80 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



ing a number of the more or less extreme melanic form. — Mr, Goulton, 

 varied series and examples of Hypsipetes sordidata [elutata) with dark 

 forms, Pseudoterpna priunata with brown forms (bred), aud light forms 

 of Boarmia repayidata from Ranmore. — Mr. Brown, numerous species 

 and forms, including Hydrcecia nictitcmsw&v. paliidh, very darlc Xylophasia 

 polijodon, dark Lencania conigera, all from Deal; varied under sides of 

 Pohjommatns corijdon from Reigate, bred and very varied series of 

 Cidaria rnssata and C. immanatd from Horsley, and light and dark 

 forms of Amphidasijs betidarin, bred. — Mr. Dobson, twenty-seven species 

 of dragonfiies taken by him in Surrey and Hampshire during the last 

 two years, including Gomplms vidr/atissiimis, Anax imperator, ^schna 

 mixta, Platycnemis pennipes, Ischnura pumilio, aud Af/rion mercuiiale. — 

 Mr. H. Moore, an example of Heliconius sicuJata from Trinidad, some- 

 what different from the type, and a series of the beautiful H. cydno, 

 showing the range of variation of the snow-white markings. — Mr. 

 Garrett, a specimen of Pyrameis atalanta, taken in Northamptonshire, 

 having xauthic markings in red band of the hind wings. — Mr. South, 

 (1) Aplecta nebulosa with var. rohsoni and the so-called var. thompsoni, 

 and numerous examples from many localities to show the range of 

 variation in the species ; (2) Polia chi, a female var. olivacea, and a 

 series reared from ova laid by it, all of whicli were dark ; '•' (3) an 

 Abraxas arossulariata with buff ground .colour ; (4) Eurrhypara wticata 

 with confluent or much-intensified spots ; (5) Pcronea hastiana, series 

 from Wisley and Lancashire,! the latter including several forms; and 

 (6) Pmli^ca solandiiana, a long series, collected in two afternoons at 

 Oxshott, including at least seven named forms. — Mr. G. T. Porritt, a 

 fine bred series of Ayrotis aslmorthii from North Wales. — Mr. H. J. 

 Turner, a copy of the original edition of Moses Harris' ' Aurelian,' 

 slightly defective, picked up for a few shillings on a bookstall. — Mr. 

 W. J. Kaye, (1) a series of Pseudoterpna pruinata, showing considerable 

 variation in the banding, several bred specimens from Bude had all 

 the usual markings suppressed ; and (2) a specimen of Titanus (jiyanteus, 

 the largest known longicorn beetle, from British Guiana. — Mr. Barraud, 



(1) Epinephele jurtina var., with the usual white pupilled spot on the 

 fore wing absent, and on the under side hind wings specks instead of 

 spots ; and ( 2) a brown suffused Spilosoma vienthastri from Bushey. — 

 Rev. J. E. Tarbat, (1) Enthenwnia russula, with smoky hind wings ; 



(2) a female Pcecilucampa populi, having a rudimentary fifth wing 

 anterior to the right fore wing ; and (3) a nxiile Erebia cethiops v^'iih. 

 shaded marks on left hand wings. — Mr. Bacot, varieties of various 

 species and long series of Spilosoma urtic(B consisting of eight broods 

 belonging to three generations, all originating from a single female 

 captured in Norfolk. They showed large extremes of variation as 

 regards the spotting. — Mr. Prout, for Mr. Mutch, pale aberrations of 

 Ayrotis ypsilon and Phloyophora meticiilosa, with much darkened speci- 

 mens of Cleora ylabraria. — Mr. Prout, some extremely fine varieties of 

 (1) Melitaa citixia, mostly of one aberrant brood in 1902 ; (2) blackish 

 ab. ingenua of Aporophyla australis ; and (3) very dark Eiibolia bipunc- 

 taria from North Devon and Luperina testacea from Sandown. — Mr. 

 Edwards, representatives of all the genera closely allied to the genus 

 Papilio, and contributed notes on each. The rare Annandia thaidina 



■'' See Entom. xxxvii. 263. f See Entom. sxxvii. 320. 



