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Mr. Chittenden exhibited several very dark forms of 

 Triphcena comes (orbona) bred from Forres larvae, 1905 ; and 

 a yellow form of Tiliacea aurago, from Ashford, Kent, 1905. 



Mr. Dobson exhibited a case of dragon-flies, illustrating 

 six of the species that he took last summer on the Norfolk 

 Broads, viz. : Libellula fulva, Orthctnim cancellatum, JEschna 

 isosceles, Brachytron pratensc, Cordulia cenca, and Libellula 

 quadrimaculata. 



Mr. A. L. Rayward exhibited several specimens of Anthro- 

 cera (Zygcena) filipendulce with the sixth spot much less 

 conspicuous than usual, and a very beautiful and brilliant 

 form of Polyommatus (Lyccena) bcllargus ? , with an unusual 

 amount of blue scaling, the normal red markings on the 

 hind-wings being almost entirely absent. 



Mr. Joy exhibited a specimen of Cupido minima in which 

 the submarginal spots on the under side of the hind wings 

 were more or less elongated into streaks. 



Mr. South exhibited — 



Amphidasys bctttlaria, with transverse lines, especially those 

 on hind-wings, unusually well defined. At rest on tree at 

 Oxshott. 



Cleora glabraria, a blackish suffused variety from the New 

 Forest. 



Boarmia cinctaria. Post-medial line projected to ante- 

 medial line below the middle ; from Ireland. 



Tephrosia punctularia. Pale ochreous form, found at rest 

 on fir-trunk at Oxshott. 



He also showed a series of Aglais (Vanessa) urticce, bred 

 from larvae fed upon hop. They were unusually small, one 

 specimen extremely so, measuring only 36 mm. 



Mr. West (Ashtead) exhibited, under the microscope, 

 some diatoms, and also photomicrograph much enlarged. 

 On behalf of Dr. Chapman he showed several preparations of 

 the pupal skins of Chrysophanus dispar and C.phlceas, showing 

 the curious trumpet hairs (for details see " Ent. Record," 1905). 



Mr. Barnett exhibited some large Buprestid Coleoptera 

 from Madras and Ceylon, together with specimens of the 

 extremely large ova of the former. 



Mr. Mears exhibited a living specimen of the British 

 badger, also cases showing a pair of kingfishers and the 

 opening to their nest. 



Mr. A. Bacott exhibited long-bred series of Triphcena comes, 

 and contributed the following note on their races and gene- 

 rations, as portrayed in his experimental crossing and 

 breedings : 



