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FEBRUARY 28th, 1907. 



Mr. H. W. Barter and Mr. T. D. Coote, of Camberwell, 

 were elected members. 



Dr. Chapman exhibited a pupa of Hastula liycvana with 

 jaws similar to those of a larva ; and a specimen of Capina 

 alia, taken by Mr. R. J. Morton, with a triple tarsus to the 

 right hind leg. He also exhibited specimens of Leioptilus 

 carphodactyliis, a species of plume-moth new to Britain, taken 

 near Folkestone by Mr. W. Purdey ; together with a very 

 dark specimen of L. tcphradactylus, and somevars. of Peroni a 

 (Acalla) cristana, all sent for exhibition by Mr. Purdey. 



Mr. South exhibited a curiously pallid specimen of Satyrus. 

 semele, taken in July last, near Canterbury. A similar 

 example of this aberration was taken by the same collector 

 in 1905. An ordinary female from the locality, and taken at 

 the same time as the above, was also shown. 



Mr. L. W. Newman exhibited three cocoons of Dicranuva 

 bicuspis (wild collected), shown on pieces of birch cut from 

 the tree in Tilgate Forest. The cocoons were covered with 

 fragments of bark and lichen, so worked in that a striking 

 resemblance to the surrounding surface was obtained, which 

 made them difficult to see. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a series of Diantlicecia carpophaga^ 

 reared from larvae collected in the neighbourhood of 

 Brighton. The series was interesting in that it included 

 two distinct forms of the species, one having the ground 

 colour ochreous, while in the other it was white. 



A portion of the evening was devoted to the exhibition of 

 lantern slides. Mr. Lucas exhibited slides illustrative of 

 protective resemblance, and rare flowers in their haunts. 

 Mr. Main exhibited slides showing life histories of species of 

 Lepidoptera, a series of the egg-capsules of numerous species 

 of Blatta, and a most remarkable pupa-case projecting from 

 a branch, simulating the head of a small species of serpent. 

 Mr. West (Ashtead) showed a fine series of slides of marine 

 algae mounted in glycerine, many having been made a quarter 

 of a century ago. Mr. Dennis exhibited a series of slides 

 illustrative of diverse growths of foliage at different periods. 

 Mr. Tonge showed slides of protective resemblance in Lepi- 

 doptera, life histories of several species and a series of eggs- 

 of Lepidoptera. 



MARCH 14th, 1907. 



Mr. Tonge exhibited a photograph of a $ Hybcrnia mar- 

 ginaria {progcmmaria) , showing its wonderful protective 



