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had just seen a living specimen of Amphidasys betularia in Montague 

 Street, W. — Mr. R. Adkin exhibited specimens of Hesperia malvce var. 

 taras, from near Hailsham. — Mr. West (Greenwich), three rare species 

 of Coleoptera from Darenth Wood, viz., Cryptocephalits 6-punctatus, 

 Apoderus coryli, and Byctiscus betuleti. — Mr. Carr, the remarkable pupa 

 of Hylophila bicolormia, which was taken during the Society's field 

 meeting at Fetcham Common. — Mr. Schooling, (1) a variety of 

 Euchelia jacobeede having the apical spot united with the submargiual 

 blotch ; (2) a variety of Bapta temerata having the two dark costal 

 markings closely approximated; and (3), short bred series of Melanthia 

 albicilluta and Boarmia abietaria. — Mr. Main reported that, in the Isle 

 of Wight, he had met with a few Melitaa cinxia and had obtained ova. 

 Cupido minima and Agriades bellargus were also flying. He noted the 

 females of the latter species as being unusually blue. — A discussion 

 took place as to the green tinge apparent in many white Lepidoptera 

 for a short time after emergence. — Mr. Adkin reported that he had 

 just bred Tortrix pronubana, and thus proved it to be double-brooded. 

 Probably it was continuously brooded in its usual habitat. — Mr. Adkin 

 then gave a short account of the Congress of the S. E. Union of 

 Scientific Societies, held at Woolwich from June 12th to 15th. — Hy. J. 

 Turner, Hon. Rep. Sec. 



City of London Entomological Society. — May 7th, 1907. — 

 Rev. C. R. N. Burrows exhibited Acronycta auricoma, ex Sabine 

 collection, labelled Abbots Wood, but undated ; also Taniocampa 

 stabilis ab. pallida (Tutt), Mucking, 1903, Mavtestra anceps ab. renardii 

 (Bdo.), Mucking, 1902, and ab. ochracea (Tutt), Rainham, 1896, and 

 hybrid (?) Oporabia dilutata X christyi. — Mr. J. A. Clark, Anarta 

 cordigera, Raunoch, 1906. — Mr. A. W. Mera, larva? and imagines of 

 Oporabia autumnaria and 0. christyi. — Mr. T. H. L. Grosvenor recorded 

 the occurrence of imagines of Anarta myrtilli, Hesperia malva, and 

 Saturnia carpini in Reigate district on May 5th. 



May 21s*. — Melanippe fluctuata was the special feature of the 

 evening, and series from various localities were exhibited by several 

 members ; var. costovata was sparingly represented in most of the 

 series, showing that the form is generally distributed, but does not 

 seem to show any tendency to form a local race. — Mr. J. A. Clark 

 exhibited a particularly fine series, including most of the named and 

 some as yet unnamed forms, while Mr. Prout showed allied species 

 collected in all parts of the world. — Other exhibits were as follows : — 

 Mr. S. J. Bell, larva? of Polia chi in last stadium, bred from Yorkshire 

 ova. — Mr. J. A. Clark, Aleucis pictariu, bred from ova laid by Epping 

 Forest female. — Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson, ova of Oonepteryx rhamni, 

 which he had observed to be generally found in groups of three 

 or more on a single leaf; as he found that these batches usually 

 hatched simultaneously, he suggested that the female evidently lays 

 more than one ovum on a leaf, this being contrary to what he believed 

 to be the general impression. — Mr. L. W. Newman, larva? of Argynnis 

 paphia in penultimate stadium, bred ab ovo ; also pupa? of Aporia 

 cratcegi, bred from ova laid by East Kent female. — Mr. J. Riches, 

 almost full-fed larva? of Polia ftavocincta. — S. J. Bell, Hon. Sec. 



