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known as ab. massey?, from Kendal, and also an aberration of Charaeas 
graminis with the usual dark submarginal wedges on the forewing 
almost obsolete. Aserrarions or Mammstra TRIFOLI (CHENOPODIT).—Mr. 
B. §. Williams, aberrations of Mamestra trifolit (chenopodii) including 
a pale ochreous grey form, a dark greyish fuscous form, and a reddish 
ochreous form. A pouBLE cocoon (?) or §. carprst.—Mr. Bowman, a 
very dark coloured specimen of Saturnia pavonia (carpini) with deep 
red lower wings, and a cocoon of the same species, which from its shape 
and size suggested it was a composite one. 
November 11th. Unusuat Foon or HE. casrieara.—Mr. R. Adkin, a 
short series of Hupithecia castivata reared in May from ova laid by a @ 
taken at Beaconsfield in 1914. The larve fed by preference almost 
entirely on the flowers of an Alpine plant (Campanula pusilla). Paper 
on BririsH stucs.—Mr. Sich, several living species of British slug, and 
read a paper entitled ‘‘ Limacology.” 
November 25th, 1915.—Tue Annuat Exure:tion oF Varteties.—Mr. 
Tonge exhibited aberrations of Pyramets atalanta, orange on hindwings; 
Polyommatus icarus, blueness of females, and underside spotting ; Agri- 
ades thetis, blue females; A. coridon, blue females, and a leaden coloured 
male; a confluent Anthrocera filipendulae. 
Mr. Leeds, a long series of Lycenid and other aberrations, of d. 
coridon, male with wide borders, male near ab. fowleri, male with com- 
pletely ringed spots on hindwings, female var. semisyngrapha, females 
with discoidal spots elongated, with much coalescence on underside, 
with spots lanceolate on underside, with very lght and very dark 
eround on underside, ab. melanotoxa, with much enlarged spots and 
much reduced spots on underside; P. wcarus, a similar range of aber- 
ration with, ab. caerulea $ ; Coenonympha pamphilus, ab. lyllus, ab. 
pallida, with bright ochreous patches, with smoky undersides, with 
large spotting on underside; A. thetis, a smoky suffused male with 
extra and coalescent spotting on underside; Chattendenia w-album, 
without the W; and pinephele jurtina, with large extra spots on 
forewing below. 
Dr. Cockayne, a series of Dysstroma concinnata from Argyllshire, 
Arran Island, and Achil Island, with D. truncata and D. citrata (im- 
manata) var. pythonissata, and gave the distinguishing characters. 
Mr. Percy Bright, very striking aberrations of, Rumicia phlaeas, 
hindwing with forewing markings, with striated markings below ; 
Arctia caja, a graduated series of aberrations from almost white to com- 
pletely brownish-black, a form melanic on one side only,an example with 
colours on forewing reversed; Ayriades coridon, a silvery-white form ; 
P. brassicae, a male pinkish-drab in colour, an almost perfectly banded 
female; Huchlo¢é cardamines, with pale orange apex, with clear yellow 
apex, six gynandromorphs, with very dark hindwing below; Leptosia 
sinapis, a cream coloured form, underside dark brown, underside deep 
green; (ronepteryx rhamni, with irregular scarlet markings, three 
gynandromorphs ; Chrysophanus dispar, a series of 14. 
Mr. Bright, for Mr. Tatchell, Saturnia pavonia, a very dark male ; 
Eriogaster lanestris, with discoidal spots dark brown; A. coridon ab. 
fowleri, a very perfect example. 
Mr, L, W. Newman, Pieris napi, males spotless to large-spotted 
