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FEBRUARY lotk, 1898. 



Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Edwin J. Crow, of Brixton, and Mr. Robt. Hillsworth, 

 of Stratford, were elected members. 



It was announced that Mr. Hy. Tunaley had been chosen 

 Vice-President in place of Mr. Mansbridge, who had resigned 

 on account of being appointed to a post abroad. 



Mr. McArthur exhibited an underside variety of Polyom- 

 niatus (Lyccena) bellargus from Brighton, having curved spots 

 on the margin, and an underside variety of P. (L.) corydon, 

 having almost spotless forewings, while the hind wings had 

 only the white ground of the usual spots remaining. 



Mr. Dennis exhibited larvae of Callimorpha hera reared 

 from ova sent him by Mr. Tutt from the neighbourhood of 

 Mt. Cenis. They had been kept indoors all the winter, and 

 had continued feeding. Mr. Tutt said that in some limited 

 districts of the Southern Alps this species was in great pro- 

 fusion. 



Mr. Tunaley exhibited series of Retinia resinella bred from 

 pine nodules sent to him from Aviemore. They emerged 

 between May 20th and 31st, and were somewhat small, 

 although they were in pupa in March when they were re- 

 ceived. He found that when the pupa was removed from 

 the nodule the imago failed to successfully extricate itself 

 from the pupa case. 



Mr. Routledge exhibited a variety of Enodia (Epinephele) 

 hypcranthus from Carlisle, having a broad whitish submar- 

 ginal band on the under side of the hind wings, and upon 

 this the ocelli were placed ; also two specimens of a Noctua 

 for identification. These latter were considered to be female 

 specimens of Hydrilla palustris. They were taken near Car- 

 lisle by Mr. Day, on whose behalf Mr. Routledge exhibited 

 them. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited imagines and living nymphs of 

 Calopteryx splendens, and contributed the following notes : 



" In January last I came across living nymphs of C. 

 splendens for the first time, though I had searched for them 

 before, and I now exhibit two specimens, one nearly or quite 

 ready for the final change, the other quite young. They 

 were taken by dredging amongst the roots of rushes in the 

 canal near Byfleet. Last summer I found empty cases in the 

 same neighbourhood, and noticed that in some instances the 

 insects had walked a considerable distance, and then climbed 



