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half dark, in strong contrast to the outer half of the wing ; 

 Phlogophora meticulosa, the prevailing tint of which was a 

 red suffusion ; a series of Plusia moneta, bred from larvae 

 taken at Southborough ; and a short series of Pachetra 

 leucophcza. 



Mr. W. J. Lucas exhibited two scarce species of dragon- 

 flies : (i) A male, Aischna mixta, taken this September on 

 Esher Common. The colour had kept well. (2) Somato- 

 chlora metallica, one of a number taken by Mr. C. A. Briggs 

 at Strathglass, Inverness-shire, this summer in July. He 

 also shewed three large species of Carabidae from Tripoli, 

 received from Rev. A. E. Richards, Anthiavenator, A.bimacu- 

 latus, and Scarries striatns ; these species live in the sandy 

 wastes in the neighbourhood of the coast. 



Mr. Colthrup exhibited a very blue female of Polyommatus 

 {Lyccena) icarus, and a bred series of very dark Mclanippc 

 fluctuata. He also shewed a number of specimens of asbestos 

 in the natural state and as prepared for commerce. 



Dr. Chapman exhibited the following species of the genus 

 Ercbia, taken this summer during some two months spent in 

 Switzerland : — E. epiphron, E. melampus, E.mnestra.E. pharte, 

 E. ccto, E. medusa, var., E. flavofasciata, E. evias, E. glacialis, 

 E. lappona, E. tyndarus, E.pronoe, E. cethiops, E. ligea, E. gorge, 

 and E. christi. The most notable species was E. flavofas- 

 ciata, only known for the past six or seven years, and occur- 

 ring in a very restricted locality in South Switzerland. 



Mr. Mitchell exhibited a specimen of Locusta viridissima 

 taken in Folkestone Warren, an example of the coleopteron 

 Prionus coriarius taken at Richmond, and a bred specimen of 

 Smerinthus ocellatus extensively and deeply clouded with 

 smoky black. 



Mr. Buckstone exhibited the following species : 



Enodia {Epinephcle) hyperanthes, var. arete, taken July, 1894, 

 at Boxhill. 



Pyrameis atalanta, three bred specimens ; one with the 

 left fore-wing smaller than the others. Two with very 

 broad wings, the right fore-wing of one specimen having 

 three holes near the tip, looking as though they had been 

 punched out. 



Aglais (Vanessa) urticce, three bred specimens ; two with 

 the wings on the left side broader than those on the right 

 side, and with the left fore-wing narrower than the right. 



Brenthis (Argynnis) selene, a very dark specimen taken at 

 Headley, Surrey. 



Nemeobius lucina, one which emerged from pupa December, 



