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ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



FEBRUARY nth, 1909. 



The President, Mr. A. Sich, F.E.S., in the Chair. 



Mr. R. T. Baumann, of Chingford, was elected a member. 



Mr. Tonge exhibited stereographs of the ova in situ, on 

 Hme twigs, of Tiliacea citrago, and also of Ruralis betnlcB on 

 sloe. 



Mr. Main exhibited a second brood specimen of Melnmpias 

 epiphron, bred on September 20th, igo8, a ver}' light speci- 

 men of Stanropus fagi from the New Forest, and a very dark 

 form of the same species from Epping Forest. 



Dr. Hodgson exhibited a specimen of Brenthis selene from 

 East Sussex, with very dark smoky suffusion and rayed sub- 

 marginal markings. 



Mr. Coote exhibited a specimen of Calymnia pyralina, bred 

 from a larva found on elm, N. Surrey, together with two 

 specimens captured at sugar at the same place. 



Mr. Robert Adkin exhibited a bred series of Camptogramma 

 fluviata , which emerged between November 21st and Decem- 

 ber 13th, igo8. The larvae came from Eastbourne, and the 

 emergences were considered to be late. 



Mr. Harrison reported that the results of the breeding of 

 Aplecta nebulosa by Mr. Mansbridge were as follows: 

 V. thompsoni x grey form = wholly v. robsoni. 



, . r (50 per cent, robsoni. 



v. robsoni x g^rev lorm '= \ i.^ ^ c 



V. ,uu^w,„i, 5 J ^ ^Q pgj. cent, grey form. 



His own results had been : 



Grey form x grey form = grey form. 



r25 per cent, grey form, 

 v. robsoni x v. robsoni == ■< 51 per cent. v. robsoni. 



(^ 24 per cent. v. thompsoni. 

 There remained to be done : 

 V. thompsoni x v. robsoni, 



which should produce 50 per cent. v. thompsoni and 

 50 per cent. v. robsoni. 



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