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that the latter species was now in pupa, while the former 

 was not yet full grown. 



Mr. Montgomery exhibited larvae of C. edusa, and stated 

 that in 1895 the larvae of this species averaged about twenty- 

 eight days in reaching the pupa state, while this year 

 forty-two days had elapsed, and many had not yet pupated. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited two female specimens of the Orthop- 

 teron Platj'dcis grisca from the neighbourhood of Lulworth, 

 and a specimen of Tcttix snbtdatns from Milford. 



Mr. F. M. B. Carr exhibited some of the larger species of 

 British dragonflies,all taken this year: — Sympdrnm striolaium, 

 Sympctvimi sangiiineum, and Synipetriun scoticiun from Ockham, 

 August i6th, igoo ; Lihellula depressa from the New Forest, 

 June 6th, igoo ; Lihellula quadrimaculata from the New 

 Forest, June 3rd to 6th, igoo, and Black Pond, Esher, 

 July 14th, igoo ; and LibclUila quadriinacidata, var. prcennbila 

 from the Black Pond, Esher, July 14th, igoo; Orthetrum 

 cccrulesccns, Gomphus vulgatissimiis, Cordidegastcr anmilatiis, 

 and Brachytron pratcnse from the New Forest, June, igoo ; 

 JEschna graudis from Wisley, August i6th, igoo, and Aischna 

 mixta from Loughton, August 22nd, igoo. 



Mr. Hy. J. Turner exhibited a short" series of C. edusa 

 from Dawlish, including var. helice, one of two taken, 

 and reported numerous others ; a small female of the 

 same species, and remarked that many specimens were 

 small ; also another female with the costa of a much 

 lighter yellow than the rest of the wing. He further 

 exhibited a pair of ALschna mixta taken with two other 

 specimens at Pitsea, and a specimen of Syinpetrum sangtnncnm 

 taken with others at Wisley. He reported that the latter 

 species was very common at Horsham on September 23rd. 



Mr. Chittenden exhibited a pale yellow variety of Chryso- 

 phanus phlceas, taken at Ashford ; two very dark forms of 

 GnopJios obscnraria from Shirley Hills ; a specimen of Biipahis 

 piniaria from West Wickham, with the left pair of wings 

 coloured as in the male, and the right pair of the female 

 coloration ; a dark form of A gratis corticea from the last 

 locality ; and a dark A. aquilina from the Shirley Hills. 



Mr. Gadge exhibited several fruits from Cape Colony, and 

 a branch of the " silver-tree." 



Mr. Colthrup, on behalf of Mr. Hills, of Folkestone, 

 exhibited a long series of Colias hyale, and contributed the 

 following note : 



"The series was taken in the neighbourhood of Folke- 

 stone during July of this year. They are arranged showing 



