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Mr. W. J. Lucas exhibited a series of the dragon-fly 

 Oxygastra curtisii, Dale, consisting of three males, two 

 females, and three nymph-skins. The imagines were taken 

 by Major R. Robertson in 1902, in Hampshire. The 

 nymph-skins were obtained in France by M. Rene Martin. 

 He also exhibited three males and two females of the earwig 

 Lahidura riparia, taken by Miss Nellie Robertson near 

 Bournemouth during 1902. On behalf of Master E. C. 

 Ansorge, Mr. Lucas showed a short series of Agriopis 

 aprilina having unusually dark hind wings ; these were bred 

 from pupse dug in the New Forest during 1902. 



Mr. G. T. Porritt exhibited a box of specimens of Polia chi 

 representing the forms occurring in the Huddersfield dis- 

 trict. The series showed a great range of variation from 

 almost white to dark slate-colour, and including the varieties 

 olivacca and sufftisa. 



Mr. E. Joy exhibited aberrations, from Folkestone, of 

 Aphantopiis {Epincphele) hyperanihits, in all of which the ocelli 

 were partially or wholly obsolete. He stated that he had 

 not seen it recorded, but had observed that the tendency of 

 the coast form is towards a diminution of the ocelli on the 

 underside, whereas in inland woods, and the New Forest in 

 particular, varieties almost invariably take the form of 

 enlarged or lanceolate ocelli. 



Mr. Main, on behalf of Mr. Mera, exhibited a short series 

 of very dark suffused Odontopera bidentata, bred from a dark 

 female taken near Leeds ; also a very brilliant green example 

 of Mimas {SmerintJins) tilice, bred in 1902 in the London 

 district. 



Mr. Turner exhibited three forms of Melanippc montanata 

 taken at Amersham, Bucks, during the Coronation week — 

 (i) having all the markings, except a black costal blotch, 

 either very faintly present or quite obsolete ; (2) an 

 asymmetrical form with central band on the left fore-wing 

 verv much contracted in the lower half, only a streak 

 remaining, while the band on the right fore-wing was fully 

 developed ; (3) a somewhat light form showing a darker 

 marginal band to all the wings, and especially distinct on 

 the hind wings. 



Mr. Russell exhibited a malformation of Pyrameis cardui, 

 taken on the wing, in company with a dozen others of the 

 usual type, at Margate on July 30th, 1900. In this example 

 the apex of the fore-wings was much shortened, and the 

 markings, although present, somewhat compressed, but with 

 perfect symmetry and without crippling. 



