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Triuidad, and South America, and representative of the chief sub- 

 families, Mr. H. Moore, specimens of the tropical American bee Kidema 

 diniidiata, and read notes on its relation to the fertilisation of the orchid 

 Catdsetuin tridentatum. Mr. Chittenden, a very large number of striking 

 varieties and local species of Lepidoptera taken in the neighbourhood 

 of Ashford, Kent, during the last quarter of a century, including Aporia 

 crat(f(ji, Deilephila livurnica, Pltisiamoneta, 3ind Packetni leucophcua. Mr. 

 Lucas, two scarce species of dragonflies, ^Esc/ma mixta, from Esher, 

 and Sumatochlora metallicaf taken by Mr. C. A. Briggs in Inverness- 

 shire ; also three species of Coleoptera from Tripoli, Anthia venator, 

 A. 6-)iiaculatus, and Scarites striatus, large coast-frequenting Carabidae. 

 Mr. Colthrup, a very blue female of Polyommatiis icanis, and a series 

 of very dark Melanippe jiuctuata. Mr. F. M. B. Carr, bred specimens 

 of Lithosia r/risela and var. stramineola, from Wicken ; Notodonta 

 trepida, from New Forest ; Drymonia channia, from Bexley ; and 

 lodis veniaria, from Shoreham. Dr. Chapman, seventeen species of 

 the genus Erebio, taken during some two months spent in Switzer- 

 land this year, including E. epiphron, E. mnestm, E. Jiavofasciata, 

 E. (/Icu'ialls, E. Idppona, E. christi, E. liijea, E. aitldops, and E. gorge. 

 Mr. Mitchell, Locusta viridissimn, from Folkestone Warren ; the 

 Coleopteron Priomis coriarins, from Richmond ; and a smoky suffused 

 example of Smerintlms ocellatm. Mr. Buckstone, exceedingly small 

 specimens of Pieris rapce, P. napi, Hipparchia semele, Pol yommatus 

 [adonis) beUargus, Anthrocera filipendxilcn, and Arctia caia, the last being 

 one of fifteen similar ones bred from larvae fed on black currant leaves. 

 He also showed numerous aberrations. Mr. Harrison, varied series of 

 Aporia cratagi, Pieris napi var. bryuiiKB, Euchloe cardamines, and Leiico- 

 phasia siiiapis, all from Meiringen, Switzerland. Mr. F. M. B. Carr, 

 short series of Agropkila trabealis [sulphuralis], from Tuddenham ; 

 Erastria fuscula and Baiikia argentula, from Chippenham; Hydrelia 

 uncula and Earias chlorana, from Wicken ; together with various 

 species and varieties. 



November 2Srd. — The President in the chair. — Mr. Sich exhibited two 

 specimens of Plotyptilia acanthodactyla, bred from larvaB taken oft' Gera- 

 nium rotundifoliuni at Chiswick ; Aglossa cuprealis, showing extremes in 

 size ; and i'ucullia chamomillcB, Chiswick, 1899. Mr. F. M. B. Carr, 

 Sirex gigas, from Boldrewood, where several others had been seen, and 

 numerous species taken at sugar at Wicken in June, and at Hailsham 

 in August, at both of which times Lepidoptera were plentiful. Mr. R. 

 Adkin, on behalf of Mr. Newman, a series of remarkable varieties : — 

 Argynnis paphia, suffused with black ; Smerintlms tilice, specimens with 

 the central band reduced to a triangular blotch, and pale ground 

 colour ; 8. populi, pinkish and dark forms ; Saturnia pavonia, sub- 

 diaphanous, bred, the third year in pupas ; Fygcera hybrid curtula x 

 pigra (recima), bred (out of one hundred and twenty specimens only 

 three were males) ; and aberrant forms of Arctia caia, Lasiocampa 

 quercHs, &c. Mr. R. Adkin read a paper entitled " More Lazy Days 

 by the Sea," being stray notes on a short holiday at Eastbourne. He 

 touched upon many subjects that had come under his notice, including 

 the comparative abundance and scarcity respectively of the commoner 

 species of butterflies ; the effect of the unusually warm summer on 

 some of the moths ; an immigration of Pieris rapce ; a collection of land 



