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Moore, a, series of under sides of the widely distributed Melanitis Icda 

 of both the wet and dry seasonal forms. — Mr. T. W. Hall, varieties 

 of Agriades thetis {hellargus), including a male under side, left lower 

 wing almost devoid of spots, and the right normal. — Mr. A. E. Gibbs, 

 fine series of the same species, including ab. 2)111101(1 and ab. ceronus 

 (female) from the Swiss Jura, and a series of A. corijdon with ab. 

 syngraplia (female) from Wiltshire, and large very light males from 

 Caux. — Mr. H. J. Turner, Bumicia jMceas ab. alba from Brasted ; 

 minute specimens of Cupido minimus from Winchester and Aigle ; 

 a male Polyommatus damon, with fore wing under side devoid of eye- 

 spots, from Aigle ; LyccBna avion var. obscura from Zermatt ; Chryso- 

 2)hanus virgaurecB var. miegii and var. zermattensis from Zermatt ; 

 Melitaa aurinia var. merope from the Eifi'elalp ; a series of Anthrocera 

 carniolica and var. hedysari from Gex; a confluent A. achillece from 

 Gex, &c.— Mr. Leeds, a Picris brassica with under side of hind wings 

 of a very distinct blue, and a dusky variety of Satnrnia carpini. — 

 Mr. Newman, long and vtiried series of the various species obtained 

 in the Shetlands, including a series of Noctua conjiica bred in S. 

 England from northern ova, which were decidedly not of the 

 northern type. He also showed a Leucania, which had been named 

 in turn pallens, favicolor, and straminea ; the genital indications 

 were indefinite. — Mr. Grosvenor, long series of the forms of Cceno- 

 nympha typlion from its various British Icoalities. — Messrs. Harrison 

 and Main, series of Boarmia gemmaria bred and captured, and of 

 MelitcBa aurinia from N. Wales, both showing much variation, some 

 of the latter resembling the Kentish form. — Mr. Harrison, for Mr. 

 March, a Pararge megcera with large and much emphasised ocelli on 

 the under side, especially on the fore wings. — Mr. Hemming, a 

 striated form of Polyommatus icarus underside; a partially gynandro- 

 morphous Euchloc- cardamines ; melanic aberrations of several Argyn- 

 nids ; and P. icarus oi the colour of A. thetis (bellargus), &c.— Mr. 

 Percy Bright, many of the magnificent and unique varieties of British 

 Lepidoptera recently acquired from the collections of the late J. A. 

 Clark, including Brenthis euphrosyne with white ground ; Melitaa 

 athalia with white ground ; Bumicia phlceas with extraordinary 

 rayed under side ; Aglais urticce with white ground ; black var. of 

 Limenitis sibylla ; gynandrous Celastrina argiolus and Polyomma- 

 tus icarus ; Anthrocera filipendula with five wings ; Nemeophila 

 russula devoid of markings on hind wings ; nearly unicolorous Venilia 

 maculata and Saturnia carpini, a unique, strongly melanic specimen 

 captured by J. A. Clark, and two gynandromorphs, &c. — Mr. Buck- 

 stone, dwarf specimens of Melanargia galatea, E. jurtina, Pieris 

 rapce, P. napi, and Spilosoma fuliginosa ; B. phlceas var. schmidtii, 

 Bithys guercus var. bella, yellow ab. of Arctia caia, Ap)hantopus 

 hyperanthus ab. ccBca, &c. — Mr. W. West, of Greenwich, exhibited 

 the Society's collection of Anthribidae and Curculionidae, which he 

 had recently rearranged.— Mr. Tonge, numerous stereographs of 

 Lepidoptera at rest. — Mr. Edelsten, a bred series of Nonagria neurica 

 [edelsteni) with ab. rufescens and ab. fusca, and ova and pupa in situ. 

 — Mr. St. Aubyn, a Melanippe soci'ato with the band on the fore wing 

 completely severed. — Dr. Hodgson, a long series of many forms of 

 Canonympha typhon, and a specimen of Pieris rapce with a blackish 



