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from North Wales ; (2) a dwarf example of A. exulans ; (3) a pale A. 

 jilipendula ; and (4) a very variable series of Gkrysophanus (Rumicia) 

 phlaas, the pick of some three thousand third brood specimens passed 

 through the net at Bexley.— Mr. Moore, a specimen of Vanessa {Aglau) 

 urticce very nearly approaching var. polaris. — Mr, Goulton, a specimen 

 of the rare Heliothis armigera taken at light at Sutton, and a series of 

 Sesia (sEgeria) myopceformis from the same locality. — Mr. Edwards, 

 some large species of Coleoptera from Sierra Leone. — Mr. Rayward, 

 ova of Thecla (Strymon) w-album found in situ on bark and twigs of 

 wych elm. — Mr. R. Adkin, a series of Scoparia dubitalis, from East- 

 bourne, including some exceedingly pale forms, together with a similar 

 pale example from the Barrett collection, and read notes on this 

 local race. 



November 22nd, 1906. — The President in the chair. — A Special 

 Exhibition of Varieties.— Mr. South exhibited the large Chinese var. 

 chinensis of Vanessa urtica to compare with the very small V. urtica ab. 

 urticoides bred from larvae fed on hop. — Mr. Lucas, for Messrs. F. W. 

 and H. Campion, (1) a male of the very rare dragonfly Sympetrum 

 vulgatum; (2) a series of 8. flaveolum, including a female; and (3) a 

 series of Cordulia aiiea — all were taken in Epping Forest. — Messrs. 

 Harrison and Main, (1) a brood of Pirns brassica, including examples 

 of the female, in which the two discal spots on both upper and under 

 sides were more or less united into a band ; (2) series of Aplecta 

 nebulosa, from Delamere, Epping, and New Forests for comparison ; 

 (3) bred series of Tephrosia biundularia from the New Forest and from 

 Delamere — the former light, the latter dark and intermediate ; (4) bred 

 examples of Dianthcecia casia from the Isle of Man; (5) Acronycta alni 

 from the New Forest. — Mr. Kaye, a captured specimen of Apatwa iris 

 from the New Forest, measuring 3ii in. in expanse, much larger than 

 any bred specimen. — Mr. Dobson, four species of the genus Sympetrum 

 taken in one place in Surrey on September 3rd — S. striolatum, S. 

 ftaveolum, S. sanguineum, and S. scoticum; he also showed series of 

 sixteen species of bees of the genus Bombus. — Mr. G. B. Brown, his 

 captures during a ten days' holiday at Deal in late July, including 

 Lithosia lutarella (pygmaola), Calamia phragmitidis, Agrotis tritici, Ere- 

 mobia ochroieuca, Dianthcecia cucubali, &c. — Mr. P. J. Barraud, a series 

 of dark and intermediate forms of Xyiophasia monoglypha from St. 

 Bees, Cumberland. — Mr. South, a short series of unusually large 

 examples of Dichrorampha fiavidorsana from his garden, and read notes 

 on its distinctness and occurrence.— Mr. Tonge, the Lepidoptera taken 

 by him on the Suffolk coast in July, including Trochilium apiformfs, 

 Mamestra abjecta, Leucania straminea, Senta maritime), Acidalia emutaria, 

 &c, together with a series of admirable photographs of the natural 

 resting positions of numerous species of butterflies and moths. — Mr. 

 Goulton, varied series of Oporabia diiutata, Melanthia ocellata, and 

 Ypsipetes sordidata (elutata), from Ranmore Common, the last com- 

 prising black, banded, green, wainscot, and other forms.— Mr. Lucas, 

 S. vulgatum, males, from Richmond Park and from Denmark, and also 

 drawings of the male genitalia of S. striolatum and 8. vulgatum, as well 

 as photo-micrographs of the former male. — Mr. Chittenden, melanic 

 Larentia multistrigaria, from York, dark Hadena adusta, from Rannoch, 

 dark Ypsipetes impluviata, from Arran. &c. — Mr. Clark, the ichneumon, 



