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8. Crambus turbatellus, from Toronto. The markings of 

 this species are dots arranged transversely on a pure white 

 ground, a somewhat unusual character for this genus. 



In the same box were placed — 



i. A pair of Pldyctcenodcs sitlphuralis, taken by Mr. A. H. 

 Jones at Herculesbad, at electric light, in June, 1907. The 

 species is a native of Hungary, Asia Minor, and South 

 Russia. 



2. Oligostigma hapilista, a very beautiful Hydrocampid 

 from the Khasia Hills, North-Eastern India. 



3. Endotricha flammealis, from Syria. 



4. Pyralis costalis, from Syria. 



5. Rlwdaria sanguinalis, from Syria. 



6. Nomophila noctuella (hybridalis), from Natal. 



All these were specimens of old friends from far away. 



Mr. Turner called attention to the exhibit as illustrating 

 the fact that, although one may be thousands of miles away 

 from home, yet it is difficult to get completely away from 

 species either identical or very closely allied to the British 

 species. 



Dr. Hodgson exhibited a long series of Agriades bcllargus. 

 With the exception of three specimens all had been collected 

 from the spring of 1904 to the end of the second week of 

 October, 1907. They were from various localities on the 

 North and South Downs. There were at least five distinct 

 shades of blue shown in both males and females : ordinary 

 bright blue, deep pure blue, green-blue, violet-blue (almost 

 green and violet respectively), and grey-blue. Many females 

 of 1907 had much blue coloration, but principally less orange 

 in the peacock spots. These peacock spots showed consi- 

 derable gradation of colour, from deep red or brown to pale 

 yellow or primrose white in colour ; and also a gradation of 

 development, especially of the blue crescents on the margins 

 of the lower wings. Several specimens had grey apical 

 wedges, approaching Potyommatus icarus in this respect. 

 This was especially common in the first brood of 1907, as 

 was indeed some extent of grey on the fore wings. One 

 female had lilac rings around the peacock spots. A few 

 were partially bleached ; there was a slight example of 

 ab. inczqualis ; and one specimen was gynandrous, but with 

 a predominance of the female characters. Some of the 

 females had their nervures paler or darker than the disc. 

 The extreme forms had the wings all blue or all grey. 

 The males showed the spotting and clouding of the margin 

 in various degrees. One male had definite, small, white- 



