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Mr. Robert Adkin read a short paper on the earher stages 

 of Nola albiilalis, which he illustrated by lantern-slides of the 

 ovum and larva (see p. 41, PI. XI, XII). 



Mr. J. W. Kaye exhibited a series of Spilosoma menthastri 

 from various British localities, those from Elgin being very 

 darkly suffused. Some examples had only very fine dots 

 instead of spots, while others had large, prominent, and 

 abundant spots. One specimen had the outer marginal half 

 of all the wings devoid of markings. The ground colour 

 varied from white through pale buff to dark suffused. 



Dr. Hodgson exhibited a specimen of Agriades corydon, 

 taken at Dover on September 12th, 1909, which had white 

 wedges on the hind-wing replacing the underside ring-spots, 

 running from the margin to the level of the discoidal cell. 

 The insect was also abnormal in the partial obsolescence of 

 the eye-spots, and in the right side being slightly smaller 

 than the left. He also showed specimens of an aberration 

 of A. thetis {bcllargiis), exhibiting more or less approach to 

 complete obsolescence of eye-spots, and two specimens 

 having the discoidals absent from all four wings, all from 

 Folkestone. 



Mr. Newman exhibited living larvae of Pyramcis atalanta, 

 nearly full fed; the}' were from ova laid in June. 



The following gentlemen exhibited lantern-slides : 



Mr. West (Ashtead), a long series of micro-fungi. 



Mr. Main, various pond animals, life-history of Clnysopa 

 and Eristalis. 



Mr. Adkin, details of life-history of Nola albulalis. 



Mr, Tonge, many examples of insects in their resting 

 positions. 



Mr. Dennis, a long series of mosses and lichens, many 

 from Wales. 



Mr. Lucas, various botanical subjects. 



NOVEMBER 2Sth, 1909. 



Annual Exhibition of Varieties. 



Nearly a hundred members and their friends were present, 

 about forty of whom brought exhibits. 



Mr. Robert Adkin exhibited a long series of Auiplndasys 

 bdularia, reared from ova obtained from a pair taken in cop. 

 at Lewisham on June 3rd, 1908. The male parent was of 

 the black form==var. donbledayavia, the female rather a 



