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exhibited (a) an example of Melitaea didyma in which the 

 greater poition of the black pigment had more or less failed 

 to develop. The usual markings were all in position, as in 

 normal specimens, but were of a light grey. Some of the 

 spots had a few scattered black scales, and when examined 

 with a glass numerous scales were seen to have only the tips 

 black. The black markings near the insertions of the wings 

 were of the normal density of colour and the ground-colour 

 was about the usual depth of tint. The insect was captured 

 at Zermatt on August 3rd, 1909 ; (S) a specimen of Brenthis 

 euph'osyne, taken in the same locality on July 31st, the spots 

 composing the submarginal line well developed, and most of 

 them elongated towards the base ; (c) a specimen of Polyom- 

 mattts damon, in which there was no trace of the transverse 

 row of eye spots on the underside of the fore wings, the dis- 

 coidal spot only being present. The insect was taken on the 

 road leading from Aigle to Sepey on July 29th of the present 

 year ; and {d) two series of Melitaea parthenie, the first 

 taken on the Riff el-alp on August 1st, and the second up the 

 Valley of the Zmutt, Zermatt, on July 31st. Among them 

 were several specimens referable to the form varia, which 

 Dr. Chapman considers to be a species, on account of the 

 distinctive characters of its genitalia. 



New and rare British Heterocera. — Mr. A. Sich 

 exhibited a pair of Depressaria putridella, Schiff., bred from 

 larvae taken last June at Whitstable, Kent. This species, 

 named by the authors of the Vienna Catalogue in 1776, was 

 extremely scarce until the larvae were discovered, about 

 1865, in Germany. The first British examples were taken 

 in the larval state by Mr. E. D. Green, in 1906. Mr. Green 

 subsequently handed over the specimens he bred for identifica- 

 tion, and the species has now been recorded in the " Ento- 

 mologist's Record." Mr. SiCH showed also a pair of Coleophora 

 chalcogrammella, Zell., taken last August in Richmond Park, 

 Surrey. This species used to occur near Scarborough, but 

 was always scarce, and he believes it has not hitherto been 

 taken in Britain further south than Suffolk. 



New Aberrations of Leucanidae. — Mr. H. M. Edelsten 

 exhibited a bred series of Nonagria 7ieurica, Hb. (edehteni) 



