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increase his pleasure by sharing it with him. With such 

 anticipations on my own part, it is superfluous to say that I 

 am dehghted to see so large an assembly this evening. To 

 simplify matters I must request each member, as he brings 

 his exhibit to the table, to state at least of what it consists, 

 and the points about it to which he particularly washes to 

 call attention. At the same time I should like to ask him 

 to furnish full notes on the same for the use of the report 

 secretary." 



Mr. J. H. Carpenter exhibited a long and very fine series 

 of Colias hyale, reared from ova obtained from a female 

 specimen taken at Sheerness on August i8th, 1900. The 

 larvae hybernated through the wanter of igoo-oi ; many 

 died, but about one hundred or so duly pupated and produced 

 imagines the following May and June (1901). The larvae 

 were kept from frost during the winter, perfectly dry, and 

 fed upon TrifoUuni repens (life-history written and pub- 

 lished by F. W. Frohawk, " Entom.," June, 1901). 



Mr. W. J. Lucas exhibited specimens of the dragon-flies — 

 (i) Libellula fulva, male, without blue pruinosity on abdomen, 

 and a female, with dark tips to the wings, both taken near 

 Bournemouth by Major Robertson ; (2) a male Oxygastra 

 curtisii, taken by him in the same district ; (3) male, female, 

 and female var. aurantiaca of Ischmira elegans from the New 

 Forest. Also two large and perfect bubble shells, Haminea 

 hydatis from S. Devon, and a specimen of Anodonta anatina, 

 dark, rather thick, and eroded in the region of the umbo, 

 reminding one of Unio margantifera. The latter was from 

 a stream in the New Forest. 



Mr. W. J. Ashdown exhibited specimens of the following 

 species of Coleoptera, showing extreme variation in length : — 

 Clytus arietis, 9 to 15 mm. ; C. mysticus, 9 to 14 mm. ; 

 Molorchus minor, 6 to 12 mm. ; Pachyta cerambyciformis, 

 8 to 12 mm. 



Mr. W. West (Greenwich) exhibited an Homopteron, Sticto- 

 coris flavcola (Boh.) . This species is an addition to the British 

 fauna, and was taken near Blackheath during August and 

 September, 1901. The identification was determined by 

 Mr. J. Edwards and confirmed by Dr. Sahlberg. (For 

 description see " E. M. M.," igo2, p. 5.) 



Mr. Thornthwaite exhibited a dark-banded specimen of 

 Hyhernia dcfoliaria he had taken on his way to the meeting. 



Dr. Chapman exhibited specimens of Pieris hrassicce, with 

 black marginal line in hind wing ; Argynnis adippe, var. chloro- 

 dippc ; a black suffused example of the same species ; and a 



