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purple. Mr. Frohawk, Satyrus semele, L., bred from ova deposited 
by a female captured in the New Forest; one female with under side’ 
suffused. Mr. Fenn, a long series of Cidaria truncata, Hufn., bred 
from a female taken at Chattenden, and showing three distinct forms; 
also a female Colias edusa, Fb., with a broad black band, and another 
with faint yellow dots on the band. Mr. Tugwell exhibited Spilosoma 
lubricipeda, Esp., var. radiata, with the Yorkshire parents, and stated 
they had only been in pupa three weeks. Mr. H. Moore brought a box 
of grasshoppers collected in Spain, which included the blue form of 
(idipoda fasciata. Myr. Carpenter, a specimen of Sirex juvencus taken 
in Belsize Park. Mr. 8. Stevens, a new species of Botys, taken at 
Totland Bay in June last, allied to fuscalis; also typical fuscalis and 
terrealis for comparison. Mr. J. Jenner Weir exhibited specimens of 
Vanessa cardui, L., which he had reared from larve collected in July 
last at Westgate; the chrysalids, immediately after metamorphosis, 
had been subjected to a temperature of 57° Fahr., which was steadily 
maintained both day and night, and the result was that the ima- 
gines which emerged were all much darker than usual. This was 
brought about by the black occupying an extended area, and the row 
of five spots on the hind wings being not only increased in size, but 
often confluent. He also exhibited a specimen of H'pinephele ianira, L., 
taken at Westgate, which had a well-defined ocellus on the upper side 
of the hind wings. Mr. Frohawk stated that he had never noticed an 
ocellus in this species on the hind wings before. Mr. Manger, a 
Longicorn taken fifty miles at sea off Borneo, and said it would be 
interesting to know how they carried their antenne in flight; also 
Vanessa cardui, L., taken at sea thirty miles from Algiers; and a 
Cicada, twenty-five miles off Pointe-de-galle, Ceylon. Mr. Frohawk 
showed a species of gnat taken from the neck of a collie, and remarked 
upon the abundance of this insect at Chattenden. Mr. West (Green- 
wich) stated it was the same species which was a regular pest at Plum- 
stead. Mr. Step also related his experience with this msect at Ashtead, 
which had stung him on the hands during his rambles, and immedi- 
ately caused a painful swelling, which took some few days to reduce. 
Mr. Step exhibited two species of sea-anemones (Tealia crassicornis, 
Miller, and .4ctinia mesembryanthemum, Klis), and made remarks 
thereon. Mr. Weir said he had kept an unhealthy-looking specimen, 
when taken, for twenty-one years—-H. W. Barker and A. Sort, 
Hon, Sees. 
Birminenam EntromonocicaL Soctrty.—September 12th, 1892.—Mr. 
G. H. Kenrick, V.-P., in the chair. ‘The following were exhibited :—By 
Mr. Neville Chamberlain, a boxful of Lepidoptera, which he had recently 
collected. in Inverness-shire. Mr. P. W. Abbott, a very long series of 
Colias edusa, collected at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, including half a dozen 
of the var. helice, and one specimen intermediate between the variety and 
the type. Mr. W. Harrison, two local specimeus of C. edusa, also larve 
of Sphina ligustri, taken at ‘Vrench Woods. Mr. R. C. Bradley, Zygena 
trifolit var. confluens, and one specimen of Hmmelesia teniata ; both trom 
Barmouth. Mr. G. H. Kenrick, Plusia bractea, from Scotland; and 
Huperia fulvago, from Cannock Chase and Sherwood Forest. Mr. Colbran 
J. Wainwright read a paper entitled “Isolation as a Factor in the 
