
tiful Tortrices and their varieties. In representing the Tineina 
Mr. Healy showed a book-box, in which were contained 
representatives of every family and almost every genus of 
the Tineina, together with a number of Coleophora cases. 
The respective orders of Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, and 
Diptera were represented by the exhibitions of Messrs. 
Healy, Stoay, and Lomier. Mr. Healy exhibited examples 
of the various Tenthredoes he had captured during the past 
two seasons; also a book-box containing the life-histories of 
nine leaf-mining Micro-Hymenoptera, namely :—Phyllotoma 
Tormentille, P. melanopyga, P. mellita, P. microcephala, 
Druida parviceps, Fenusa ‘pumila, F. fuligmosa, F. Ulmi, 
and F. pygmea, showing at a glance the economy of each 
species. Mr. Lomier’s Hymenopterous and Dipterous speci- 
mens occupyiug five cases; all the insects in the seven 
boxes containing Hymenoptera and Diptera, having their 
Latin names attached to them. 
Mr. Cooke, of Oxford Street, kindly lent the Society some 
splendid specimens of exotic insects, the extreme beauty of 
the butterflies putting the lady visitors into quite a flutter of 
delight. To suit all tastes a few cases, of what is known as 
Ornamental Entomology, were hung on the walls of the 
Society’s meeting-room. The exhibition passed off in a 
most quiet and orderly manner, and, in spite of the room 
being at times inconveniently crowded, not an insect received 
the slightest injury. 
