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Mr. H. E. Garrett exhibited a series of Pyrameis (Vanessa) 

 a/rt/rt«^a, taken at Carlton Park, Northamptonshire, September, 

 1904, one specimen with yellow markings in red bands on the 

 hind wings. 



Mr. South exhibited the following species and varieties : 

 Apleda {Melanchra) nebulosa, Hufn. Three specimens repre- 

 senting var. robsoni, Collins, var. ihompsoni, Arkle, and the 

 ordinary Delamere Forest form. These were kindly pre- 

 sented to him by Mr. J. Arkle, of Chester. 



Examples from Ireland,. N. Devon, Surrey, and Yorkshire 

 were added to show something of the range of variation of 

 this species in the British Isles, and each of these was typical 

 of the district or the country from which it came. 



Polia chi, var. olivacea, Steph. A female specimen taken at 

 Bishop Auckland, Durham, in August, 1903, together with a 

 selection from forty-three specimens reared in July, 1904, 

 from ova which she had deposited. It was noted that the 

 offspring were all oF the same form as the parent. 



Abraxas grossulariaia, L. A specimen with buff-coloured 

 ground but more or less typical markings. The only aberra- 

 tion of any note that occurred among some 200 specimens 

 reared from larvae obtained at Purley in 1904. 



Eurrhypara urticata. A specimen with the discoidal and 

 the inner marginal black spots of forewings confluent ; the 

 other black markings on all the wings much intensified. This 

 example was bred in June, 1904, among many others of the 

 typical form, from larva; found in rolled leaves of garden mint 

 at Balham, in the autumn of 1903. 



Peronea hastiana, L. A short series reared from larvae 

 collected at Wisley, Surrey, and an extensive series, includ- 

 ing several named forms, from larva; obtained on the Lan- 

 cashire coast by Mr. Baxter of St. Anne's-on-Sea. 



Padisca (Epiblema) solandriana, L. A series of sixty speci- 

 mens collected in two afternoons at Oxshott in September, 

 1904. "Examples of the forms trapczana, Dup., and ratana, 

 Dup., most numerous, but solandriana (type), sinuana, Hb., 

 and parmatana, Hb., are well represented. One specimen 

 seems to be referable to sordidana, Dup., and another appears 

 to agree with sylvana, Hb. 128." 



Mr. G. T. Porritt exhibited a tine bred series of Agrotis 

 ashworthii from Penmaenmawr, N. Wales, this season. 



Mr. J. Kaye exhibited a series of Pseudoterpna prninata 

 (cytisaria) ; one specimen, bred from Byfleet, had a very narrow 

 dark, well-defined, central fascia, and several bred specimens 

 from Bude showed a suppression of all markings. One 



