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only at night when quite dark, and feeding ravenously on oak- 

 leaves, small branches of which were kept continuously fresh 

 in the cage. Seventeen larvae were removed from the sleeve 

 to the cage, and on the night of May 30th they were seen 

 feeding for the last time. The fifteen moths that were reared 

 from them emerged between September 16th and 24th." 



Mr. Main exhibited pupa cases of Pyrameis atalanta and 

 P. car dm, and also four pupae of Picris napi, showing the 

 great variation in the number and size of the black markings. 



Mr. Goulton exhibited a box containing a number of 

 Lepidoptera, which he had presented to the Society's col- 

 lections. 



Mr. Rayward exhibited a series of Polyommatus bellargus, 

 reared from ova that were laid on June 21st, 1905, by a 

 female captured at Reigate on June 17th. The larvae were 

 fed on " bird's-foot trefoil," and produced sixteen males and 

 fourteen females from August 30th to October 1st. 



Mr. D. J. Scourfield, F.R.M.S., gave an address on 

 " Mendel's Law of Heredity," and exhibited a number of 

 specimens of peas in illustration of his remarks (see p. 31). 



NOVEMBER 2yd, 1905. 



The President in the Chair. 



Mr. F. G. Bellamy, of 67, Greenwich Road, Eltham, was 

 elected a member. 



At this Meeting there was a Special Exhibition of varieties. 



Mr. J. P. Barrett exhibited a series of Aporia cratcegi, in- 

 cluding specimens taken by himself in 187 1 in the New 

 Forest, also specimens taken in East Kent during the years 

 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, to show that it occurs 

 annually. He also exhibited a variety of A. cratcegi, show- 

 ing aberrant veining and shape of fore-wing; a very beautiful 

 variety of Argynnis adippe from Three Bridges, with hind- 

 wings suffused with black ; a variety of Melanargia galatca 

 from Gravesend, having the black markings confined to the 

 marginal and submarginal areas of all the wings ; and a 

 specimen of Polia xanthomista [?] taken in 1904 in the North- 

 east Kent district. 



Mr. Tonge exhibited photomicrographs of the ova of all 

 the British species of the following genera : Ennomos, Opor- 

 abia, Cheimatobia, Anisopteryx, and Hybernia. 



Mr. Robert Adkin exhibited a series of Zygcena filipendulce 



