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filipendulcs, a Callimorpha dominula with very dark hind wings and 

 ill-developed scaling, two specimens of Arctia caia, one having 

 asymmetrical markings and the other with yellow hind wings, and a 

 number of Abraxas grossulariata, considerably darker than normal 

 specimens, many having the black massed mainly towards the outer 

 margin. He called attention to the fact that most of the bred 

 aberrations were either early or late emergences of the brood. 



August 10^/i.— Mr. W. J. Kaye, F.E.S., President, in the chair.— 

 Mr. Jager exhibited a specimen of the large spider Mygale avicularia, 

 sent to him from India, and communicated notes on its habits. He 

 also showed a specimen of a scorpion from the Asiatic shore of the 

 Bosphorus, and described its habits.— Mr. West (Greenwich), a series 

 of Asemum striatum and var. agreste from the New Forest, a male 

 and two females of the very rare Monochamus sutor from Deptford, 

 Acocephalus tricinctus, a recent addition to the British list from 

 Great Yarmouth, with Plagiognathus albipennis, obtained from 

 Artemisia maritima, Arcespus pulchellus, and Chlorina glaucescens, all 

 from the same place. — Mr. Carr, the two grasshoppers Stenobothrus 

 bicolor and Platycleis brachyptera, from Oxshott. — Mr. Blenkarn, 

 Qnedius talparum (vexans), recently new to science, from moles' nests 

 in the Isle of Wight, and a double-banded form of Noctua rubi from 

 Beckenham. — Mr. Dods, living larvse of Samia cecropia, a large 

 American silk-producing Saturniid. — Mr. Carr, the local beetle Cicin- 

 dela sylvatica from Oxshott. — Mr. Edwards, a box containing several 

 species of the genus Libythea, and contributed notes on the singular 

 distribution of the few known species. 



Aiigtcst 24:th, 1911.— Mr. W. J. Kaye, F.E.S., President, in the 

 chair. — Mr. Jager, the following forms and aberrations of British 

 Lepidoptera, very dark Argynnis aglaia, Pieris napi, and Venusia 

 cambrica, Bumicia plilaas, with wedge-shaped spots replacing the 

 band, a very silvery female of Gelastrina argiolus, two very curious 

 dark forms of Acidalia marginepunctata, and a very aberrantly marked 

 form of Hydriomena ruberata. — Mr. S. E. Ashby, series of Balaninus 

 nucum and Phytodecta pallida taken during the Field Meeting at 

 Clan don, July 15th. — Mr. Turner, forms of Papilio podalirius, in- 

 cluding var. feisthamelii ah. ornata, and two examples partaking of 

 the ab. undecemlineatus and ab. nigrescens forms. — Mr. Turner con- 

 tributed a note on the habits of the thread worm, one of which had 

 been recently exhibited, found in the larva of a Cticullia. — Mr. E. 

 Adkin, forms of Hesperia malvce. closely approaching var. taras from 

 Sussex, and an intermediate example of Ap)lecta occulta from Ean- 

 noch, where the species is usually very dark. — Mr. Morford, Colias 

 hyale and a second brood specimen of Nisoniades tages from Mickle- 

 ham, August 20th. — Mr. West (Greenwich), two local Diptera, 

 Ceroxys pictus and C. omissus, from Great Yarmouth salt-marshes. — 

 Mr. West (Ashtead), the rare burying beetle, Necrophorus interruptus. 

 — Mr. Main, a portion of wasp-comb, and described the feeding of 

 the larva. — Mr. Edwards, Papilio codrus and allied species. — Mr. 

 Blenkarn, several living stick insects, Dixippus morosus, from India. 

 — Mr. Kaye, a specimen of the extremely rare Sphingid, Pholus 

 typhon, from Mexico. — Dr. Chapman, Hving larvae of the high level 



