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Dr. Chapman exhibited (i) a long series of Ccenonympha 

 mathewi, Tutt, from Galicia, Spain, taken last summer. It 

 is probably a geographical race or sub-species of C. dorus ; 

 (2) a drawer of butterflies, also from Galicia, taken this 

 summer, the most interesting being a series of Lyccsna idas, 

 previously only known from the Sierra Nevada, four hundred 

 miles off, at the extreme S.-E. of Spain — one of the most local 

 of butterflies ; a series of Plebcius agon, with red on the hind 

 margins of hind wings — a new variety ; and Erebia palarica, 

 extending the range of this fine insect some eighty miles 

 south-westward ; (3) a long representative exhibit of Hastnla 

 liyerana from Hyeres. These were arranged in two series : 

 (1) from La Plage, where melanism affects about one specimen 

 in six; (2) from La Maurettes, three miles inland, where 

 melanism affects one in two. Fifty years ago there was no 

 melanism. The two stations are separated by perhaps about 

 2000 yards, difficult for the moth to cross. 



He stated that he had arranged this exhibit particularly to 

 illustrate how an apparent slight amount of separation may 

 suffice to allow of considerable differential variation in the 

 two colonies — a separation that probably allows not in- 

 frequent intermigration. 



Mr. F. Noad Clark exhibited an example of the Ichneumon, 

 Ophion luteiun, which he had taken on November 21st. 



Mr. Garland exhibited, on behalf of Mr. C. T. Pickett : (1) 

 a gynandrous specimen of Angerona prunaria, bred by that 

 gentleman in 1906; (2) an example of Ematurga atomaria, 

 showing six wings, four on one side, taken at Folkestone in 

 1906 ; (3) a long series of Hemerophila abmptaria, showing 

 various forms, including many of the melanic variety ; (4) 

 a good series of Agriades (L.) corydon, from Dover, 1906, 

 including many vars. and aberrations ; (5) three rather light 

 Melitcea cinxia, bred from Isle of Wight larvae ; and (6) a 

 very light form of Pararge egeria, from Dover. 



Mr. West (Greenwich), exhibited three cabinet drawers of 

 British Coleoptera, containing the BrucJiidce; Chrysomelidce ; 

 Endomychidce ; Erotylidce ; and Coccincllidce, and comprising 

 many rare and local species. 



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

 number of scales from the wing of the curious and little- 

 known Lepidopteron Pseudopontia paradoxa. They are 

 Y-shaped. Mr. H. Moore had given him the scales for 

 examination. 



