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spotted specimeos, some of which were emergences as late as Novem- 

 ber. — Mr. Harrison and Mr. Main, series of Dlanthmcla nana {con- 

 upersa), hhipithccia vetiomta and Apl acta neb ulosa, showing their various 

 geographical forms and races ; series of Noctiia hninneu and Notodonta 

 droinedarius, bred from Delamere Forest larvae, comparatively darker 

 than South England forms ; and Cornish specimeus of llipparchia 

 semt'le, considerably darker on the under side than Eastbourne forms. 

 — Dr. J. H, Spitzby discussed the variation of Edmund Reitter's 

 group of the Carabidae, Carabi inidiisetosi and of Cetonia aiirata, and 

 exhibited a large number of examples from various parts of Europe. — 

 Dr. Sequiera, a box of most interesting and remarkable aberrations of 

 Lepidoptera, including Vansem in, slate-blue suffusion ; Catocula napta 

 with smoky black margins ; Poh/i/onia c-album without a trace of the C- 

 mark ; a strongly marked melanic form of Hemerophila abruptaria from 

 the New Forest ; Nemeophila russula, female, with wholly black hind 

 wings; pale salmon Anthrucera jilipendalte ; and Collas edusa •wiih. ex- 

 ceedingly pale margins. — Mr. Lucas, specimens of the earwig, Labidura 

 liparia, from Bournemouth, and a pupa of Leucanus eervus. — Mr. 

 Cannon, a series of Kiu-amssa antiopa, bred from ova deposited by a 

 female taken in the South of France ; Limenitis sibi/Ua with only faint 

 white markings showing through the almost uniform black of the 

 upper side ; a long series of bred Melitmi aurinia from Ireland ; bred 

 M. cinxiii from Isle of Wight larvae ; a very fine series of Cccnonympha 

 typhon var. ruthliehii taken at Witherslack ; a deeply marked female of 

 Brenthis euphrusyne, from Reading ; and captured examples of Melinia 

 (jcelUiris. — Mr. Manger, a case containing more than twenty species or 

 named forms of the gorgeous South American genera, Cataijramnia, 

 Peiisaina, and CaUicure, including the type-form of the genus Cata- 

 ijramma, C. astarte {/ii/daspes). — Mr. Schooling, a varied series of Spilo- 

 >i(>ma fitJiyinosa bred from ova; and a fine series of Xylocampa areola 

 {lithorluza). — Microscopes were lent by Messrs. Cant, Edwards, Fremlin, 

 Warne, and West (Streatham). 



December 10th. — The President in the chair. — Mr. Smallman, of 

 Heme Hill, and Mr. Ansorge, of Kingston-on-Thames, were elected 

 members. — Mr. Edwards exhibited a specimen of the floral simulator, 

 the orthopteron Gonyyliis yonyyloides, from India. — Mr. McArthur : (1) 

 a specimen of Hepiahts hiumi/i, male, showing white patches of scales 

 on the under side; (2) two examples of TJiantlmcia nana (conspersa) 

 from the Isle of Lewis, both very dark, and five examples from Shet- 

 land, all much, and two very much lighter, from the development of 

 white and orange patches. — Mr. West (Greenwich), two species of 

 aquatic Rhyncophora from near Montreal — the huge Belostoma ameri- 

 canum and the smaller Zaitha ihuninea — as well as an example of 

 Cicada tibicen.—Mr. Dobsou, a very light specimen of Amphipyra pyra- 

 midea, taken in his garden at sugar ; it was a striking contrast to the 

 rich mahogany form characteristic of the New Forest race ; Pyyi£ra 

 curtula, bred, rich in colour ; one captured at light very pale ; a series 

 of S. fuliyinunn of a rich coloration. — Dr. Chapman, a large number 

 of species of Lepidoptera he had captured during a tour in Spain, in 

 company with Mr. Champion, and read notes on his journey. 



January 1-ith, 1904. — E. Step, F.L.S., President, in the chair. — 



