46 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Mr. Newman, long and variable series of Zonosoma annulata and 
Z. pendularia, with many dark aberrations; and also a series of the 
ere between these two species, showing well the characters of 
oth. 
November 27th, 1913.—The President in the chair.—The Annual 
Exhibition of Varieties, &¢.—Mr. West (Greenwich), the Hon. 
Curator, fifteen cabinet drawers of the Society’s reference collection, 
with which had been incorporated a portion of the Dawson collec- 
tion.-—Dr. Chapman, a nearly black Argynnis aglaia from Le Lauteret, 
July 13th, 1913, and specimens of Agriades thersites, Polyommatus 
wcarus, and var. icarinus, with diagrams to show the different align- 
ment of spots.—Mr. Edwards, a box of conspicuously coloured 
Heterocera from Burmah.—Mr. H. Moore, the rare Papilio hecateus 
from the Solomon Islands.—Mr. Schmassmann, a series of varieties 
in the male of Ornithoptera hecuba, and a pair of the gorgeous 
O. alecandre from New Guinea.—The Rey. G. Wheeler, examples of 
melanic and xanthic aberrations, including Argynnis niobe ab. pelopia, 
Melitea phebe ab., M. varia ab., M. cinxia ab., and Melanargia ab. 
of the former, and A. niode v. erts, Callimorpha dominula v. persona, 
&e., of the latter, and referred to many species in which yellow was 
produced in aberrational forms.—Mr. R. Adkin, a series of third 
brood Celastrina argiolus, and discussed the species as to its appear- 
ance during the present season. He also showed long series of 
Agriades corydon, including ab. syngrapha, ab. semisyngrapha, and 
many other fine aberrations and series from many localities ——Mr. 
Baumann, a series of Boarmia repandata from several localities, 
including var. sodorenstwm and var. conversaria, and specimens of 
the melanic form of Acidalia virgularia, which he was placing in the 
Society’s collection.—Mr. Bright, a large number of striking aberra- 
tions of British Lepidoptera, including long series of under sides of 
Agriades thetis and A. corydon, a white aberration of Argynnis paphia, 
Colas edusa, with wings richly shot with purple, a curious Saturnia 
pavonia of female coloration with male antenne, &c.—Mr. Grosvenor, 
his fine collection of Cenonympha tiphon and its local races.—Mr. 
Curwen, numerous Lyczenide taken by him in Italy and Switzerland, 
and many aberrations of Melitea didyma.—Mr. Newman, a varied 
series of recently bred Smerinthus ocellatus ; series of Amorpha popula 
from pale cream to almost black colour, with intermediate and rich 
pink forms ; and a series of hybrid ocellatus males and popula females, 
two being of the rare female form.—Mr. A. Gibbs, a section of his 
collection of South American Nymphalids, including many of the 
brilliant species in the genus Perisamia.—Mr. W. G. Sheldon, long 
series of Melitea desfontainit, taken by him at Albarracin this year, 
and a series of M. awrinia v. therica, from near Barcelona, for com- 
parison.—Mr. T. W. Hall, cabinet drawers of Agriades corydon and 
A. thetis, showing great aberration with very pronounced blue 
females, and some females curiously splashed with blue.—Mr. Main, 
frames containing series of photographs of the life-histories of 
Cicindela campestris (tiger-beetle), Chrysopa flava (lace-wing fly), 
Phyllotoma aceris (jumping sawfly), &e.—Mr. Tonge, a bred series of 
Psilura monacha, including the black form ab. eremzta; a long series 
of T'apinostola concolor, &e.—Mr. W. J. Kaye, a case of twenty-three 
