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R. Adkin, &c. — Mr. Newman exhibited long varied series of Dian- 

 thoecia harrettii, bred from Co. Cork and from S. Devon ; bred series 

 of Boarmia repandata from the Wye Valley and from N. Cornwall ; 

 and a series of the more hyhnd populixocellatus. — Mr. Longe, the 

 same hybrid and a Bumicia phlo^as from Deal, with the red sub- 

 marginal band on the hind wing quite wanting. — Hy. J. Tuener, 

 Hon. BejJ. Sec. 



London Natural History Society. — April 21st, 1914. — Mr. 

 Bernard Cooper, a fine asymmetrical specimen of Numeria pulveraria, 

 bred in March, 1914, from New Forest ova, in which the band was 

 obsolete on the right fore wing. 



May IWi.—^iv. A. W. Mera, on behalf of Mr. B. S. Williams, a 

 melanic specimen of Lycia hirtaria, bred at Finchley from wild 

 pupae. — Mr. K. J. Willsden, the reciprocal hybrids of Lycia hirtaria 

 and Nyssia zonaria. 



June 2nd. — Mr. J. Riches, Colias edusa, ab. helice, bred from 

 Eastbourne ova. 



Septemher 1st. — Mr. H. B. Williams, a short series of Euchloe 

 cardamines, bred in May, 1914, including a male with extra spot 

 below the discoidal spot, under side. A long series of Polyommatus 

 icarus, taken in June at Boxhill and Banstead Downs, showing strong 

 tendency to obsolescence in the spotting of the under side. Also two 

 gynandromorphous specimens of Amorpha populi, bred on August 2nd 

 from June ova. — Mr. W. E. King, specimens of Zizera minima, and 

 abs. obsoleta and extrema, from Horsley. — Mr. Williams read a short 

 paper on the season's collecting. 



October 6th. — Mr. G. H. Heath, a fine series of Boarmia repandata 

 from Lynton, including ab. conversaria. — Mr. C. H. Williams, 

 Polyommatus icarus, from Ireland, also an obsolete male and ab. 

 antico-striata, Tutt. — Mr. W. E. King, a series of P. icarus taken at 

 Horsley this year, including abs. striata, obsoleta, antico-obsoleta, 

 subobsoleta, postico-apicalis, costajuncta, melanotoxa, &c. — Mr. L. W. 

 Newman, a gynandromorphous P. icarus, having right fore wing 

 female, remainder male, except one red female lunule on each hind 

 wing, another chiefly female but having small male patches. Also a 

 gynandromorphous Agriades thetis, chiefly female but with a splash 

 of male colour along the costa of the right fore wing ; Agriades 

 coridon ab. minutissimus, and a series of Gastropacha ilicifolia, bred 

 from a female taken at Cannock Chase in 1913 by Mr. G. B. Oliver. 

 — Mr. H. B. Williams, a long series of Agriades coridon taken in 

 August, 1914, in North Herts, including long series of abs. sejni- 

 syngrapha, Tutt, inaqualis, Tutt, parisiensis, Gerh., and fine series of 

 obsoleta and striata under sides, male and female, also a female of the 

 colour of C. pamphilus, a female with bluish suffusion over the 

 greater part of the under side of the right hind wing. Also a series 

 of P. icarus from the same place, including fine blue females, and abs. 

 melanotoxa, Marrott, biarcuata, Tutt, basijuncta, Tutt, costajuncta, 

 Tutt, and forms combining melanotoxa, costajimcta and basijuncta ; 

 also ab. antico-striata, Tutt, four extreme ab. subobsoleta, Tutt, two 



