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aberraiions, and also a series of the hybrid from pemhdaria, female, 

 and anniilata, male, showing well the characteristics of the two 

 species. 



NOVEMBER 27th, 1913. 

 Annual Exhibition of Varieties, etc. 



Mr. West (Greenwich), the Hon. Curator of the Society, had 

 placed fifteen drawers of the Society's reference collections on the 

 tables, and reported that he had incorporated the corresponding 

 portions of Mr. Dawson's contribution. 



Dr. T. A. Chapman exhibited a" nearly black Artiijuiiis at/laiciy 

 from Le Lautaret, taken on July 81st, 1913 ; an Aruia viedon 

 {(istrarclie) with the discal spots merging in the marginal ones, 

 especially on the hindwing; it was taken on May 25th, at Jt*allanza; 

 and a specimen each of Ai/riades thersitcn, Pohjoininatiis icanis ,and 

 P. icarua var. icarinns, with diagrams to show the different 

 alignment of spots on the undersides in the two species. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited the fungus Trametes t/ibbosa, from an old 

 stump in the grounds of Morden College, Blackheath ; and L'lavaria 

 crispida, which had been growing on a wall in his garden at Black- 

 heath. Cooke and Massee both give trunks of trees as the habitat 

 of the latter. He also showed a large number of Heterocera, from 

 Burmah and India. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited specimens of the large and rare Papilio 

 hecatmts, from Guadalcamar in the Solomon Islands. 



Mr. W. Schmassmann exhibited a series of varieties in the males 

 of Oniithoptera Iiecnba, some showing from one to four golden 

 submarginal spots on hindwings. One form had no golden sub- 

 costal spot, and one specimen had the subcostal area covered with 

 black scales, leaving only a minute trace of the usual green patch. 

 He also showed a pair of the gorgeous Orn. alexandnr, from New 

 Guinea. 



The Rev. G. Wheeler exhibited examples of melanic and xanthic 

 aberration. The former were only five in number and consisted 

 of (a) an example of Argynnis niobe ab. pelopia, male, taken on 

 the Steinenalp, above Berisal, July 25th, 1899 ; (b) M el it a: a phcebe, 

 female, taken at Pontresina at the foot of the Schafberg, July 

 24th, 1907 ; (c) M. raria, female, taken in the Heuthal, Bernina 

 Pass, July 23rd, 1907 ; {d) M. cinxla, female, taken at Aigle, at 

 the beginning of June, 1897 ; {e) Melanaiy/ia tjalathea, male, taken 



