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thirty species of rare British Tortrices taken or bred the same 
year; and a large number of rare and interesting Lepidoptera, 
including seven forms of the genus Argynnis from Switzerland, 
and examples of Swiss Satyride. 
Mr. Adkin, four cabinet drawers containing, with others, the 
genera Argynnis, Melitea and Vanessa (among the latter were 
some fine smoky varieties of V. urtice), Lycenide including 
Polyommatus dispar, Hepialus humuli var. hethlandica, H. velleda, 
varieties of Zygena filipendule, and a long and varied series of 
Nola centonalis, EHugonia quercinaria (angularia) var. infuscata, 
fine bred series of Hndromis versicolor, and many others. 
Mr. Elisha, four drawers from his beautiful collection of 
Tortrices; a fine series of Geometra smaragdaria, bred from 
Essex larvee, and Coleophora vibicigerella, bred from larve, also 
taken in the Essex salt-marshes during the present year. The 
larva of the last-named species, being but just recently dis- 
covered, attracted the particular attention of micro-lepidopterists. 
Mr. Farn exhibited an hermaphrodite specimen of Pecilo- 
campa populi, a series of Theristis mucronella (Pteroxia caudella), 
and fine varieties of Penthina pruniana and Spilonota lariciana ; 
also a very striking form of a species of Scoparia, which was 
not identified. Myr. Wellman showed, among many others, 
Sesia chrysidiformis, S. ichnewmoniformis, and S. culiciformis, 
Cherocampa celerio captured at Walton-on-the-Naze; varieties 
of Cidaria suffumata, a fine series of Bryophila muralis (glandifera), 
imagines of a third brood of Acidalia rubiginata (rubricata), and 
second broods of A. trigeminata and holosericata; A. ochrata 
and Psamotis pulveralis, taken at Folkestone by himself; also 
a number of species of Tortrices and Tinee. 
Mr. Tugwell, three drawers containing very long and varied 
series of Zygenide, including his unique Syntomis phegea, two 
“tv” varieties (signata) of Setina wrorella, the whole of the Dian- 
thecie, with northern and southern forms, and other rarities. 
Mr. Tutt, two drawers, showing the most remarkable inter- 
variation of Agrotis tritici, A. nigricans, A. obelisca, and A. 
cursoria. 
Mr. G. W. Bird, species of Lepidoptera from the Cambridge 
and Norfolk fens including Macrogaster castanee (arundinis), 
Acronycta strigosa, Leucania obsoleta, Senta maritima (ulve) and 
varieties; a remarkably fine series of Schanobius mucronellus, 
