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Trinidad, and South America, and representative of the chief sub- 

 families. Mr. H. Moore, specimens of the tropical American bee Eulema 

 dimidiata, and read notes on its relation to the fertilisation of the orchid 

 Catasetum tridentatum. Mr. Chittenden, a very large number of striking 

 varieties and local species of Lepidoptera taken in the neighbourhood 

 of Ashford, Kent, during the last quarter of a century, including Aporia 

 cratcegi, Deilephila livornica, Plusia nioneta, and Pachetra leucophaa. Mr. 

 Lucas, two scarce species of dragonflies, Mschna mixta, from Esher, 

 and Somatochlora metallica, taken by Mr. C. A. Briggs in Inverness- 

 shire ; also three species of Coleoptera from Tripoli, Anthia venator, 

 A. 6-maculatus, and Scarites striatiis, large coast-frequenting Carabidse. 

 Mr. Colthrup, a very blue female of Polyommatus icarus, and a series 

 of very dark Melanippe fiuctuata. Mr. F. M. B. Carr, bred specimens 

 of Lithosia grisela and var. stramineola, from Wicken ; Notodonta 

 trepida, from New Forest ; Drymonia chaonia, from Bexley ; and 

 lodis vernaria, from Shoreham. Dr. Chapman, seventeen species of 

 the genus Erehia, taken during some two months spent in Switzer- 

 land this year, including E. epiphron, E. mnestra, E. fiavofasciata, 

 E. glacialis, E. lappona, E. christi, E. ligea, E. athiops, and E. gorge. 

 Mr. Mitchell, Locusta viridissima, from Folkestone Warren ; the 

 Coleopteron Priomis coriarius, from Richmond ; and a smoky suffused 

 example of Smerinthus ocellatus. Mr. Buckstone, exceedingly small 

 specimens of Pieris rapa, P. napi, Hipparchia semele, Polyommatus 

 (adonis) bellargus, Anthrocera Jilipendula, and Arctia caia, the last being 

 one of fifteen similar ones bred from larvae fed on black currant leaves. 

 He also showed numerous aberrations. Mr. Harrison, varied series of 

 Aporia cratagi, Pieris napi var. bryouKB, Euchlo'e cardamines, and Leuco- 

 phasia sinapis, all from Meiringen, Switzerland. Mr. F. M. B. Carr, 

 short series of Agrophila trabealis {sulphur alis), from Tuddenham ; 

 Erastria fuscula and Bankia argentula, from Chippenham ; Hydrelia 

 uncula and Earias chlorana, from Wicken ; together with various 

 species and varieties. 



November 2drd. — The President in the chair. — Mr. Sich exhibited two 

 specimens of Platyptilia acanthodactyla, bred from larvae taken off Gera- 

 nium rotundifolium at Chiswick ; Aglossa cuprealis, showing extremes in 

 size ; and CucuUia chamomillcB, Chiswick, 1899. Mr. F. M. B. Carr, 

 Sirex gigas, from Boldrewood, where several others had been seen, and 

 numerous species taken at sugar at Wicken in June, and at Hailsham 

 in August, at both of which times Lepidoptera were plentiful. Mr. R. 

 Adkin, on behalf of Mr. Newman, a series of remarkable varieties : — 

 Argynnis paphia, suffused with black ; Smerinthus tilicB, specimens with 

 the central band reduced to a triangular blotch, and pale ground 

 colour ; S. populi, pinkish and dark forms ; Saturnia pavonia, sub- 

 diaphanous, bred, the third year in pupas ; Pygara hybrid curtula x 

 pigra (reclusa), bred (out of one hundred and twenty specimens only 

 three were males) ; and aberrant forms of Arctia caia, Lasiocampa 

 quercus, &c. Mr. R. Adkin read a paper entitled " More Lazy Days 

 by the Sea," being stray notes on a short holiday at Eastbourne. He 

 touched upon many subjects that had come under his notice, including 

 the comparative abundance and scarcity respectively of the commoner 

 species of butterflies ; the effect of the unusually warm summer on 

 some of the moths ; an immigration of Piens rapes ; a collection of land 



