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naella, the cases of which were shown at the last meeting, and 

 examples of the two larval skins moulted by the males at pupation, 

 the first the ordinary skin of the feeding larva, the second a 

 thinner and move delicate structure. 



Mr. Main exhibited various insects introduced in baskets of cane- 

 sugar, imported from Java, including species of coleoptera, 

 Blatti(he, a large cricket, etc. 



Mr. B. W. Neave exhibited two aberrations of the female of 

 Poli/oDiiiiotiis jcarioi in which the male coloration predominated ;. 

 one taken at Otford on May 30th, presumably of the first brood, the 

 other from Chipstead, taken on August 14th, and probably of the 

 second brood. 



Mr. Stanley Edwards exhibited various species of the pierid 

 genera Delias and Metaporia, from the Australian and Indo- 

 Malayan regions, and of the genus DisDwrnhia from South 

 America. 



The habit of various species of lepidoptera returning again and 

 again to the same spot was discussed by the members. Catucala 

 niipta, Mania niaura, (ronepteryx cleopatra, Amphipyra pyraiiridea, 

 etc., being instanced as possessing this trait. 



SEPTEMBER 10th, 1914. 



Mr. W. J. Ashdown exhibited the species of lepidoptera taken 

 by him in June and July of the present year at Lugano and 

 Zermatt, including (Eneis aello, Pieris napi var. bryonia:, Antlio- 

 charis simphmia, MelitcBa dictynna, several aberrations and forms, 

 several species of Erehia, Noidmannia {T/iecla) acacia:, Ptdyuininatus 

 meleayer, Aricia eumedon, Alhulina pheretes, Polyomviattis eros, 

 Syntamis pheyea, etc. 



Mr. Hugh Main exhibited the young larvae of a species of Ascala- 

 phns, just hatched. They sat with their jaws wide open ready for 

 prey. 



Mr. Hy, J. Turner exhibited a male specimen of Ayriades thetis 

 with an unusually dark ground colour on the underside, a male 

 Polyoniiiiattts icanm, in which the submarginal dark spots on the 

 underside were much enlarged and intensified in colour, and 

 several females of the same species with blue and whitish patches, 

 all from Kanmore Common. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited some exotic butterflies from South 

 America, including Smyrna bloinfeldia, Dynamine setahis, Epiphile 

 ericqm, and Lauophila prosy nina. 



