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collection comprises series of almost every European species, as well 

 as of many local and rare forms, including much of the material 

 collected by the late Mr. F. Lemann, F.E.S. This is the only modern 

 collection of European butterflies in London available for reference, 

 and should be of great value to the rapidly increasing number of 

 students of Palsearctic butterflies. — Mr. Sperring exhibited a speci- 

 men of Pararge megcera from Somerset, in which the usually fulvous 

 markings were of a pale straw-colour ; together with five examples 

 of Canonymi^ha iMmphilus, showing five distinct shades of colour, 

 from Porchester, all taken at one time. — Mr. Edwards, a specimen of 

 the rare Opsiphanes cyme, from Brazil. — Mr. E. Adkin, a bred series 

 of Odontopera bidentata, of Yorkshire origin, and contributed notes 

 on the results of the breeding, particularly with regard to the produc- 

 tion of black forms. — Mr. B. Adkin, a short series of very curious 

 small specimens of Cidaria sujfmnata from North Devon, showing 

 very close superficial resemblance to G. silaceata. 



June 10th. — Mr. W. J. Kaye, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 

 — Mr. Stanley Edw^ards exhibited specimens of the centipede Scolo- 

 joendra morsitans, from Jamaica. — Mr. Newman, imagines of Dicra- 

 nura hicuspis from Tilgate Forest, Dianthcecia conspersa and D. car- 

 pophaga, and larvae of Gastropacha quercifolia.- — Mr. Main, two larvae 

 of Limenitis piopuli from Saxony, and the egg, cocoon, and young larvae 

 of Hydrophilus piceiis, the large water-beetle. — Mr. Eayward, living 

 larvae of Polygonia c-alhum from the ova previously shown. — Mr. 

 Tonge, on behalf of Mr. Grosvenor, ova of Cyclopides pialcemon 

 {paniscus). — Mr. F. Noad Clark, a dipteron bred from a larva voided 

 by a sheep in its excrement. 



June 24f/t. — Mr. A. Sich, F.E.S., President, in the chair. — Mr. 

 Newman, a very curiously mixed gynandromorphous specimen of 

 Saturnia carpini, mainly male but with female characters scattered 

 about the wings and Ijody. He also showed some almost black 

 Dianthcecia conspersa from Shetland, living larvae of Nyssia lap)po- 

 naria from Glasgow, a very heavily dark-speckled form, and beauti- 

 fully banded forms of Angerona prunaria, a living example of Sesia 

 andreniformis, &c. — Mr. Green, a short series of Leucania vitellina, 

 taken at sugar in East Kent in October, 1907 and 1908. — Dr. Chap- 

 man, specimens of the recently much discussed Pier is vianni, taken 

 by him in the Eastern Pyrenees during the present spring.— Mr. 

 Turner, a number of figures of varieties of Arctia caja, and also the 

 photograph group of the delegates and members of the Congress of 

 the South-eastern Union of Scientific Societies, held at Winchester, 

 which Messrs. Adkin, Sich, Step, Tutt and he attended. — Mr. Adkin, 

 a specimen of Nonagria from Sussex that had been named cdelstoni, 

 and examples of the species commonly known as neurica (ctrundincta) 

 and made remarks on the specific distinction of the two species. — 

 Mr. Step, as delegate, read a report of the recent Congress at 

 Winchester, giving a detailed account of the proceedings day by day. 

 — Mr. Tutt read a paper entitled " The Darwin Commemoration — 

 Thoughts — Species "^ — being reminiscences and reveries induced by 

 the re-perusal of some of the volumes of the ' Entomologists' 

 Weekly IntelHgencer ' of half a century ago. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon, 

 Bep. Sec. 



