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the two lines ; also a fine Triphana fimbria with a beautiful green 

 and white forewing, the white area being particularly well marked. 

 Further, he showed a fine Boaiinia repandata var. conversaiia, with 

 a very heavy black central fascia, which was accentuated greatly by 

 the well marked white subterniinal line and whitish area preceding 

 it. All three specimens were from the Haslemere district, the two 

 latter being bred s]Deciniens. 



Captain Cardew exhibited a box containing a number of species 

 which had flown to light in a room of a house at Rozeau, on the 

 West Indian Island, Dominica. Among the species were the 

 Sphingids Pachylia ficus, Fholus vitis, P. labrKscce, and Herse 

 cingidata, with Deiopeia ornatrix, Argadea apta, Kcpantheria icosia, 

 Euceria iwri'ii, Coxiiiosma demartria, etc. 



The remainder of the evening was devoted to an exhibition of 

 microscopic slides. 



Mr. West, of Ashtead, showed species of slime fungi 

 (Myxomycetes). 



Mr. Fremlin explained the method used for the development of 

 Protozoa in a solution of jelly-beef broth. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited the ova of the stick insect. 



Mr. Adkin showed preparations of the genitalia of species of the 

 genus Anthrocera, made by Mr. F. N. Pierce. 



FEBRUARY 2Sid, 1911. 



Mr. J. H. Leslie, F.E.S., of Tooting, was elected a member. 



Mr. Turner exhibited three Noctuids sent to him by Mr. A. 

 Murray, of St. Anne's-on-Sea, and asked for information with re- 

 gard to them. The first he supposed to be a melanic specimen of 

 Agrotis tritici, form aquilina (?), Avith black forewings and trans- 

 verse lines and markings more or less indistinct, having no pale 

 costal streak, the lower wings being darker and only a little clearer 

 on the disc. This form answers to var. nigra, Tutt. At a casual 

 glance the second specimen appeared to be the same species, but on 

 closer examination, although the tint and depth of colour were almost 

 identical, the costa was not so straight, there were no black wedges 

 in the submargin, the forewings were not quite so narrow, and there 

 were vestiges of the row of minute dots in the submarginal area, 

 all of which are points characteristic of A. nigricans. These dark 

 forms were captured at the same time and in the same locality, and 

 several have been taken in cop. with undoubted aquilina, but as 



