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the larvae fed up somewhat slowly, and pupated between 

 November 5th and i8th. The moths from these emerged 

 between May 25th and June 25th, igoo, namely, at the same 

 time as the later portion of the earlier brood ; some few of 

 them were of the dark-banded form, but the majority were 

 very ordinary specimens, and none of them at all approached 

 the pale examples of the earlier brood. The Brighton parent 

 was taken on June loth, igoo, the larvae pupated from July 

 8th to 15th, and the moths emerged between July 23rd and 

 27th of the same year, a very ordinary brood. The pale 

 form was therefore confined to the emergences of the one 

 brood, fed up in August, iSgg. 



Mr. W. F. Urwick exhibited varieties of the following 

 species : 



Abraxas iihnata, a graduated series of nine varieties, from a 

 suffused smoke-coloured specimen to forms resembling 

 A. pantaria, taken near York from i8g7 — i8gg. 



Argynnis paphia, an hermaphrodite variety. Right wings, 

 female var. valesma ; left wings, male ordinary type, with the 

 exception of a dark splash toward the base (vide 

 " Entomologist," for October, igoo). This specimen was 

 captured on July 28th, igoo, near Lyndhurst, New Forest. 

 A male variety of same species, taken by G. Tate, Boldre 

 Wood, New Forest, in July, i8g8, showing considerable 

 dark suffusion. 



Lithosia quadra, one male variety with light and dark 

 colouring of the fore-wings transposed. Three female 

 varieties, one with the spots on inner margin absent, two 

 others with extra large spots. All were bred by G. Tate, 

 Lyndhurst, in August, igoo. 



Epinephelc hyperanthus, two varieties, one with a grey fore- 

 wing, the other with very large spots (under side). All were 

 taken in the New Forest in July, igoo. 



Agrotis agaihina, one variety, bred by G. Tate, Lyndhurst, 

 August, i8g8. 



Ephyra pendularia, a fine, richly-banded form, bred by 

 G. Tate, Lyndhurst. 



Chelonia plantaginis, sixteen very striking varieties bred 

 from male var. hospita, and female of the ordinary type from 

 South Wales, during i8g7 to igoo. A complete gradation was 

 shown between the type form, and var. hospita with pure 

 white ground colour and black markings. 



Mr. E. B. Nevinson exhibited Malacosoina (Bombyx) cas- 

 trcnsis from Essex, showing much variation in colour ; 

 Macrothylacia {Bombyx) rubi, females, from Argyle and 



