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Aryyiinis, captured iu llie New Forest, ;ind named Siobc 

 bv llie late Mr. Donbleday, but upon its correctness there 

 seems lo be some doubl. There was also a specimen of 

 Callimn) phii Hera, taken on a lady's dress, at Brighton ; two 

 Deilepliihi lineata and one Chauovmnpu celerio from the 

 same locality ; Acronycta alni from Warwickshire; Sterrha 

 sacrnria from Hampshire ; and many others of equal 

 interest. 



Mr. G. Klisha kindly sent the whole of his tine collection ; 

 and his example was followed by Mr. Wellman, whose 

 collection is a thoroughly typical one, well worked up, and 

 the insects in splendid order, the greater portion of them 

 having been reared by himself. Amongst them we noticed a 

 bred series of Melittea Arteinia, chiedy from Ireland; some 

 yellow forms of Zyijcciia (rif'olii, reared from larvic; fine 

 varieties of Bomhy.x' calhiiuc and Aiiijerotia prunaria ; dark 

 varieties of Tcphrosia crcpuxcularia and T. bitnidulana ; a 

 specimen of the male Jiis/o/i /lirtai ia, assuming the colouring 

 of the female; a fine Platjipteryx sicttla ; and the remains 

 of a specimen of Boletubui fuliyiitaria, rescued from a 

 spider's web at Wandsworth. 



In the Xocfunn were two drawers containing the genera 

 Stnen'nt/iKs, Achcrontia, Callimorpha, and Clielom'a, e.xhi- 

 bited by Mr. A. H. Jones; and a fine collection of Sesiidce, 

 containing examples of 5. culiciformis, having the band 

 yellow ; and some iS". spheciformis, from Tilgate Forest, shown 

 by Mr. Bird ; who also sent a drawer of NoiodontiiUe, 

 including some dark varieties of Clostera curlula. 



Dr. Gill exhibited his fhipitheciie, a group in which he is 

 particularly interested, containing fine series ol nearly every 

 species, including E. pus/liaUi, E. irriyuata, E. knaiiiiata, 

 and E. subciliata ; and single specimens of E. arceul/tata 

 and E. eyenaria, 



Mr. Howard Vaughan exhibited a drawer of varieties of 

 British NoctiKC, including Cymutopliora duplaris, Mamestra 

 ahjecta, Ayrotis cnrsoria ami A. luceniva, Tr/p/ueiia o/bona, 

 Ce/aslis eryi/i rocep/ialii, Dianthwcia co/iupcrsa, and Hademt 

 proha, besides many others; also his CidarioB, including 

 many extraordinary varieties of C. russala, C. immanata, 

 C. suffitmata, C. silaceafa, and a specimen of C. reticnlaia. 

 The especial object in exhibiting these insects was to show 

 llie marked difference between examples of the same species 

 taken in widely-distant localities. 



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