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Dr. Chapman gave several examples of numerous species 

 of Lepidoptera to the Society's Collections, including 

 Eupithecia consignata, Hyboma {Acronycta) strigosa, Jochccera 

 {A .) alni. 



Mr. Kemp exhibited living larvae and imagines of the fol- 

 lowing Coleoptera : — Endoniychus coccijieus, found on horn- 

 beam in Epping Forest, March ist, igo2 ; Ptilrius pectini- 

 cornis, found on hornbeam in Epping Forest, March ist, 1902 ; 

 Pyrochroa serraticornh, found under moss at New Eltham, 

 January 20th, 1902. 



Messrs. A. Harrison and H. Main exhibited dark varieties 

 {nigrofulvata) of Mncaria litiirata from Delamere Forest, with 

 the type form from the New Forest. 



Mr. F. M. B. Carr exhibited a number of specimens of 

 Lepidoptera and Odonata from the New Forest : 



Odonata. — Ischmirapumilio (four), June, 1900. Pyrrhosoma 

 nymphula, (a) typical male, (b) female varieties, June, 1900 

 (see " Abs.," 1900, page 80). Agrion mercuriale (four), June, 

 igoo. GompJms vulgatissimus (two), June, 1900. 



Lepidoptera. — Dryaspaphia, {a) two female varieties, July, 

 1898, and July, 1897 ; {b) var. valezina, July, 1898. Hcmaris 

 (Macroglossa) fuciforniis, Rhinefield, June, 1900. Aventia 

 flextda, July, 1897-98. Lithosia mcsomella, July, 1898. L. 

 coinplana,]\\\y, 1897. L.deplana (helveola), July, 1898. Gno- 

 phria quadra (three), July, 1898 ; (one) from larva, June, 1900. 

 H alias quercana {bicolorana), from larvae, June, 1900. Nola 

 strigida, from larvae, June, 1900. Notodonta trepida (one), 

 from larva, July, 1898. Asphalia ridcns, from larvae, June, 

 1900. Triphcena subsequa (two), July, 1898, at treacle. 

 Heliothis dipsacea (one), July, 1898, Brockenhurst Heath. 

 Chora glabraria (two), July, 1897-98. C. lichenaria 

 (three), July, 1897-98; (three) from larvae, Easter, 1900 

 Catocala proniissa and C sponsa, mostly bred from larvae. 

 June, 1900. Brephos parthcnias, Easter, 1899, 1900, and 1901. 

 Lobophora lobtdata (three), Easter, 1899 ^-^^ 1901. Selidoscma 

 plumaria, males, Lyndhurst Heath, July, 1897 and i89i,and 

 one female from larva, June, 1900. Hyria auroraria {iiiuri- 

 caia). Bank, July, 1898. 



Also a hornet taken from a hollow tree one Easter, and an 

 egg of the night-jar {Capvimidgiis curopcEus). The egg was 

 extremely hard to find, as it was laid among a number of 

 white flints on the heath between Lyndhurst and Matley. 



The var. of Dryas paphia has the basal part of the wing of 

 the usual colour, and the outer portion consists of a broad 

 black band, which occupies nearly half of the wing. It includes 



