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Sui-rey, Essex and Kent, together with three specimens bred from 

 continental ova, all of which had blue spots on the hindwings. 

 He pointed out that this characteristic was prominent in the 

 specimens obtained in Suffolk. One of the Surrey examples had 

 the ground colour dull yellowish-brown in place of the usual bright 

 coppery-red colour. 



Mr. Newman, on behalf of Mr, Quarrington, exhibited a series 

 including an example of ab. ftchnikltii, two examples with beauti- 

 fully striated undersides, and several specimens with the usual 

 coppery bands absent from the lower wings. 



The Rev. G. Wheeler exhibited series from England (both 

 broods), South France and South Switzerland ; suffused forms 

 from England (Lyndhurst, 1911), Switzerland and Italy (one of 

 the Swiss specimens, from Brig, having the hindwings and the 

 suffusion of a much paler brown than usual) ; ab. raendeopunctata 

 from the same three countries ; a rather pale ab. intermedia female 

 from Switzerland (S. Nicolas) ; an ab. hipunctata, from Switzer- 

 land, the inner spot being very small, thus approaching ab. 

 unipimctata ; and an ab. ohwleta, from Surrey, with only one tiny 

 touch of copper on the hindwing, but showing in some lights black 

 radiated spots at the border. 



Mr. R. Adkin's contribution to the exhibit comprised a series 

 taken on the Downs near Eastbourne, between September 5th 

 and 14th last, the chief feature in which was the difference in size 

 of the specimens, the largest measuring 35mm,, and the smallest 

 25mm. in expanse ; a series from various localities showing modifi- 

 cations in the spotting of the forewings, in one specimen the spots 

 on the upperside were greatly reduced in size, while in others they 

 were much increased, and underside specimens having the spots 

 pear-shaped ; modifications of the band of the hindwings, in 

 which the copper colour was absent, or indicated only by a few 

 transverse streaks, and others having a row of prominent blue 

 spots ; and a series showing variations in colour, one specimen 

 having the forewings of a brassy tone, and a cloud of the same 

 colour at the base of the hindwings, and another suffused with 

 black scaling. 



Mr. A. E. Gibbs exhibited series from various localities. The 

 British examples included an interesting Hertfordshire aberration, 

 in which the right forewing is straw-coloured with the exception of 

 a coffee -coloured streak in the costa, and two examples of ab. ohsoleta, 

 one of which formerly belonged to Henry Doubleday. Other series 

 were from North-East France, the Eastern Pyrenees, Corsica, 



