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leaves of birch showing the web, feeding gallery, and cocoons of the 

 Hyponomeutid moth Swammerdammia casiella var. griseo-capitella, and 

 read notes on the larval habits. He also exhibited (1) Melanargia 

 galathea, var. leucomelas from Gravarnie, Pyrenees ; (2) Aricia agestisv&r. 

 alpina from St. Moritz, Engadiue ; (3) Abraxas grossulariata, a form 

 with but few traces of yellow, and extended and coalesced black 

 markings; (4) several Polyommatus icarus ab. clara from Effingham; 

 (5) Eupithecia oblongata ab. centralista (?) bred from golden-rod, 

 Woolwich ; (6) dwarf Malacosoma castrensis, measuring only 24 mm. 

 from Essex ; and (7) Anthrocera filipendula, with the sixth spot much 

 reduced in size and brightness and very clearly divided by the dark 

 nervure. — Mr. G-rosvenor, long series of Polyommatus corydon and P. 

 beliargus with much variation ; a specimen of the latter species was 

 without the usual discoidal spot on the under side. — Mr. Newman (1) 

 long series of Hypsipetes sordidata (elutata) from various localities, 

 showing much variation, including fine red forms ; (2) another 

 gynandromorphous Amorpha populi ; and (3) two more of the abnormal 

 race of Aglais urticce. He also recorded the occurrence in North Kent 

 of black aberrations of Oporabia dilutata and Cheimatobia brumata. — 

 Mr. Sich read a paper, " Collecting Lepidoptera on the Tannusberg." 

 Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Rep. Sec. 



City of London Entomological Society. — October 1st, 1907. — 

 Mr. H. M. Edelsten exhibited Leucania turca, bred from Brentwood 

 ova ; also ova of Xonayria cannce, in situ, on Typha, the female being 

 provided with special hooks enabling it to lift the natural folds in the 

 cuticle and deposit the ova underneath. — Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson, 

 Melitaa artemis, showing parallel variation in widely separated districts, 

 such as Central Ireland and South Wales, Devon and South Wales, 

 &c. ; also sketches of Hespena thaumas observed resting in the sun in 

 the position assumed by Thanaos tages when at rest at night, and 

 blooms of the lizard orchis found in Surrey. — Mr. L. W. Newman, a 

 very variable series of Vanessa urtica, including specimens with the 

 black costal blotches confluent. — Mr. L. B. Prout, Dianthacia luteago 

 var. jicklini, bred July 3rd, 1907, from larvae found near Bude, end of 

 July, 1906, feeding on roots of Silene maritima. — Mr. J. Riches, Agrotis 

 pitta, from North London, with fore wings suffused with dark brown. 

 — Mr. L. A. E. Sabine, Polia nigrocincta, bred from North Cornwall 

 larvae reared on apple and sallow. 



October 15th. — Mr. J. A. Clark exhibited Bombyx callunm male from 

 Dulnaith Bridge, with usual pale bands suffused with brown ground- 

 colour. — Mr. H. M. Edelsten, a dark red-brown form of Cmwbia rufa 

 from Dorset. — Mr. T. H. L. Grosvenor, Lycama alexis from Surrey and 

 Aberdeen, those from the latter district being the larger, and being 

 more intense in colour. — Dr. Gr. Gr. C. Hodgson, Lycana alexis taken 

 during 1907, showing an unusually large proportion of blue females. 

 — Mr. A. W. Mera, Himera pennaria male, Brentwood, 1907, with 

 bands on fore wings very close together and only faintly indicated. — 

 Mr. L. W. Newman, Ennomos autumnaria bred from ova laid by 

 typical female paired with melanic male from Dover, a fair number of 

 tne series being melanic ; also a very large Polia xanthomista, bred 

 from North Cornwall ova. — Mr. L. B. Prout, Toxocampa craccce from 



