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microphotographs of the " saws " of the sawfly genus Dolerus.— The 

 Eev. J. E. Tarbat, Gnophos obscurata from many locaUties, including 

 ochreous and ahnost black forms from the same place, Budleigh 

 Salterton. — Mr. Barnett, a fine varied series of Apamca Icucostigma 

 and var. fibrosa from the Fen District. — Mr. Schooling, a second 

 brood Arctia caja with only an imperfect narrow fascia and a few 

 apical and costal spots of cream colour on the fore wings. — Mr. 

 Colthrup, a very long series of this year's Colias liyalc from E. Kent. 

 — Mr. H. B. Smith, a Melanippe montanata almost white, Catocala 

 nupta with smoky-brown hind wings, three Agrius convolvuli from 

 Warlingham, with specimens of Phryxus livornica, Sterrha sacraria, 

 Laphygma exigua, Plmia ni, and series of Folia xantliomista, and 

 Bumicia j^hlceas, including a partial var. sclwiidtii, all from S. Corn- 

 wall, in September last. — Mr. Sich, the Gelechiid Argyritis pictclla, 

 which used to occur on Barnes Common and, for Mr. Green, Dcpres- 

 saria putridella from its N. Kent habitat. — Mr. W. G. Blair, terato- 

 logical specimens, Mimas tilicB asymmetrical, Carabus catenulatus, 

 with reflex margins of thorax excised, and Pimelia fornicata, right 

 antenna doubly branched, and, for Mr. W. N. Blair, examples of the 

 Medicinal Leech from the New Forest. — Mr. Tonge, stereoscopic 

 slides of lepidopterous ova in situ wild laid, with specimens of the 

 imagines, genera Trochilium and JEgeria, and also varied bred series 

 of Gidaria truncata (russata) and Lobophora viretata. — Mr. Pratt, an 

 extreme dark margined form of Epliyra pendularia. — Mr. Baumann, 

 Hydriomena furcata (sordidata), bred, from Surrey, wdth a black 

 series from Manchester, very pale Dianthoecia carpopliaga from the 

 Sussex coast, &c. — Mr. Scorer, aberrations of B. p)hlceas long-tailed, 

 spotless under side, P. machaon heavily banded, Euchloii cardammcs 

 with white streak through the orange patch, Porthesia similis with 

 black edged costa, Gallimorplia dominula with rounded wings, P. napi 

 male, heavily spotted, &c. — Mr. St. Aubyn, two ab. flava of A. filipen- 

 dulcB from Coulsdon.— The Eev. F. M. B. Carr, a collection made in 

 Mid-Wales last June, including Plusia inter rogationis, a fine varied 

 series, Acidalia fumata, Agrotis lucernea, &c. — Mr. Andrews, dwarf 

 Diptera, Bovibytius major, Eristalix pertinax, and CJirysochlamys 

 cuprea, and, for Mr. Barraud, a teratological specimen of Spilogaster 

 nliginosav^'ith missing fourth longitudinal vein. — Mr. Stanley Edwards 

 Papilionidaa, P. policcnes and allied P. lurlinus and P. nyassinus from 

 Africa compared with P. ajax and P. marcellus, American. — Mr. 

 Piatt Barrett, male and female comparisons of British and Sicilian 

 butterflies, G. rhamni and G. cleopatra, Hipparchia semele and var. 

 algirica, E. jurtina \qx. hispuUa and \d,v. fortunata, a long series of 

 Euchloe damone, sets of geographical forms of Melanargia galatlica, 

 British, Alpine, Apennine, Calabrian, Sicihan, at various elevations, 

 &c. — Mr. Barnett, for Mr. Cannot, a WJieeleria spilodactyla, Fresh- 

 water, with no cleft in fore wings and one only in hind wings. — 

 Mr. Kaye, an unusually large spray of the magnificent orchid Cattleya 

 labiata, five flowers. — Mr. Pickett, results of breeding Angcrona 

 Ijrunaria under coloured muslins, red, pink, orange-yellow and cream 

 with green pattern, and aberrational series of M. galathea, Agriades 

 corydon {semi-syngrapha, obsoleta, striata, minor), &c. — Mr. Sheldon, 

 European Diurni taken by himself in the Kiviera, S. Spain, Digne, 



