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Mr. Edwards exhibited a specimen of Papilio mycalc, a 

 species which is a native of Panama, Bugaba (Champion), 

 Chiriqui, Veraguas (Arce), Lion Hill (M'Leannan), 

 Columbia. It is very closely related to P. curimcdes, of 

 which it is sometimes considered a variety. 



Mr. A. Harrison and H. Main exhibited long, varied series 

 of Oporabia dilutata, and contributed the following note : 



" Series from Epping Forest, Delamere Forest, and the 

 New Forest. 



" The Epping specimens are almost unicolorous, little or no 

 trace of the bands remaining on the fore wings. 



" The Delamere insects are generally darker, but the bands 

 are plainly seen in most of the specimens. The markings on 

 the hind wings are also more pronounced than in either of 

 the other series. 



" The New Forest insects are much paler, and are, I believe, 

 the form commonly found in most parts of the country. 



" Four specimens of 0. dilutata, variety chrystyi, from 

 Enniskillen, are also exhibited." 



Mr. Turner exhibited a very curious and interesting form 

 of garden anemone, in which the whole of the central parts 

 of the flower were green and leaf-like in appearance, and 

 very numerous. Only a few rows of the outer petals were 

 petaloid and pink in colour. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited a Spathe of the Timit palm 

 Manicaria saccifera (Gaertn.). He also showed a number of 

 insects of all orders from Trinidad. 



Mr. Goulton exhibited the following forms and varieties 

 on behalf of Mr. A. J. Willsdon : 



Acronycta leporina, a melanic form from South Essex, with 

 types of the ordinary form from the New Forest. 



Agrotis puta, a gynandrous form from Manor Park (bred). 



Tcphrosia crcptiscularia, New Forest specimens, first brood 

 from larvae beaten in autumn, 1905, and second brood bred 

 from these, including a specimen showing peculiar malforma- 

 tion of the fore wings. The two costal nervures of the fore 

 wings seem to have become contracted, terminating abruptly 

 in a "point" about halfway along the costa, thus giving the 

 insect a very curious, but at the same time, symmetrical 

 appearance (see figure, page 41). 



Drepana laccrtinaria, a bred series from Epping Forest, 

 South Essex, and the New Forest. 



Mr. Turner read the following extracts from a letter he 

 had received from Mr. Sich, who was staying at Adelboden, 

 in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. 



