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exhibited the white marginal band only, and had no trace of 

 the central fascia. He also showed a specimen of the largest 

 known species of Longicorn beetle Titanus giganteus from 

 Potaro, in British Guiana. 



Mr. Philip J. Barraud exhibited — 



(i) Epinephele jnrtina {ianira) S, var. anommata, having 

 the usual apical white pupilled spot absent from fore wings, 

 and on the under side of the hind wings only minute black 

 specks in place of the usual spots. It was captured at 

 Brockenhurst, June 23rd, 1904. 



(2) Spilosoiiia menthastri, S , a brown aberration resembling 

 the forms from Lancashire and North Ireland. Captured May 

 25th, 1901, on Bushey Heath. 



Rev. J. E. Tarbat exhibited — 



(i) c? Erebia cethiops, with bleached marks on the left fore 

 and hind wings. 



(2) S Euthenwnia russula, with band. of hind wing very 

 faintly marked. 



(3) ? Pcecilocaiitpa populi, with left hind wing slightly crippled 

 and small rudimentary wing anterior to right fore wing. 



Mr. Bacot exhibited varieties of Hybernia defoliaria, cap- 

 tured Epping Forest ; A gratis saucia, bred, Sandown, Isle 

 of Wight ; Ennomos quercinaria, bred, London stock ; Malaco- 

 souia ncustria, bred, S. Devon ; Demas coryli, bred, Epping 

 Forest ; Spilosouia lubricipcda, var. zatima, bred, Mr. 

 Raynor's race ; Spilosoma urticce, bred Norfolk race. He 

 exhibited a long series of the last named species, consisting 

 of eight broods belongingto three generations, all originating 

 from a single batch of ova laid by a female captured in 

 Norfolk. These showed a very wide range of variation 

 as regards their spotting, from extreme forms that might 

 easily be mistaken for the allied 5. menthastri to speci- 

 mens having only one or two minute spots on the fore 

 wings. 



Mr. L. B. Prout exhibited on behalf of Mr. J. P. Mutch : 

 Fine pale aberrations of Agrotis ypdlon {snffusa) and 

 Phlogophora nieticulosa from Isle of Wight ; also interesting 

 aberrations of A. saucia and A. segetum from Isle of Wight, 

 and Cleora glabraria, much marked with black, from the 

 New Forest. He also showed on his own behalf — very 

 variable series of (i) Mclitcea cinxia, bred from the Isle cf 

 Wight, mostly in one aberrant brood reared in 1902 under 

 exceptionally unfavourable climatic conditions; (2) Aporophyla 

 anstralis v.'ith the blacl^ish ab. iugenua, Frr., from Sandown ; 

 (3) Melanthia ocellata, the specimen figured in " Barrett," PI. 



