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base, numerous scattered shining scales, and antennae thick- 

 ened by dense and large scales from the base to about half 

 their length. 



Dr. Chapman exhibited a larva of Thestor ballus, sent by Mr. 

 H. Powell, of Hyeres, bred from the egg; and also an imago 

 of Orina {Chrywchloa) tristis var. suiarngdina, bred from the egg 

 at Reigate (parent from pine, Lago Maggiore), but at large 

 from last September as a full-grown larva till it was found 

 this morning as an imago. Others have appeared during the 

 past few days. 



Mr. H. E. Garrett exhibited a very fine series of Triphcena 

 fimbria, bred from larvae obtained at Wimbledon Common 

 in 1903. The varieties shown comprised (i) pale yellowish 

 grey, the type fimbria ; (2) a darker ochreous form, var. nifa ? ; 



(3) a rich chocolate or mahogany-brown {oxra,\diY bninnea ; 



(4) a dark olive-green form, var. solani. Dr. Chapman noted 

 that the white wedge-shaped costal blotch was very con- 

 spicuous in all the dark olive examples, but only slightly 

 apparent in the lighter ones. 



Mr. McArthur exhibited bred series of Eiipithecia venosata 

 from the Shetland Islands. The examples from Cunnings- 

 burgh in the south were much darker in ground colour, and 

 often larger than those from Unst in the extreme north of 

 the Islands. He stated that the larvae were always found on 

 Silenc inflata, and never on S. maritima. 



Mr. Jager exhibited Habcnaria conopsca, Orchis maculata and 

 Ophrys miiscifcra from the neighbourhood of Dover; and also 

 Aceras anthropophorn from Reigate. 



Mr. West, of Greenwich, exhibited the rare Necrophorus 

 vcstigator, taken from a dead rook, and Har/)n/«s servns, found 

 under stones ; also the very uncommon Hemipteron, Gnatho- 

 conus picipcs, Fall. All were taken the last week in May, at 

 North Denes, Great Yarmouth. 



Mr. F. B. Carr exhibited ova. o{ Hylophila prasinana, which 

 may be described as nearly flat, ribbed, and when laid they 

 are entirely yellow, but after three or four days the centre 

 turns to a red-brown and gradually becomes darker, the rim 

 remaining yellow. Dr. Chapman stated that he had noticed 

 a great resemblance between the ova of this species and 

 those of the Acronyctas. 



Mr. Sich exhibited larvae of Taniocampa mimosa from 

 Brentwood, where it was somewhat local. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited beautiful coloured drawings of 

 Ephyra pendtdaria, var. subroseata, the local Staffordshire form 

 of the species described, " Ent.," xxxv, p. 275, (1902). 



