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Mr. B. S. Ciirwen exhibited a selection of the species of 

 I.ycmnida: taken during the last two seasons in England, Switzer- 

 land, and N. Italy, in all 21 species, together with the more 

 striking forms and varieties of Melit(ca dich/ma, chiefly from the 

 late Mr. J. W. Tutt's collection. The females of the last species 

 were very large. 



Mr. L. W. Newman exhibited a long series of Smerinthus 

 ocellatiifi, showing considerable variation in markings and colour, 

 bred Bexley, 1918; long and very varied series of Aniorpha jiopuli, 

 ranging from extreme cream colour to almost black, with inter- 

 from mediate and rich pink forms, all (except the very dark Scotch) 

 from Bexley, 1913; a series of hybrid S. ocellatiin males x A. j/opuli 

 female, from several broods, variable in ground-colour and 

 prominence of eyespots ; all male specimens except two, the female 

 being very rare in this hybrid. 



Mr. A. E. Gibbs exhibited a section of his collection of South 

 American butterflies, including many of the brilliant species in the 

 genus Perisama. 



Mr. W. E. Sheldon exhibited his series of about sixty Melitaa 

 desfontauii, Godt., taken by him this year at Albarracin in Spain; 

 also a series of the beautiful var. iberica of M. aitriiiia from the 

 neighbourhood of Barcelona. 



Mr, T. W. Hall exhibited a cabinet drawer of Aijriadc^ coridon, 

 including ab. obsoleta in both males and females, ab. f<!in;ira)>ha and 

 ab. seini-synfjriipha, and long series of underside minor aberrations. 

 Another cabinet drawer consisted of A. thetis {belUmjus), with some 

 very pronounced blue females, and including two specimens 

 showing large splashes of the male colouring in the upperwings. 



Mr. Hugh Main exhibited frames containing several series of his 

 photographic life-histories, including sets of the tiger- beetle, 

 Cicindela campestris, the lace-wing fly, Chrysopa fiava, the sawfly 

 Phi/lloto»ia aceris and the millepede, Polydesinus cowplanatus. 



Mr. A. E. Tonge exhibited a series of Pdlura monacha bred 

 from ova sent to him by Mr. Harrison of Middlesborough, and 

 including specimens of the black form ab. eremita : a long series 

 of Tapinostola concolor, taken in Northamptonshire ; a very fine 

 series, Epiinda Intnlcnta, taken this year at Reigate; and long series 

 of three broods of southern forms of Cidaria tnincata. 



Mr. W. J. Kaye, a box of twenty-three " pairs" of the S. America 

 genera Melincm and Hdicouius. As was well known, species of 

 Melincca were almost invariably to be found with extemely similar 

 species of Heliconius in company with them. The various Melhura 



