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Polyotnmatus conjdon with several blue marks along the costa of the 

 right fore wing, forming a broken streak. It was taken at Parley. — 

 Mr. West and Mr. Ashby reported that they had been warned out of 

 the open sandpit on Oxshott Heath, while searching for Coleoptera, 

 because " it interfered with the birds getting their evening meal." — 

 Mr. P. M. B. Carr, (1), a collection of Lepidoptera made this season 

 in the Salisbury district, including F/Ufionia poli/chloros, yeweobius 

 Incina, Litlinsia sororcula {aureola), (jastropacha qucrdfolia, Notodonta 

 dictmi, Plusia moneta, Eurymene dolahraria, Cleora lichenaria, Minoa 

 euphorhiata, &c. ; (2), a bred example of Cahera pusaria var. rotundaria : 

 and (3), a series of P. moneta bred from Norfchwood larvfe, together 

 with yellow and white cocoons. He said that white cocoons dipped 

 in water became yellow. He also noted that some sixty males of 

 Orgyia antiqua had assembled to a bred female in two days. 



September 10th. — The President in the chair. — Mr. Garrett exhibited 

 a specimen of Pyrameis atalanta, with the red submarginal band of 

 the hind wings marked with yellow spots. It was bred from Arundel 

 larvse. — Mr. Goulton, a larva of Coleophora limosipennella, found 

 feeding on birch at Oxshott, and also photographs of various larvte, 

 including Cucullia verbasci, C. lychnitis, Jochecera [Acronycta) alni, 

 Pterostoma palpina, &c. — Mr. Adkin, a series of Zonosoma liiiearia, 

 reared from West Sussex ova. He referred to the varieties exhibited, 

 and pointed out a specimen in which occurred a small wedge-shaped 

 dark mark extending inwards from the central line of the fore wings. — 

 Mr. Main, examples of three species of New Zealand butterflies, 

 including Pyrameis gonerilla, the close ally of our P. atalanta. — Mr. 

 Carr, larvse of Melanthia albicillata and Cosmotriche potatoria, and 

 stated that he had a larva of the latter species which apparently 

 intended to go over a second winter. A discussion ensued. — Mr. West 

 (Greenwich), a series of the Homopteron Gargara genistcc, which he 

 had taken on broom at Oxshott. At first the males were in great pre- 

 ponderance, but later on the females were much the more numerous. — 

 Mr. Clark, photographs of the ova of Gastropacha quercifolia. — Mr. 

 Carpenter recorded the fact of the pairing in captivity of bred Pararge 

 egeria by Mr. Joy. They were enclosed in a band- box covered with 

 leno and exposed to the full sun. 



September 24i/i. — The President in the chair. — Mr. South exhibited 

 (1), a short series of Aplecta nebulosa, bred from Delamere Forest 

 larvae, received from Mr. Thompson ; all were darker than the typical 

 form, but only two were var. robsoni ; (2), a series of Cabera pusaria, 

 reared from larvae obtained from Oxshott, Wisley, and Epping ; most 

 of the specimens resembled var. rotundaria in marking, but only a few 

 of them agreed with that form in the shape of the wings. — Mr. 

 Goulton, bred series of Orgyia antiqua and Emmelesia unifasciata. — 

 Mr. F. B. Carr, (1), a bred series of Malacosowa neustria, from New 

 Forest ova ; all were brown in colour, half the males pale and half the 

 same shade as the females; (2), a larva of Cleora glabraria, taken in 

 the New Forest at Easter, and still feeding. — Mr. Boxer, a collection 

 of butterflies and moths from Durban. — Mr. West (Greenwich), 

 short series of three species of Hemiptera taken from broom at 

 Oxshott in September — Livilla ulicis, Dictyonota strichnocera, and the 

 rare D. fuliginosa. — Mr. Lucas read the report of the Horsley Field 



