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matus amanda var. lydia, Melitaa aurinia var. sareptana, M. 

 cinxia var. obscurior, M. phtebe var. mtheria, M. aurelia var. 

 seiiiini(fra, M. didywa, M. trivia var. fascelis, Annjnnis niohe 

 var. kuhliiianni, Melananjia iapyi/ia var. siiwarovius, and 

 Satijrns herniione var. tetrica. 



Mr. D. H. Pearson exhibited aberrant examples of Rhopalocera 

 taken by himself this year in Switzerland and the Tyrol including — 



Brentlds pales : the small mountain form and the ab. napaa 

 from Pontresina, showing considerable variation towards melanism, 

 and some specimens with purple suffusion. 



Erebia medusa var. hippomedusa: from below Alp Gram towards 

 Poschiavo. 



Albidina pheretes : very large examples from near Bormio. 



Brenthis thore: from Alvaneu Bad. 



Erebia lappona : bleached specimen from Pontresina, and an 

 aberration from Mont Cenis in which there is a continuous wide 

 band of dark markings on the underside of the lower wings. 



Erebia ceto : strongly marked form from Binn and var. obscura, 

 with a specimen from Trafoi with well defined white centres to spots. 



Melitua aurelia : variegated form from Susa and another from 

 Alvaneu Bad. 



Melitaa varia: fine underside aberration. 



Parnassius apollo: with extremely large red spots on the costa 

 and disc of the hindwings. Bozen. 



Mr. T. W. Hall exhibited three cabinet drawers containing his 

 collection of Polyommatus icarus, Ayriades coridon, and A. thetis 

 {bellaryus). Amongst the series of the first-named species were 

 some brilliantly blue and large females from Sligo. In the series 

 ■of A. coridon were examples of ab. synyrapha and ab. semisynyrapha 

 with several gynandromorphous specimens and streaked females. 

 'The A. thetis included a brilliant, streaked female and many under- 

 side aberrations. 



Dr. E. A. Cockayne exhibited the series of Ayriades coridon already 

 ■described in the Ent. Record on page 222, and stated that he had 

 since succeeded in finding androconia in all the six specimens dis- 

 sected. He also showed two further gynandromorphs, the species 

 being Polyomwatus icarus, of which the following are the descriptions 

 iind details : — 



(1) Gynandromorphous P. icarus, Sligo, 1914. 



Upperside like a male in shape and colour, but with two 

 small orange lunules on each forewing and a row of orange 

 lunules on each hindwing. 



