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Mr. Newman, long and variable series of Zonosoma annulata and 

 Z. pendularia, with many dark aberrations ; and also a series of the 

 hybrid between these two species, showing well the characters of 

 both. 



November 27th, 1913. — The President in the chair. — The Annual 

 Exhibition of Varieties, &c. — Mr. West (Greenwich), the Hon. 

 Curator, fifteen cabinet drawers of the Society's reference collection, 

 with which had been incorporated a portion of the Dawson collec- 

 tion. — Dr. Chapman, a nearly black Argynnis aglaia from Le Lauteret, 

 July 13th, 1913, and specimens of Agriades thersites, Polyommatus 

 icarus, and var. icarinus, with diagrams to show the different align- 

 ment of spots. — Mr. Edwards, a box of conspicuously coloured 

 Heterocera from Burmah. — Mr. H. Moore, the rare Papilio hecatceus 

 from the Solomon Islands. — Mr. Schmassmann, a series of varieties 

 in the male of Ornithoptera hecuba, and a pair of the gorgeous 

 0. alexandrce from New Guinea. — The Rev. G. Wheeler, examples of 

 melanic and xanthic aberrations, including Argynnis niobe ab. pelopia, 

 Melitcea phoebe ab., M. varia ab., M. cinxia ab., and Melanargia ab. 

 of the former, and A. niobe v. eris, Calliviorpha dominula v. piersona, 

 &c., of the latter, and referred to many species in which yellow was 

 produced in aberrational forms.-— Mr. R. Adkin, a series of third 

 brood Celastrina argiolus, and discussed the species as to its appear- 

 ance during the present season. He also showed long series of 

 Agriades corydon, including ab. syngrapha, ab. semisyngrapha, and 

 many other fine aberrations and series from many localities. — Mr. 

 Baumann, a series of Boarmia repandata from several localities, 

 including var. sodorensium and var. conversaria, and specimens of 

 the melanic form of Acidalia virgxdaria, which he was placing in the 

 Society's collection. — Mr. Bright, a large number of striking aberra- 

 tions of British Lepidoptera, including long series of under sides of 

 Agriades thetis and A. corydon, a white aberration oi Argynnis pajihia, 

 Colias edusa, with wings richly shot witla purple, a curious Saturnia 

 pavonia of female coloration with male antennse, &c. — Mr. Grosvenor, 

 his fine collection of Goenonympha tiplion and its local races. — Mr. 

 Curwen, numerous Lycaenidae taken by him in Italy and Switzerland, 

 and many aberrations of Melitaa didyma. — Mr. Newman, a varied 

 series of recently bred Smerinthus ocellatus ; series of Amorpha p)0'puli 

 from pale cream to almost black colour, with intermediate and rich 

 pink forms ; and a series of hybrid ocellaUis males and p)opuli females, 

 two being of the rare female form. — Mr. A. Gibbs, a section of his 

 collection of South American Nymphahds, including many of the 

 brilliant species in the genus Perisamia. — Mr. W. G. Sheldon, long 

 series of Melitcea desfontainii, taken by him at Albarracin this year, 

 and a series of M. aurinia v. iberica, from near Barcelona, for com- 

 parison. — Mr. T. W. Hall, cabinet drawers of Agriades corydon and 

 A. thetis, showing great aberration with very pronounced blue 

 females, and some females curiously splashed with blue. — Mr. Main, 

 frames containing series of photographs of the life-histories of 

 Cicindela campestris (tiger-beetle), Ghrysopa flava (lace-wing fly), 

 Phyllotoma aceris (jumping sawfly), &c. — Mr. Tonge, a bred series of 

 Psilura monacha, including the black form ab. eremita ; a long series 

 of Ta'pinostola concolor, &c. — Mr. W. J. Kaye, a case of twenty-three 



