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a collection of bees of the genera Bombus and Psathyrus, 

 comprising sixteen out of the twenty British species. The 

 latter are not true humble bees, but only associate with 

 them, living in their nests. 



Mr. G. B. Brown exhibited his captures during a ten days' 

 holiday at Deal, from July 18th to 27th, 1906, including a 

 series of Agrotis tritici ; A. valligcra ; A. put a ; Calamia 

 phragmitidis ; and Lithosia pygmaola, all of which were fresh 

 out and in grand condition ; and samples of a few other 

 species including Lcucania straminca ; Eremobia ochroleuca ; 

 Dianthcecia cucubali ; Triphccna intcrjccta ; Gonoptcra libatrix ; 

 Lcucoma salicis, etc. ; Xylophasia sublustris, etc. A', monoglypha 

 (polyodon) were in particular abundance and a great nuisance. 

 They were swarming at all the sugar patches, and, being very 

 pugnacious, were no doubt accountable for the absence of 

 many a better insect than themselves. 



The weather was not particularly favourable for night 

 work, heavy dews and mists being frequent. 



Mr. P. J. Barraud exhibited a series of Xylophasia monoglypha 

 from St. Bees, Cumberland, including some very dark and 

 intermediate forms. All were taken at sugar in July, 1906. 



Mr. Tonge exhibited the Lepidoptera taken by him on the 

 Suffolk coast in July, 1906, including a nice series of 

 Trochilium apiformis ; varied forms of Mamcstra abjccta ; 

 Agrotis valligcra; Triccna (Acronycta) tridens; Agrotis ex- 

 clamationis, including a variety with suffused markings ; 

 Leucania p all ens ; L. straminca; Calamia phragmitidis; 

 Scnta maritima ; Chilo phragmitellus ; Myclophila (My clots) 

 cribrella ; Acidalia emutaria ; and Nudaria senex. 



He also exhibited a considerable number of photographs 

 admirably illustrating the natural resting positions of 

 numerous species of Lepidoptera. 



Mr. Goulton exhibited varied series of Oporabia dilutata ; 

 Hypsipetcs sordidata (clutata) ; and Mclanthia oc ell at a (second 

 brood), all from Ranmore Common. The series of H. sordi- 

 data included the following varieties : (1) black ; (2) black, 

 with brown band ; (3) brown, mottled with green areas ; (4) 

 upper wings wainscot brown, with black markings ; (5) green, 

 banded with pink ; (6) dark green and black, with band of 

 greenish white ; and (7) black, with green bands. 



Mr. Chittenden exhibited the following varieties : Hypsi- 

 petcs impluviata, very dark forms, Isle of Arran ; Larcntia 

 multistrigaria , melanic, Yorks. ; Hadcna adusta, very dark, 

 Rannoch ; Pachnobia rubricosa, Isle of Arran, dark, and from 

 Ashford, Kent, dark and light forms. 



