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biundularia, and fine series. of many rare species, including Boletobia fuli- 
ginaria. Mr. J. A. Clark, splendid series of Spilosoma lubricipeda, S. 
menthastri, and Lelia cenosa. Varieties of Arctia caia were exhibited by 
Messrs. T. W. Hall, A. Short, A. W. Mera, and Goldthwait. Mr. J. 
Henderson showed a drawer of forms of Tephrosia crepuscularia. Mr. 
Machin, long series of the genus Acidalia; also of Asteroscopus nubeculosa, 
Dicranura bicuspis, and Drepana harpagula (sicula). Mr. Tutt, long and 
variable series of T’eniocampa gothica, and other species of Noctue. Mr. 
Farren, a series of yellow examples of Bryophila perla, aud a series of B. 
impar, Warren, taken at Cambridge, and arranged side by side with a long 
series of B. muralis (glandifera); also interesting series of Geometre from 
Cambridge. Mr. C. H. Williams, a gynandrous specimen of Arqynnis 
paphia, taken by him in the New Forest in 1891. Mr. R. Adkin, British 
Sphinges and Bombyces, arranged to show local variation; also types of a 
collection of Macro-Lepidoptera, made at Rannoch in 1891, illustrating an 
article on the local variation recently contributed by Mr. Adkin to ‘The 
Entomologist.’ Mr. Wellman, his collection of the genus Dianthecia, a 
long series of Notodonta carmelita, and Cidaria truncata (russata), taken 
at and bred from ova obtained from numerous localities. Mr. Adye, some 
of the rarer Sphinges. Mr. R. S. Standen, fine varieties of species of the 
genus Argynnis. Mr. Jager, Callimorpha hera and var. lutescens, also the 
larvee of the species. Mr. South, nearly the whole of his collection of 
British Pyrales, Crambi, Pterophori, and Tortrices ; a selection of British 
Noctuz, among which were extensive series of most of the polymorphic 
species in this group; a drawer of Lycena icarus, showing the colour-range 
of both sexes (one very blue female without the black discoidal spots was 
especially interesting); a drawer of Geometre, showing that the colour 
and ornamentation of the female parent is transmitted to a large propor- 
tion of her offspring. The cases of Selenia illustraria, S. illunaria, &c., 
recently exhibited by Mr. Merrifield at a meeting of the Society, were on 
view, and were rendered more attractive by an additional case showing the 
effects of temperature applied for a very few days to pupz at a sensitive 
stage, z.e. just before they began to show colouring. Mr. Hawes, 
Rhopalocera bred and captured during 1890 and 1891: these included 
some very fine and beautiful forms. Life-histories of many species, 
mounted on the natural food-plants, were shown by Mr. Simes, Mr. Quail, 
and Mr. A. J. Croker; and preserved larvae were exhibited by Mr. Raine. 
In other orders Mr. R. McLachlan exhibited four drawers of European 
Neuroptera. Coleoptera were shown by Mr. W. West, Mr. G. Leweock 
(fine series of the genus Donacia), and Mr. T. R. Billups; the last-named 
gentleman also exhibiting British Hemiptera-Heteroptera and Homoptera, 
each specimen being labelled with the locality and date of capture ; 
rare species of Hymenoptera-Aculeata; long series of Ichneumonide, 
many being unique and others new to Science; also two drawers showing 
the life-histories of many species of internal parasites, showing the 
imagines and larval stage of the Lepidopterous host from which bred ; the 
addition of the cocoon of the parasite did much to complete an exhibit 
which was certainly one of the most instructive in the room. Mr. Auld 
showed a nest of the Hornet; and Mr. H. Moore, Hxotic Orthoptera, 
and Wasps’ nests from Nova Scotia, Demerara, Bermuda, and Nassau. 
Mr. C. H. Goodman had two cases illustrating the comparative anatomy of 
the different orders of insects. The microscopical exhibits were as inte- 
resting as on former occasions, some thirty microscopes being available, 
