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pupa, and a dried portion of the food-plant, Impatiens noli-metan- 
gera, were also presented by Mr. Nurse. 
Plemyria (Melanthia) bicolorata.—A fine series of Scotch 
forms from the Meldola Collection includes many var. plumbeolata 
and intermediate forms. 
Cidaria (Thera) variata.—A fine series of about 40, bred and 
taken wild by myself and the late Major Robertson in Hamp- 
shire, clearly shows the distinctness of this species from obelis- 
cata. Of this latter species there is a very long series from 
many parts of Great Britain. 
Cidaria truncata.—A very long series of English and Scotch 
forms. From the Hope Collection are three of Haworth’s 
‘specimens of var. comma-notata. One of them, labelled with his 
characteristic MS., is probably his original type. 
C. concinnata.—Seven specimens from the Meldola Collection 
-are labelled ‘‘ I. of Arran.’ Five more from the same collection 
are labelled ‘‘ Tarbert, Aug. 1914.’ These do not show so much 
rufous coloration as the Arran specimens. 
C. immanata.—A long and beautiful series from England 
-and Scotland. A Haworth specimen of var. marmorata from the 
Hope Collection, and so labelled in the characteristic MS., is 
probably his original type. 
A specimen without data from the Spilsbury Collection of 
var. thingvallata. 
Xanthorrhoe fluctuata.—A long series with many interesting 
‘aberrations. A specimen from the Meldola Collection is labelled 
= Dunbar, Aus. 12, 1912.” 
It is a most remarkable specimen, and at first sight it is 
difficult to believe that it belongs to this species, but on the 
whole the markings agree, and Mr. Prout has seen and con- 
firmed it. The base of the fore wing is pale grey, bounded 
outwardly by a thickish black line corresponding to the outer 
part of the normal dark basal blotch. This is followed by a pale 
grey band intersected by three white streaks corresponding witi 
‘or parallel to the veins. Beyond this ratber narrow band 
comes the unusually broad central fascia of darker grey, rather 
wider than normal, and extending entirely across the wing, 
bordered on each side by a black line, which becomes less 
distinct towards the inner margin. Some of the veins in 
the fascia are white. The discal spot is distinct in the usual 
place. A distinct white line borders the outer black line, 
and both are much less indented than in a normal form. 
Touching the white line at the costa is a dark blotch extending 
to the apex of the wing, but partially broken by the whitish 
subterminal line. The outer part of the wing is grey except 
for the subterminal line. The fringes are spotted. The hind 
wings are pale grey, and have only two darker lines parallel 
to and near to the outer edges of the wings. ‘The fringes 
