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antiopa, Noctua conflua, Laphygma exigua, &e. Myr. W. Warren, 
Bryophila impar and yellow forms of B. perla. Mr. J. Jager, 
Callimorpha hera and var. lutescens, from South Devon. Mr. 
G. P. Shearwood, three drawers of preserved larvee and imagines. 
Mr. J. R. Wellman, a portion of his collection of British 
Nocturni, Geometre and Noctuze; also a box containing three 
broods of Acidalia emargiata. Mr. J. T. Williams, three 
drawers containing some interesting varieties, including Abraxas 
grossulariata, &e., Drepana harpagula (sicula) from Bristol, 
Amphidasys betularia var. doubledayaria, &e. Mr. Adye, of 
Christchurch,. an interesting variety of LHpinephele ianira, 
Cherocampa celerio, taken at Christchurch, 1885, and numerous 
other species and varieties. Mr. E. Anderson, life-histories of 
British Lepidoptera, including T'rochilium crabroniformis and 
other wood-boring larve. Mr. J. A. Cooper, Phorodesma 
smaragdaria and living larve of the same species ; also Hrastria 
venustula. Mr. Jobson also exhibited P. smaragdaria and other 
species. Mr. G. Elisha, seven drawers of his collection of the 
British Tineina, the one of Coleophora being very fine; also a 
drawer of preserved larve and pupe. Mr. Goldthwaite, 
Sphina convolvuli, &. Myr. F. Barclay, Cherocampa celerio, 
Pachetra leucophea, &e. Mr. J. Knight, a selection from the 
Nocturni, Cuspidate and Noctue; among the species shown 
were hybrids between Smerinthus populi and S. ocellatus, a 
specimen of Sesia andreniformis. Also British and foreign pupa. 
Mr. W. H. Tugwell, drawers of British Lepidoptera, containing 
the Nocturni, Macroglossa to Setina, including the only known 
British specimen of Syntomis phegea and numerous forms and 
varieties. Mr. J. W. Tutt, comparative series of Agrotide and 
Tephrosia crepuscularia and T’. biundularia, and a series of the 
last named from Mr, Harrison, of Barnsley. Mr. C. H. Williams, 
some interesting life-histories, Hriogaster lanestris, on the silken 
web spun by the larve, Dasychira fascelina, Agrotis precox, &c. 
Mrs. Hutchison, examples of three broods of Vanessa C-album, 
and a Hupithecia apparently new to Britain. Mr. J. Smith, a 
white variety of Lasiocampa quercifolia, and a pretty variety of 
Bapta temerata, &c. Mr. A. Bliss, Exotic Lepidoptera, &c., from 
the district of the Formosa River and from Darjeeling. Mr. J. 
S. Sequeira, Lepidoptera from Central America. Mr. S. Edwards, 
exotic Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Messrs. Carpenter, Hall, 
