ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS, 



FEBRUARY 14M, 1907. 



Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. L. W. Newman exhibited (i) Pupae of Asteroscopus- 

 nubccidosa, of a transparent green colour, looking exactly like 

 pupae when just changed ; with ordinary pupae of the same 

 species for comparison ; (2) Pupae of Mcliana flainnica, spun 

 up in reeds. 



Mr. Goulton exhibited a series of Hybernia dcfoliaria, bred 

 from Ranmore larvae, most of the imagines being dark, and 

 more or less uniform in coloration. 



Mr. Rayward exhibited a young living larva of Strymon 

 {Tliecla) w-albiun, which he had cut out of an ovum on 

 January 13th, showing that this species hibernates as a larva 

 enclosed in the eggshell. The young larva had refused all 

 food and remained perfectly quiescent, only showing signs of 

 life, when gently touched. He was accustomed to moisten 

 the blotting paper in the tube about once a week. Mr. 

 Tutt referred to the larger species of Argynnids which 

 Fletcher had observed hibernated as larvae either in the 

 egg shell or just outside. The shells of a number of ova 

 had been broken, yet the young larvae had emerged at the 

 proper time and continued their development. Mr. Rayward 

 added that the larvae of Thccla (Bithys) quercus acted in a 

 similar manner. 



Dr. Chapman exhibited specimens of Tliecla (Callophrys) 

 rubi, from the Riviera ; ? var., large, very brown in scaling, 

 and with the knobs of the antennae largely brown beneath. 

 The brown colour occurs in Sicilian specimens, but the 

 autumnal colouring has not been found before, so far as can 

 be ascertained. Also two specimens (<£ and ?) to show 

 position of the tails when resting. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a series oi Eubolia cervinata, reared 



