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broodedness of this species, in which Messrs. Carpenter, Tutt, Fenn, 
Barrett, Carrington and Frohawk took part. 
October 18th.--The President in the chair. Mr. James, of Uphill, 
Folkestone, was elected a member. Mr. Adye, on behalf of Mr. W. 
MacRae, exhibited large numbers of Colias hyale, L., C. edusa, Fb., 
and var. helice, Hb., a portion of the result of five days’ collecting 
in the neighbourhood of Bournemouth and Christchurch; and Mr. 
Adye read some notes as to the proportions in which helice and hyale 
occurred as compared with edusa; he also expressed an opinion that 
the explanation of edusa not occurring two years in succession was 
principally due to the ova, which he stated were always laid on the 
upper surface of clover-blades, being destroyed by the grazing of sheep 
and cattle, and the action of mowing machinery. A discussion 
followed, and the members taking part therein were of opinion that 
this explanation was entirely inadequate. Mr. Adye also exhibited 
living larve and pupe of C. edusa, and two specimens of Deiopeia pul- 
chella, L., from Christchurch. Mr. Henderson also showed a specimen 
of this species, taken by him at Hayling Island. Mr. Dennis, a variety 
of the under side of Lycena bellargus, Rott., the ground colour being 
white, and the marginal spots only represented. Mr. B. W. Adkin, 
a series of Hpinephele ianira, L., from Seilly, the males having the 
orange blotch on the fore wings, and the females the fascia on the 
hind wings, very pronounced. Mr. Fenn, Lithosia muscerda, Hufn., from 
Sandwich; a beautifully banded example of Acidalia aversata, L.; and 
a box of examples of Vanessa urtica, L., picked from between four and 
five hundred, and showing very slight variation. Mr. Tugwell, a 
specimen of Melanippe hastata, L., with the usual central fascia reduced 
toa spot; varieties of Colias edusa, Fb.; and a pale series of Hypsipetes 
ruberata, Frr., from Hartlepool. Mr. C.G. Barrett, forms of Polia chi, 
from Sheffield; a dark variety of Argynnis euphrosyne, L., taken by Mr. 
Oswald Latter at Godalming ; and specimens of Syrichthus alveus, Hub., 
taken by the Rev. Mr. Marsh in Norfolk; also dark specimens of Hu- 
yonia quercinaria, Hufn., bred from ova obtained from a female taken 
at Nunhead. Mr. Oldham, among others, dark varicties of Acidalia 
bisetata, Hufn., male of Odonestris potatoria, L., of the colour of the 
female ; Nonayria canne, Och., and pupa-case. Mr. Frohawk, a speci- 
men of Sestia spheyiformis, Fb., and stem of alder with pupa-case pro- 
jecting, and remarked that the day before the insect emerged the pupa 
broke through the bark and remained a short time in the sun, sub- 
sequently withdrew, and did not emerge until the following day. Mr. 
R. Adkin, a series of Vanessa c-album, L., consisting of specimens 
reared from larve received in June last, and others of the same brood 
received as imagines from Mrs. Hutchinson, of Leominster, together 
with a series of the autumn brood; also a female example of the 
spring brood, having the under side coloration of the autumn brood, 
but resembling the form of the earlier emergence on the upper side ; 
and he read notes referring to the known differences in the colour of 
the under side, pointing out a distinction in the markings on the 
upper side of the two broods. He also exhibited a series of Dian- 
thecia nana, Rott., from the Scilly Isles, with examples from North 
Devon and the North of Ireland for comparison. It was pointed out 
that one of the specimens from Scilly closely resembled the supposed 
