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the rosy form, v, subroseata, from Staffordshire; very pale examples 

 from Chislehurst, and light-banded forms from Ashford. — Mr. Lucas, 

 on behalf of Mr. Kemp, an aberration of EnaUacima cyathigenim. with 

 one stigma missmg. — Mr. Kemp, a collection of the genus Douacia, 

 comprising sixteen species. He called particular attention to the great 

 variation shown by D. discolor, and pointed out the empty cocoon 

 which clearly showed the small perforation which communicates with 

 the intercellular air-spaces of the root to which it is attached. — Mr. 

 Kaye, examples of Amorpha auatauti and Smerinthus atlanticm from 

 N. Africa, together with the exceedingly rare hybrid, metis, the produce 

 of A. austauti, male, and S. atlanticus, female. He also showed the 

 hybrid, hybridus, the produce of H. ocellatm, male, and A. popuU, 

 female.— Mr. Adkin read the Report of the Field Meeting held at Ot- 

 ford, Kent, on June 21st, 1902.— Mr. Step read the Report of the Field 

 Meeting held at Byfleet on July 19th, 1902.— A large number of slides 

 were exhibited by Messrs. Step, Lucas, Dennis, Tonge, Cant, Kaye, and 

 Clark, comprising illustrations of protective resemblance in insects, 

 studies of wild flowers, flowering and fruiting habits of our more common 

 trees, ova of Lepidoptera, and special collecting spots. Mr. Kaye's slides 

 were from photographs taken during his tour in British Guiana. 



Annual Meeting. — Jannanj 22Mf/. — Mr. F. Noad Clark, President, 

 in the chair. — The early part of the meeting was devoted to receiving 

 the Report of the Council and Officers for the past year, the election of 

 Officers and Council for the coming year, and the reading of the 

 President's Address. — The following is a list of Officers and Council 

 elected for the Session 1903-4 :— President, E. Step, F.L.S. ; Vice- 

 Presidents, F. Noad Clark and J. H. Carpenter, F.li^.S. ; Treasurer, 

 T. W. Hall, F.E.S. ; Hon. Curator, W. West; Hon. Librarian, H. A. 

 Sauze ; Hon. Secretaries, S. Edwards, F.L.S. , and H. J. Turner, 

 F.E.S. ; Council, R. Adkin, F.E.S., T. A. Chapman, M.D., H. T. 

 Fremlin, F.E.S., A. Harrison, F.L.S., G. W. Kirkaldy, F.E.S., W. J. 

 Lucas, B.A., and H. Main, B.Sc— Mr. Hy. J. Turner exhibited speci- 

 mens of Sympetruvi sanr/uineion from the Black pond, Esher, and from 

 Staples pond, Loughton, both being new localities. He also showed 

 Pajnlio macrosilaus and P. philolaua from S. America. 



February 12th.— Mv. E. Step, F.L.S., President, in the chair.— 

 Mr. Barnett exhibited a very lightly marked specimen of Ematarga 

 atomaria, and a very pale example of Tephroda luridata (extersaria), 

 both from W. Wickham woods. — Mr. Hy. J. Turner (1) Erasmia pul- 

 chella, a Chalcosid moth, and one of the most brilliantly coloured of 

 the Lepidoptera ; Campylotes histrinnicus, another species of the same 

 family ; and Areas yalactina, an Arctiid, all from Darjeeling. (2) 

 Specimens of Abraxas sylvata (tilmata) from Amersham, Bucks, and 

 from Assam, almost identical in tint and markings. (B) On behalf of 

 Mr. Day, of Carlisle, a box of local Coleoptera, consisting of some three 

 dozen species, and including Hydrothassa hannoverana, Omalium sep- 

 temtrionis, Agabus congener, Stenus guynemeri, Hydroporns pictns, H. 

 incognitus, &c. (4) A box chiefly of Pyralida^ from Assam, including 

 representatives of some twenty-five genera. — Mr. Enock gave a lantern 

 demonstration dealing chiefly with details of the transformations of 

 the dragonfly, Brachytroti pratense, and the butterfly, Gonepteryx 

 rhamni. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Eep. Sec. 



