264 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



' August 14^/(.— The President, Mr. Stanley Edwards, E.L.S., in 

 the Chair.— The death of Lieut. F. H. Woolley-Dodd, F.B.S., in the 

 Dardanelles was announced. — Mr. Blair exhibited black aberrations 

 of Catonia auraia from St. Mary's, Scilly. — ^Mr. Turner, a series of 

 large and bright Epinephele jurtina, race liispuUa, from the plains of 

 Catania, Sicily, and a long series of Adscita geryon from near Tring, 

 Herts, where it had been very plentiful this season. — Mr. Buckstone, 

 (1) Boarmia cinctaria from the New Forest ; (2) Toiniocampa muncla, 

 bred and captured Oxshott, Wimbledon, etc. ; (3) AdoixBa flava 

 (thaumas), a dark ? taken at Boxhill on August 18th ; (4) Aphantopiis 

 hyperanthus, under-sides showing gradation in colour and spotting, 

 including ab. arete ; (5) larvae of Cosymbia pe^idularia from bred 

 females of a brood of which some pupae appeared to be going over ; 

 and (6) he reported that seven out of ten pupa) of Tcphrosia luridata 

 were apparently going over. — Mr. Bunnett, specimens of Acronicta 

 .hporina and Hylophila p)rasinana from Chislehurst. Eemarks on 

 the season showed that Noctuse were scarce, sugaring was a failure, 

 honeydew had been very detrimental to larvae, that a late frost had 

 probably affected Agriades corydon badly, and that white butterflies 

 and Polyommatiis icarus were also scarce. 



August 2oth. — Mr. Stanley Edwards, F.L.S., President, in the 

 Chair. — Mr. B. S. Williams exhibited Hihernia marginaria {pro 

 gemmaria), typical from Yeovil, ab. fuscata from Finchley and St. 

 Anne's-on-Sea, with intermediate forms. — Mr. Newman, a fine bred 

 ab. walkeri of Spilosoma inenthastri from Bexley. — Mr. H. J. Turner, 

 for Mr. Greer, of Co. Tyrone, a long series of Hydrcecia crinanensis 

 taken at honey-dew on thistles, and a pair of Ep)inephele jurtina ab. 

 addenda which appears to be a local race in Co. Tyrone. — Mr. Ash- 

 down, a rare beetle, Opilo mollis, also Gracilia minuta, and stated 

 that one of the specimens was the smallest longicorn he had ever 

 seen. All were from Surrey. — Mr. Sperring, soft grey forms of 

 Boarmia repandata from Scotland, Agriades corydon, males, with 

 much black suffusion, a striata-obsoleta form, and a varied series 

 of Aglais urtica. Paisley. — Mr. Johnston, several examples of 

 Limenitis sihylla, almost completely black, and aberrations of Dryas 

 piaphia, with very considerable coalescence and elongation of the 

 usual markings.--Mr. Bunnett, a larva of Acronicta leporina feeding 

 on oak. — Mr. Edwards, Papilio jvotodainas (Jiyperion), P. phaon ab. 

 idopas, and P. philenor ab. acauda from S. America. — Eeports of the 

 season were made by several Members. 



September Uth.— The President, Mr. Stanley Edwards, F.L.S., 

 in the Chair. — Mr. Hy. J. Turner exhibited Colias edusa ab. Jielicina 

 (clear lemon-coloured) from Cyprus, and three bred specimens of the 

 very local Noctuid Glottula encaustus from Catania, Sicily, with notes. 



September 2dth. — The President in the Chair. — Lantern-slides 

 were exhibited by Messrs. Lucas, Bunnett, and Dennis.— Mr. Step, 

 for Mr. Miles, an Atlas Moth, 11 in. in expanse, from India. — Mr. 

 Turner, Hesperiida, from Cordoba, Argentine, including Hesperia 

 americana.—Mr. Ashdown, a book of coloured drawings of flowers 

 and a beautifully worked Japanese metal leaf with a fly, a muiute 

 to/toise and a snail upon it, all finely chased. — Mr. B. S. Williams, 

 a melanic series of Boarmia repandata from Finchley.— Dr. Chapman, 

 some galls on dogwood.— Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Editor of Proceedings. 



