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teen days ; the pupal stage lasted 298 days. Specimens 

 emerged continuously from May gth to June 22nd. All 

 the females were bryonies, and the males were typical, {b) A 

 typical male from an ovum attached to the abdomen of a 

 dead specimen of bryonice received from Mr. Harrison 

 July 15th. (c) Nine males and ten females bred from a third 

 specimen of bryonicB received at the same time as b. Speci- 

 mens emerged from May 8th to June 7th, igoi ; males 

 typical, females extreme form of bryonies. 



2. Lcucophasia sinapis, L. Four broods from females re- 

 ceived alive from Mr. W. Edwards, of Malvern. Ova were 

 deposited about May 22nd, and hatched about June 2nd. 

 Larvae were full-grown about July 2nd, and pupated about 

 July 3rd. One brood, D., produced winter pupse. The 

 food-plant was Lotus corniciilatus. The specimens emerged 

 from July i6th to July 22nd. 



3. Ari^ynnis paphia and ya.r. valesi7ia. Ova were obtained 

 from four females (one valcsina) captured in the New Forest 

 by Mr. H.J. Turner. About eighty larvse survived hyberna- 

 tion. The hrst larva pupated June gth, and specimens emerged 

 from July 3rd to July 20th. There were seven males and 

 fifteen females, including eight var, valesina. 



Mr. G. T. Porritt exhibited varieties and melanic forms 

 from Yorkshire, including black Acronyda nienyanthidh from 

 Selby ; a remarkable Mania typica, having a large pale 

 pinkish V-shaped mark across each wing ; a Cosmia trapezina, 

 with the central band dark olive-green ; black Larentia 

 innltistrigaria ; a yellow Anchocclis rufina ; all from the 

 Huddersfield district. Also a black specimen of Odontopcra 

 bidentata from Wakefield. 



Mr. B. W. Adkin exhibited the following varieties : 



Nemeobins lucina. — A specimen with the brown fascia re- 

 placed by pale yellow, especially on left fore-wing (New 

 Forest, igoi). 



Tephrosia bituidularia. — Wings much suffused with fuscous 

 shading (bred New Forest, igoi). 



Cerastis spadicea. — Whitish line on outer margin of fore- 

 wings (Essex, igoi). 



Agriopis aprilina. — The black markings in fore-wings 

 almost absent (New Forest, igoi). 



Miselia oxyacanthcc. — The usual white crescent near the 

 dorsum replaced by a white smudge extending to the 

 dorsum ; the dark colour of centre of wing exaggerated and 

 bordered by a dark line from reniform to crescent, leaving 

 a wide pale border (New Forest, 1901). 



