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Argynnis paphia ; the variety valesina was fairly common, and Limenitis 
sibylla exceedingly so, and very late in its appearance. 
August 11th.—The President in the chair. Mr. West (Streatham) 
exhibited a series of Apamea ophiogramma, Esp., and Hupithecia succen- 
turiata, L. Mr. Barrett remarked that the former species was very dark, 
and one specimen unusually so. Mr. J. A. Cooper said A. ophiogramma 
was frequently taken at Chingford. Mr. Russell. a handsome specimen of 
Pieris napi, L., from Woking. the upper wings being strongly suffused with 
black, and the spots unusually large. Mr. Barrett said the specimen was 
much more strongly marked than those from the North of Ireland. Mr. 
Russell also exhibited a series of varieties of Hpinephele ianira, L., males 
and females, from Abbott’s Wood: one male showed the orange-coloured 
blotch, in imitation of that of the female, which Mr. Barrett observed was 
the form found in the more northern and western range of the species. Mr. 
H. Moore exhibited three species of Orthoptera from the Amatola Mountains, 
South Africa, viz., Platypleura divisa, Germ., a pretty cicada with moth- 
like coloration and markings; Phylloptera prasinata, Stal, a green tree- 
ericket ; and Gdipoda pictus, a grasshopper showing considerable variation 
in the density of the colouring of the hind wings, the specimen shown 
having a faint tinge of vellow, whilst in others it is developed into opacity. 
Mr. Short referred to the exhibit made by Mr. Rice, at the previous 
meeting, of ova deposited on asparagus, and, in supporting Mr. J. W. Hall’s 
identification, showed ova of Triphena pronuba, L., on rush. Mr. Hawes 
exhibited a larva of what he originally thought to be Hesperia comma, L., 
but remarked that its lateness in that stage had made him feel doubtful as 
to its identity, and he was now satisfied that it was Nisonaides tages, L. ; 
a discussion ensued, in which it was pointed out by Mr. Frohawk that the 
larva of comma was distinguishable from tages by the white markings on the 
tenth and eleventh segments, and which were to be found on the under side. 
Mr. Hawes also called attention to the tendency to lightness in colour in 
many species of butterflies during the present season, and gave as instances 
the extra brilliancy of the blue in males of the second brood of Lycena 
icarus, and the large proportion of the females of that species which were 
blue; a discussion took place, in which Messrs. Carpenter, Frohawk, 
Barrett, Hawes, and Carrington took part. The President read a letter 
from Mr. J. Jiiger, in which he reported the capture of Callimorpha hera, 
L., from South Devon on the 6th inst., and stated that as there were still 
a number of unbelievers regarding the genuineness of this beautiful moth, 
he felt it necessary to again come forward in its defence, as he felt sure 
that anyone who knew the country, intersected as it was by wooded moun- 
tains and tracts of marsh-land, would, he was sure, never favour the theory 
that it had been artificially planted there—H. W. Barxer and A. Suort, 
Hon. Sees. 
BrruincHam Enromonoatcar Socrety.—August 8th, 1892.—Mr. R. C. 
Bradley in the chair. Mr. G. W. Wynn showed a boxful of moths taken 
on sugar during two nights at Wyre Forest, including a nice row of Aplecta 
tincta ; also Cossus ligniperda, Cymatophora or, &e. Mr. C. J. Wainwright, 
a nice series of Xylota sylvarum from Wyre Forest, forms of Amphidasys 
betularia, intermediate between the type and doubledayaria, &c. Mr. A. 
Johnson, series of Cherocampa elpenor, Sphina ligustri, &e.; and some 
varieties of Arctia caia from larve fed on lettuce.—Corpran J. WaAIN- 
WRIGHT, Hon. Sec. 
