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W. 4; Mr. D. Watson, 12, Park Place, Gravesend; Mr. G. W. 
Young, F.G.S., 20, Grange Road, Barnes; Mr. W. West, 29, Cran- 
field Road, Brockley ; Mr. F. H. and Mr. H. M. Simms, The Farlands, 
Stourbridge, were elected members.—A short series of Leptomeris 
(Acidalia) emmorata and of Ino (Rhagades) globularie from Sussex 
were presented to the Society’s collection by Mr. F. G.S. Bramwell, of 
Brighton, and were exhibited.— Lord Rothschild exhibited the series 
of 1277 specimens of Abraxas grossulariata, L., from the British 
Collection of the Tring Museum. They consisted of the series from 
the Bright and Gibbs Collections and those collected by himself. The 
larger number of the more extreme varieties have been bred by the 
Rey. Gilbert Raynor.—Mr. C. H. Williams exhibited a drawer of 
varieties of the same species.—Mr. Hy. J. Turner, a large number 
of extra-Huropean forms of well-known species and species closely 
allied to those in the EHuropean area.—Mr. W. G. Sheldon, his series 
of about 1400 specimens of Peronea cristana, including examples of 
all the 72 named forms and the type-specimens of 39 of them. He 
also showed about 250 examples of Leptogramma literana and its 
numerous forms.—Mr. Percy M. Bright, a long series of Hpinephele 
tithonus aberrations, including a white suffused form and a gynandro- 
morph, and Argynnis aglaia forms, including several magnificent 
melanie aberrations, and a scaleless-specimen with perfect fringes.— 
Mr. B. W. Adkin, a series of aberrations of Satyrus semele, including 
a male from Kent with four eye-spots on the fore wing.—Mr. T. H. 
Grosvenor, series of British species which occur in India, includ- 
ing Papilio machaon, Pieris brassice, P. rape, Gonepteryx rhamni, 
Colias hyale, Apatura iris, Pyrameis cardui, Polyommatus icarus, 
Aricia medon, Rwmcia phieas, ete.—Mr. Pickett, series of aber- 
rations of Agriades coridon taken in 1918, 1919 and 1920.—Mr. L. W. 
Newman, aberrations shown in the different British races of Melitea 
aurina ; a hybrid of Selenta bilunaria and S. tetralunaria ; Colias 
edusa with one wing bleached ; a yellow Cheltenham form of Gono- 
dontis bidentata ; melanic examples of Zygena trifolii ; extreme 
forms of ab. varleyata of Abraxas grossulariata, ete.—Mr. Riches, 
Cossus ligniperda, including a specimen with almost black hind 
wings.—On behalf of Mr. L. A. E. Sabine, Mr. Newman, a long 
series of the beautiful race of Polyommatus icarus, series of the Irish 
forms of Hpinephele jurtina, Runucia phleas, including ab. alba, E. 
tithonus, L. sinapis, etc.—Mr. A. A. W. Buckstone, aberrations of 
Hipparchia semele, of many local races.—Rev. Geo. Wheeler, a series 
of Melitea phebe from Central Europe, showing a wide range of varia- 
tion over a limited area.—Mr. C. W. Sperring, aberrations of British 
Lepidoptera, including Colias edusa var. helice, minus blotches in 
border on hind wing, Brenthis ewphrosyne with striated hind wing, 
a dull leaden Agriades coridon, etc.—Mr. Edelsten, a yellow form 
of Cybosia mesomella and a black and grey Nisoniades tages from 
Chippenham Fen.—Mr. B. S. Williams, a series of the new Finchley 
form of Dysstroma (Cidaria) truncata and crosses between it and the 
usual black form.--Mr. A. W. Mera, species and hybrids of the genus 
Oporabta, O. filigrammaria, O. autwmnaria, O. dilutata and its pale 
race christyt.—Dr. Leonard Hopper, the rare Leucania extranea 
(unipuncta) from Penryn, Cornwall, September, 1920.—Mr. A. E. 
