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JUNE 2-jth, 1907. 



Mr. Sich reported having just seen a living specimen of 

 Amphidasys betularia in Montague Street, W.C. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited two specimens of Hesperia malvcc 

 var. tarns from the neighbourhood of Hailsham. It was 

 noted that in specimens referable to this form the amount of 

 white extension varied considerably. 



Mr. West (of Greenwich), exhibited three rare species of 

 Coleoptera taken recently in Darenth Wood, viz : Crypto- 

 ccphalns 6-punctulatus, Apodcrus covyli, and the extremely 

 beautiful Byctiscus bctulcti. 



Mr. Carr exhibited the remarkable pupa of Hylophila 

 bicolorana taken by him during the Society's Field Meeting 

 at Fetcham Common on May 25th. 



Mr. Schooling exhibited a variety of Euchelia jacobcece in 

 which the apical blotch was united to the subcostal streak ; 

 a variety of Bapta tcmcrata in which the two dark markings 

 on the costae were situated very close together, almost form- 

 ing one elongated patch ; a nice bred series of MelantJua 

 albicillata ; and a short series of Boarmia abictaria. 



Mr. Main reported that in the Isle of Wight the hawthorn 

 was now only fully out, the weather during the whole of his 

 recent holiday having been very unfavourable for entomology. 

 He had captured a few Mclitcea cinxia and had obtained ova. 

 Cupido minima was in evidence and Lycccna (Agriadcs) 

 bcliargus was also flying. The latter species appeared much 

 bluer in the $ than those he had previously noted from 

 Folkestone. 



Mr. Adkin had seen L. bcliargus at Eastbourne the week 

 after Whitsuntide, but no C. minima were to be found. He also 

 reported that he had bred Tortrixpvonubana this spring, which 

 fact pointed to the species being double brooded, or more 

 probably continuously brooded, as he believed he still had 

 larvae at different stages. 



Mr. Cowham and others remarked on the delicate green 

 tinge which some white species have when they first emerge, 

 Cabcra pusaria, Alucita pcntadactyla, etc., being well-known 

 instances. It was suggested as probably owing to the fluid 

 of the wings showing through between the scales, still un- 

 developed. When the wings were dry some hours after 

 emergence this green tinge vanishes. 



Mr. Adkin gave a short account of the Congress of 

 the S. E. Union of Scientific Societes, held at Woolwich 

 from June 12th to June 15th. 



