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pierces the cocoon with the spike, and does so repeatedly 

 till it has marked out a hd, much as our postage stamps are 

 separated by perforated holes ; then the moth is able to 

 break its way out. The lid does not appear to be of the 

 oval form of milhauseri's, but is rather irregular in form. 



Mr. South exhibited four aberrations of the female of 

 Lycana corydon. The specimens were most kindly presented 

 to him by the Rev. C, A. Sladen, who took them this year in 

 Wiltshire. The hrst example had a white discoid spot on 

 each wing, that on fore-wing with a central black dot ; a 

 white submarginal lunulate line ; the hind wings were shot 

 with blue. The second example was fairly typical, except 

 that the under surface of the fore-wings was unusually white. 

 The third and fourth specimens were of the form known as 

 var. syngrapha, Kef. In a letter sent with the specimens 

 Mr. Sladen stated that in the locality where the L. corydon 

 were taken " the females vary from the typical form with a 

 few dots or splashes of blue on hind wings, or all wings, to 

 full-blown syngrapha." 



Pyralis lienigialis, a dark specimen captured in a village 

 about twelve miles north-east of Oxford on August 22nd, 

 igo2. Mr. South stated that this species was first made 

 known as British in 1881 by Mr. Thompson, who, together 

 with Mr. Bryan, obtained specimens at Stony Stratford, in 

 Buckinghamshire, in 1879 and the following year. No 

 other captures of this species in Britain have been recorded. 

 Distribution — Lapland, Finland, Livonia, Britain. 



Lycana minima, an example almost devoid of marking on 

 the under surface of the wings, taken at Swanage July 3rd, 

 igo2. (Sent by Mr. Theodore H. Robinson.) 



Ematnrga aiomaria, a melanic male specimen taken at 

 Bournemouth on June 28th, 1902. Very similar to one taken 

 by the late Mr. Wellman, some years ago, in Epping Forest. 

 Alodifications of this form have been obtained at Oxshott. 

 (Sent by Mr. Robinson.) 



Zonosoma pcndidaria, four specimens sent by Mr. F. C. 

 Woodforde, of Market Drayton. These differed from the 

 type in the dark grey coloration of the wings. The fore- 

 wings were more or less tinged with reddish, and in one 

 example, which represents the extreme form, the red tinge 

 was very bright and confined to the central area, which was 

 defined by conspicuous pale, transverse lines. Mr. Woodforde 

 thought that this form exists in certain woods in his district 

 only. 



Mr. Clark read a paper entitled " Contributions to the 



