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house from ova. — Mr. Andrews, the local Diptera Syrplms 

 vittiger, S. lineola, and Scioviyza sim])lex from North Kent. — 

 Mr. Adkin, specimens of Peronea variegana taken in or reared 

 from his own garden, including a second-brood example on October 

 6th. — Mr. Tonge and Mr. Colthrup, series and specimens of Xylina 

 socia {pctrificata) and X semibrunnea for comparison. One specimen 

 of the latter species was from the New Forest. — Mr. Moore, specimens 

 of the Tsetse Flies (Glossina) from the Lake Chad area, and read 

 notes on them. — Mr. Buckstone, series of Brenthis selene from Surrey, 

 one small and dark from high ground, gravel overlying chalk, mainly 

 in July, the other large and light on low marshy ground clay, mainly 

 in June. — Mr. Carr, a large number of Lepidoptera taken in Shrop- 

 shire during 1910. — Mr. Sich, specimens of Lithocolletis stettinensis 

 from Oxshott. — Mr. Tonge, lantern slides of imagines shortly after 

 emergence of species of the genus JEgeria {Sesia), and also the ova. — 

 Mr. J. P. Barrett, lantern slides of collecting grounds around Mount 

 Etna. — Mr. Main, lantern slides showing details of the life-history 

 and economy of a common millepede. 



November 23rd. — Annual Exhibition of Varieties, &c. — The Eev. 

 F. D. Morice, M.A., F.E.S., was elected a member. — Mr. South 

 exhibited an extreme melanic aberration of Brenthis selene, a dark- 

 banded Zonosoma Uncaria, Bumicia plilceas var. eleiis, B.^hlceas var. 

 schmidtii, a fine series of varieties of Leptogramma literana, &c. — ■ 

 Mr. R. Adkin, two series of aberrations of Abraxas grossulariata, {a) 

 from wild larvee, {b) from inbreeding, a Zonosoma orbicularia with the 

 whole of the wings of a rich red-brown, &c. — Mr. Blenkarn, varied 

 series of Amorpha populi and Bupalus piniaria, and a Brenthis selene 

 almost devoid of transverse markings. — Mr. Newman, a series of 

 Mellinia ocellaris, including the forms similar to M. gilvago and Gitria 

 fulvago, a large number of the more striking varieties from the 

 "Capper" collection, a lemon-tipped ab. of Euchloe cardamines, a 

 Brenthis euphrosyne with black hind wings, a Pyrameis cardui with 

 apex of fore wings largely black, fine abs. of Agriades coridon, &c. — 

 Mr. A. Quarrington, P. cardui with conspicuous blue spots, a yellow 

 Polygonia c-album, A. corydon, with large confluent spots, B. p)hlceas 

 with almost obsolete marginal bands, &c. — Mr. Bright, a drawer 

 containing all the finest extreme varieties from the collection of the 

 late Mr. J. A. Clarke, and a drawer of varieties of Amorpha populi, 

 including a magnificent gynandromorph. — Mr. Turner, a series of 

 Erebia oithiops from Scotch (var. Caledonia) and many Continental 

 localities, a long series of Luperina nickerlii, including a fine series 

 of the gueneei race from Mr. Baxter (St. Anne's-on-Sea), a set of the 

 E. Pyrenean race graslini from M. Oberthiir, and the type form 

 Bohemia, many forms of L. testacea kindly sent him by the same 

 gentleman, from France and Algeria, together with a number of 

 L. dumerilii from the same localities. — Mr. Main, long and fine series 

 of Boarmia repandata bred by the late Mr. Harrison and himself, the 

 results of crossing the dark and conversaria forms. — The Rev. F. D. 

 Morice, the smallest known bee, Geratina parvula, and the largest 

 bee, Xylocopa sp. '? Gilbert White's " Hoop-shaver bee " Anthidium 

 manicatum, the famous " Upholsterer bee " Osmia pajjaveris, SuXid & 

 Mediterranean snail-shell inhabiting bee, 0. ferruyinea, together with 



