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being of a form in which the ground colour was white ; he thought that 
in some districts the ground colour of the wings assumed a yellowish 
or buff tint. Mr. Turner, bred specimens of Boarmia roboraria, Schiff., 
and stated that he only successfully hybernated two larve, although 
they apparently did well till the early part of March. Mr. Adkin gave 
his experience of twenty-five larve sleeved on oak in his garden last 
autumn, and which in due course attached themselves to the twigs for 
hybernation. All went well till the middle of December, when the 
heavy gales dislodged them; and although they gradually regained 
their position, taking advantage of occasional mild days to do so, they 
did not appear to thrive afterwards, were restless, and did not take to 
their food well as the spring advanced. Mr. Turner’s exhibit included 
Apamea ophiogramma, Ksp., and a bleached variety of Kpinephele ianira, 
L., from Leigh, Essex ; he said that several specimens of this form had 
been taken in the Leigh district within the last few years. Mr. Allbuary, 
a lengthy series of Volias edusa, Fb., some remarkably fine specimens 
of the var. helice, Hb., Deiopeia pulchella, L.; also two bred specimens 
of Vanessa urtice, L., in one of which all the normal red colour was 
entirely replaced by a beautiful bright yellow, and was very much 
admired. Mr. Nussey showed a box of most interesting varieties,— 
Lycena bellargus, Rott., and icarus, Rott.,-with the spots on the under 
side developed into broad streaks; Polyommatus phicas, L., in which 
one specimen had only the central spot on the fore wing, and another 
with the hind wings of a dark fulvous brown; also a banded speci- 
men of Argynnis euphrosyne, L., and the pallid form of Colias edusa 
var. helice, Hb. Mr. Hawes related his experience of collecting at 
Felixstowe and Folkestone during the middle of August, and reported 
the continued abundance of Colias and Vanessa, whilst Pieris rape and 
brassice were by hundreds on thistle-heads. At Folkestone he stated 
it was painfully evident that edusa and hyale had been hunted down by 
. the schoolboys, who prowl about the Warren Hills at this time of the 
year from early morning till late afternoon. Mr. South, on behalf of 
Mr. Burkill, exhibited two well-executed coloured drawings of varieties 
of Smerinthus tilig, L.:—-No. 1 represented an insect with pale brown 
fore wings, marked with reddish spots of the usual shape; hind wings 
fuscous grey-brown, with some irregular darker markings; and body of 
the same colour as fore wings. No. 2 represented an insect with greenish 
white wings, with the usual central markings dark green, and some 
touches ot an intermediate shade of green between the central band 
and the base of the wing, and on the outer third of the wing; hind 
wings tuscous brown, outer and abdominal margins paler, the former 
edged with blackish, and the body of the intermediate green of fore 
wings. Mr. Adkin enquired if all the species of Pieris were well 
represented this season, as he had not seen napi. Pieris brassice, he 
observed, was in abundance, rape not quite so numerous, and napi 
exceedingly scarce. Mr. Tutt remarked that his son had met with 
the latter species freely, quite recently; and Mr. South said he still 
had a living pupa which had been in that stage for three months. 
September 8th.—Mr. J. Jenner Weir, Vice-President, in the chair. 
Mr. Mark Winkley exhibited a beautiful variety of Catocala nupta, L., 
with the normal red colour of the hind wings pale brown, shot with 
ENTOM.—ocT. 1892, eke 
