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spotted specimens, some of which were emergences as late as Novem- 

 ber. — Mr. Harrison and Mr. Main, series of Dianthcecia nana (con- 

 apersa), Kiipithecia venoaata and Aplecta nebulosa, showing their various 

 geographical forms and races ; series of Noctua bnmnea and Notodonta 

 droiaedarius, bred from Delamere Forest larvfe, comparatively darker 

 than South England forms ; and Cornish specimens of Hipparchia 

 semelc, considerably darker on the under side than Eastbourne forms. 

 — Dr. J. H. Spitzby discussed the variation of Edmund Reitter's 

 group of the Carabid^, Carabl mulUsetosi and of Cetonia aiirata, and 

 exhibited a large number of examples from various parts of Europe. — 

 Dr. Sequiera, a box of most interesting and remarkable aberrations of 

 Lepidoptera, including Vanseaa io, slate-blue suffusion ; Catocala nupta 

 with smoky black margins ; Polyjonia c-album without a trace of the G- 

 mark ; a strongly marked melanic form of Hemerophila abruptaria from 

 the New Forest ; Nemeophila russula, female, with wholly black hind 

 wings; pale sa.\xnon Anthrocera/dipendulie ; and CoUas edusa yfiih. ex- 

 ceedingly pale margins. — Mr. Lucas, specimens of the earwig, LabUlura 

 riparia, from Bournemouth, and a pupa of Leiicanus cervus. — Mr. 

 Cannon, a series of Euvaiiessa antiopa, bred from ova deposited by a 

 female taken in the South of France ; Limenitis sibyUa with only faint 

 white markings showing through the almost uniform black of the 

 upper side ; a long series of bred Melitma aurinia from Ireland ; bred 

 M. cinxla from Isle of Wight larvae ; a very fine series of Ccenomjmpha 

 typlwn var. rothliebii taken at Witherslack ; a deeply marked female of 

 Brenthis euphrosi/ne, from Reading ; and captured examples of Melinia 

 ocellaris. — Mr. Mauger, a case containing more than twenty species or 

 named forms of the gorgeous South American genera, Catagramma, 

 Perisama, and Callicore, including the type-form of the genus Cata- 

 (jramma, 0. astarte {lujdaspes). — Mr. Schooling, a varied series of SpUo- 

 soma fiiliffinosa bred from ova; and a fine series of Xylocampa areola 

 (lithorkiza). — Microscopes were lent by Messrs. Cant, Edwards, Fremlin, 

 Warne, and West (Streatham). 



December 10th. — The President in the chair. — Mr. Smallman, of 

 Heme Hill, and Mr. Ansorge, of Kingston-on-Thames, were elected 

 members. — Mr. Edwards exhilDited a specimen of the floral simulator, 

 the orthopteron Goiiyylus gonyyloides, from India. — Mr. McArthur : (1) 

 a specimen of Hepialm hiimu/i, male, showing white patches of scales 

 on the under side ; (2) two examples of Dianthcecia nana (conspersa) 

 from the Isle of Lewis, both very dark, and five examples from Shet- 

 land, all much, and two very much lighter, from the development of 

 white and orange patches. — Mr. West (Greenwich), two species of 

 aquatic Rhyncophora from near Montreal — the huge Belostoma ameri- 

 canum and the smaller Zaitha fluminea — as well as an example of 

 Cicada tibicen. — Mr. Dobson, a very light specimen of Amphipyra pyra- 

 midea, taken in his garden at sugar ; it was a striking contrast to the 

 rich mahogany form characteristic of the New Forest race ; Pygmra 

 curtida, bred, rich in colour ; one captured at light very pale ; a series 

 of S. fuliginosa of a rich coloration.— Dr. Chapman, a large number 

 of species of Lepidoptera he had captured during a tour in Spain, in 

 company with Mr. Champion, and read notes on his journey. 



January lith, 1904.— E. Step, F.L.S., President, in the chair.— 



