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Mr. W. White exhibited a number of preserved larvse of 

 European Lepidoptera in various stages of growth, illustrating 

 the gradual development of the markings and colours of the 

 species. Amongst them were arranged nine examples each 

 of Saturnia carpini and Deilephila euphorbia, the ontogeny of 

 both which species, he remarked, had been most completely 

 described by Prof. Weismann in his ' Studies in the Theory 

 of Descent,' a work which had been rendered familiar to us 

 in England by Prof. Meldola's admirably annotated trans- 

 lation. Mr. "White called attention to a specimen of the local 

 variety named Ligurica, of the former species, in which all 

 trace of the black markings is lost ; and also to a young 

 individual of the latter species which possessed an anomalous 

 annular excrescence between two of its segments. The 

 younger stages of Bombyx rubi and />'. quercus were amongst 

 the other species exemplified by the specimens exhibited. 



Mr. Gervase E. Mathew exhibited (1), a remarkable variety 

 of the female of Lycama telicanus, taken near Gallipoli, 

 Turkey. The variation consisted in the usual white streaks 

 on the under side of the hind wings of the species being 

 replaced by white bands and blotches, and the fore wings 

 having a large round white spot at the end of the cell; (2), 

 some specimens of a species of Lyccena from Vigo, which he 

 thought were varieties of L. baton, but which differed from 

 that species in being much larger and darker. The wings of 

 the males arc more or less suffused with dusky towards the 

 outer margins, instead of being a pale lilac-blue, and the 

 fringes are not as evenly spotted as in baton ; (3), examples 

 of a Leucophasia from Vigo, which appeared to be identical 

 with L. cestiva of Staudinger. 



Mr. G. T. Porritt exhibited, on behalf of Mr. N. E. Dobree, 

 a series of a remarkable red form of Teniocampa gracilis, bred 

 last season from larva collected in Hampshire. 



Mr. Eland Shaw exhibited specimens of Pachytylus ciner- 

 ascens (Fab.), Mecostethw grossus (Linne), and Grylhis flavipes 

 (Gmel.). 



Papers read. 



Mr. Eland Shaw read the following "Notes on the Identity 

 of Oryllus [Locusta) flavipes, Gmel.": — 



