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pink, and a third with underwings entirely smoke coloured. All 

 three specimens were semitransparent. Some examples of Spilo- 

 so)iia vienthastri which on emergence were suffused with a pink 

 colour. This entirely faded away after a few months. The fact 

 that the pot which contained the pupae was covered with a wet 

 cloth may have had something to do with this pink coloration. 

 He believed that a similar thing had been observed with regard to 

 the " emeralds" ; and a considerable number of species are suft'used 

 with green on emerging in wet weather — this colour fading away 

 in a few hours. 



Mr. Sich exhibited a female of the common wasp which was 

 hibernating hanging by its jaws to the lid of the box, its wings 

 being folded longitudinally. 



Mr Edwards exhibited living specimens of Epheatia Id'dau'ella, 

 pupae and cocoons. They were obtained from oatmeal. 



Mr. G. T. Porritt exhibited a very fine series of the vars. nit/m- 

 costata and nir/ros]iarsata of Abraxas i/rossulariata, bred by himself 

 from wild Huddersfield larvae last season. 



