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shire was well represeuted by Mr. A. B. Fain, who has 

 worked these localities indefatigably, and succeeded in 

 taking a magnificent series of the rare Meliana Jlammea, 

 Satita hIkc, Non<i(jria brecillnea (with its variety sinelitiea, 

 being the form in whicl) the line at the base of the wing 

 disappears), N. neuriai, a inelanic (female) variety of A'. /f//>//(e, 

 HydriUa /xditstris, a series of the rare Nascia cilialis, and 

 Bankia arf/(nitida (from Cambridgeshire), besides many others. 

 Mr. Farn also exhibited some remarkable forms of Triphtetia 

 orbon/i var. Cuitisii, and other curious forms from the Scilly 

 Isles; a series of T. subnequa; and an extraordinary herma- 

 phrodite of Closlera cut lula. 



Amongst a drawer of varieties of' Nocliicc and Geometrte, 

 sent by Mr, J. A. Clark, was a remarkable variety of Venilid 

 maculata, having the fore wings traversed near the base V)y a 

 broad band of olive-green, while the only other markings 

 consisted of four large blotches of the same colour near the 

 outer margin. 



iSonie cases of Scotch Lepidoplera, exhibited by Sir Thos. 

 Moncreifi'e and Mr. Herd, illustrative of the fauna of Perth- 

 shire, were very interesting, and included a lovely variety of 

 Chverocuinpa porcellus, in which the ordinary colour was 

 replaced by gray with lemon markings ; and two very dark 

 Hepialus velleda. Dr. Buchanan White sent with these a 

 variety of Odontopera biden(ala, one Peronea (jrevUlami, 

 and a series of Ablabia aryenlana ; likewise a series of 

 species in the genus Oporabia, with sketches, showing the 

 points of difference. 



Messrs. Porritt and Varley showed the specimen of Chcero- 

 cainpa nerii that was taken in Hemel. Hempsted, October, 

 1876; an olive-banded variety oi' Lasiucauipa quercus, fiom 

 lluddersfield ; a white variety of Polyoinmatus Phlceus ; a 

 very fine Cida^ria suffumaia, with the broad central fascia 

 and shoulder-patch black, remainder of wings while (figured 

 in this number) ; and four varieties of CJielonia caja, — one the 

 unicolorons dusky form, the second having the usual white 

 markings in the apical portions of the front wings a bright 

 rosy hue, the third with the hind wings bright orange, and 

 the fourth with a broad band of white across the fore wings 

 (the darker markings appearing in six unconnected irregular 

 spots or streaks), and on the hind wings the spots were con- 

 fluent, forming a broad band, which occupied nearly one-third 

 of the whole surface. Mr. W. H. Gaze exhibited selections 

 from the old collection formed by the late Mr. Ingall, and 



