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three-fourths of an inch in span, under side with confluent 

 spots, and an under side of male with left wings normal and 

 right wings of the obsolete type ; also males of L. hellargus, of 

 various shades of colour, and females more or less blue ; a fine 

 series of hybrids (?), male and female, between icarus and 

 hellargus ; also forms and varieties of L. corydon. Mr. Billups 

 read a letter from Mr. Cockerell, giving notes on the fauna of 

 West Cliff, County Custer, Colorado, and exhibited specimens of 

 Lepidoptera from that district. 



September 8f/t.— T. E. Billups, F.E.S., in the chair.— Mr. J. 

 T. Williams exhibited a small specimen of Drepana hinaria, and 

 remarked on the number of dwarfed specimens of Lepidoptera 

 to be seen this year, which he attributed to the dryness of the 

 atmosphere and consequent dryness of the food-plants. A 

 discussion ensued, in which Messrs. Billups, Carrington, Well- 

 man, and others took part. Mr. Williams also showed a 

 specimen of Sphinx convolruli, taken on his bedroom-window at 

 Crayford, and asked whether the species deposited its eggs in 

 the autumn or following spring. Mr. Carrington said he did 

 not remember hearing of any hybernated specimens of the insect 

 being taken in the spring, and would conclude from this that 

 the ova were deposited in the autumn. Mr. Sheldon exhibited 

 long series of Agrotis agathina and Noctua castanea, taken on 

 heather-flower at Shirley. Dr. Kendall, Apamea gcmina and 

 Hadena dissimilis, and contributed notes. Mr. Wellman, 

 varieties of Zygcena filipendulce, from Dover. Mr. Dobson, 

 Emmelesia alhidata, Schiff., var. thidcs, Weir, and various Tor- 

 trices from the Shetland Isles. Mr. E. Joy, two melanic 

 varieties of Vanessa urticce, bred from larvae found at Folkestone. 

 Mr. Tutt, varieties of Agrotis tritici, taken at Deal, 1887. Mr. 

 Carrington exhibited pupae of Dicranura rinida, formed among 

 cotton-wool. Mr. Billups stated that several larvse of this 

 species had been found in the churchyard of St. Saviour's 

 Church, Southwark. Mr. West (Greenwich), Rhantus pidverosus, 

 R. notatus, the red variety of Agahus hipastidatus, and PJdlonthus 

 punctus, all from Erith. Mr. Carrington, specimens of the 

 Hessian Fly {Cecidomyia destructor), and a discussion took place 

 as to the probability of this insect becoming permanently 

 estabhshed in this country. Mr. Billups exhibited, on Mr. 

 Cockerell's behalf, species from County Custer, Colorado, and 

 contributed notes. — H. W. Barker, Hon. Sec. 



