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the whole range of ground colour existing in the species, 

 from clear whitish grey {pallida), through dark grey [grisea), 

 to reddish ochreous (the type), and red brown {riifa). The 

 extreme dark specimen was very rich and deep in tint. 

 Many of the grey forms were speckled with dark scales, 

 pidverulenta-like. The fuscous shade of the reniform stigma 

 was very apparent in all. The orbicular varied much in 

 size, and in a few specimens was very indistinct. In a 

 number of the grey examples the central shade was ver}^ 

 apparent, but in most of the darker ones it was scarcely 

 perceptible. One or two grey specimens had the basal line 

 very well developed, but the abbreviated basal line was quite 

 absent in all. The elbowed line was but little traceable, 

 except in a few specimens, in which the dots were in well- 

 developed series. Most of the specimens had the full com- 

 pliment of six well-developed black spots in the subterminal 

 line {geminatns) , the two central ones being large and jet 

 black in all. The costal pair of spots were the least devel- 

 oped, and in a few examples quite absent. In a few speci- 

 mens additional dots were present, either just below the 

 central pair or just above the inner-angle pair. It was- 

 remarkable that there was no tendency to the form without 

 the subterminal dots {immaculata). He also showed a long 

 series of Hybcrnia inarginaria {progemmaria), bred from ova 

 deposited by "black" parents taken in Delamere Forest. 

 The series comprised eleven "black " males, twelve typical 

 males, and fourteen females, of which eleven were either 

 black or very dark. 



Mr. H. J. Turner exhibited (i) specimens of the local 

 tineid Blabophancs imella irom Bonhill, Dumbartonshire; (2) 

 specimens of Lita {Xcnolechia) csthiops, a Gelechiid only occur- 

 ring in the N. of England and in Scotland, from the same 

 locality as the last species ; (3) a series of Sitones griseus, 

 taken on April nth at Horsell Common, by beating broom; 

 (4) living larvae and cases of the following Coleophorids : — 

 C. genista, on Genista anglica,hom Loughton; C.ccEspititiella, 

 on Jtmcus, from Loughton ; C . pyrrhnlipennella, on heath, from 

 Horsell Common ; and C. albitarsella, on ground ivy, from 

 Ashtead. (5) Larvse of Porthesia chrysorrhcea from the 

 Esterell, S.E. France, sent by Mr. Tutt ; and (6) larvas and 

 cases of ColeopJiora atiricella, (?) feeding on a labiate plant 

 from Locarno in S. Switzerland, sent by Dr. Chapman. 



Mr. .Goulton exhibited a female glow-worm, and it was 

 pointed out that the male, female, and larva all exhibited 

 the power of "glowing." He also exhibited a striking 



