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of the fore-wings were coal-black, and with only a faint trace 

 of white on the under-wings. It was a second brood speci- 

 men bred from typical parents, the previous generation being 

 var. varleyata on the female, and type on the male side. 



Mr. W. Crocker exhibited three examples of Phryxus 

 livornica, netted at Torquay, May, 1906 ; a specimen of 

 Mclitcea athalia, about half the ordinary size, netted in South 

 Devon ; a specimen of M. artemis bred from South Devon 

 larva, a most abnormal and beautiful variety in both deli- 

 cacy of colour and markings ; two Gnophos obscuraria, fawn 

 colour, from Babbacombe, 1902 ; a very varied series of 

 Hespcria malvce, including extreme and intermediate forms of 

 var. taras, and some very silvery forms ; and a specimen of 

 Leucania extranea, taken at sallow bloom, 10th April, 1906. 



Mr. Hy. J. Turner exhibited a box containing the follow- 

 ing forms : the specimen of Brcntliis cuphrosyne, previously 

 exhibited, with examples of B. amathusia, B. aphirape, B. 

 pales, and B. dia, all from Switzerland, in which the same 

 union of sub-marginal spots and lunules was more or less 

 existent ; and a very small example of Polyommatus damon, 

 with a specimen of almost twice the expanse of wings. 



He also showed a box containing a number of species of 

 butterflies from Bike, in Central Africa, and from German 

 East Africa, including several Pyrantels cardui ; and another 

 box with numerous species taken by Dr. Chapman near 

 Zermatt, including a nice series of Satyr us cordula, with 

 female var. pceas, from Vissoye. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited the rare earwig, Labidura riparia, 

 which he had kept alive for some considerable time. He 

 fed it on fish. Its colour was very pale, no doubt assimi- 

 lating to the colour of the sand of the shore — its natural 

 habitat. After death the colour in this species becomes 

 much darker. 



Mr. Tonge exhibited an example of Sirex noctilio, taken in 

 his house at Reigate. It is to be readily known from S. 

 juvencus by its black antennae. 



Mr. H. M. Edelsten exhibited a long series of Nonagria 

 neurica, Hb., from Sussex, a species recently recognised as 

 new to Britain, with examples of the same species from 

 Germany for comparison. He also showed a long series of 

 N. dissoluta, and var. anuidineta, from various localities. 



Mr. Joy exhibited an example of Argvnnis paphia, having 

 an unusually pale ground colour. 



Mr. Ashdown exhibited a long series of varieties of the 



