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with conspicuously white fringes, taken in Epping Forest in 1909. 

 — Mr. Turner, a series of Caiuptogramvia hilineata var. testaceolata 

 from Cyprus, and called attention to the various forms (seven) so far 

 named with the range of possible variation. He also showed a short 

 series of the rare and local Pontia chloridice from Cyprus, with its 

 close allies P. daplidice (generally distributed) and P. callidice 

 (alpine). A large number of lantern-slides were then shown. — Mr. 

 W. J. Lucas, New Forest scenery, species of Ascalaphus, and 

 portraits of well-known nature lovers. — Mr. Bunnett, details of plant 

 life, points in the life-history of various insects. — Mr. A. B. Tonge, 

 ova of Lepidoptera. — Mr. Dennis, the inflorescence of various grasses 

 and sedges. 



March 13^/i.— Mr. Stanley Edwards, F.L.S., President, in the 

 the Chair.— The decease of Mr. A. K. Ing was announced. — Mr. E. 

 Adkin, Scardia boleti, generally regarded as rare, taken last June in 

 the New Forest. — Capt. B. S. Curwen, Coscinia striata and ab. 

 melanoptera, and G. crihrum and ab. Candida from Switzerland; 

 Utetheisa pulchella from Gibraltar ; Parasemia plantaginis, with ab. 

 matronalis and ab. hosp'ita, and Orodevmias quenselii from Zermatt. 

 — Mr. Sperring, Pieris napi with an unusually pale underside of 

 hindwings for a British specimen. — Mr. H. J. Turner, a series of the 

 local Melananjia jjliencsa and its ab. plesaura from Palermo, Sicily, 

 with M. syllius from Hydros for comparison ; also a few butterflies 

 from Palestine sent by Mr. H. W. Andrews, including AntJiocharis 

 belerma, Teracolus fausta, Zizera galba, Chrysophamts thersamon, 

 etc. — Mr. Edwards, various species of the genus Opsiphanes and its 

 allies from S. America. — A short discussion on the season and on the 

 occurrence of Cetonia aurata and Aroniia vioschata in the London 

 suburbs took place. 



March 27th. — Mr. Stanley Edwards, F.L.S., President, in the 

 Chair. — Mr. Ashdown exhibited very dark specimens of Drejyana 

 hinaria and Tceniocampa instabilis just bred from Surrey larva3. — Mr. 

 Buckstone, Lycia hirtaria bred by the late Mr. T. H. Archer, many 

 males of deep black, but slightly relieved by yellow markings. — Mr. 

 H. J. Turner: (1) a long series of Zygana rhadamanthus from Hyeres 

 with ab. cingiilata ; (2) a series of Abraxas 2)antaria, closely resem- 

 bling A. sylvata, a species formerly held as British. — Mr. H. Main, 

 the mycetozoan Badhamia utricidaria on decaying sticks from 

 Epping Forest. — Mr. Bowman, a melanic Hibernia defoliaria, with 

 pure white cilia, from Epping Forest. — Mr. Moore, Pyrrhocoris 

 cegypticus (Hem.) a Truxalis, a Mantis and other Orthoptera from 

 the Lybian desert. — Mr. Barnett, a bred Hemaris fuciformis from 

 Horsley, with very narrow wings and aberrant markings. — Mr. 

 Tatchell, a Pyrameis atalanta with a discal blue patch, and a gynandro- 

 raorph Polyomviatiis icarus. — Lieut. L. A. Box, various hymenoptera 

 and their associates, prey, etc., with notes on their habits, including 

 Cerceris arenaria, Vespa norvegica, Crabro capitosus, Mellinits 

 arvensis, Syntoinasjns cyanea, etc. — Mr. Edwards, S. American 

 NymphaUdoi, including Clotida insignis, etc. — Mr. Tonge, a coal-black 

 female of Hibernia p)rogemmaria v. fusca. 



April 10th. — Mr. Stanley Edwards, F.L.S., President, in the 

 Chair. — Mr. Ashdown exhibited a copy of Panzer's " Symbols 



