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Brighton : — (1) Melanic with only traces of the fulvous ground ; 

 (2) Pale straw-coloured ground ; (3) Pale buff-coloured ground ; also 

 a ragged specimen from the New Forest similar to (1). Mr. South 

 also showed Epinephele jnrtina- (1) With pale hindwings, <? , (2) With 

 lower part of fulvous blotch white, 2 ; Tricopteryx ,2:)olycoiiimata , for 

 Mr. L. Meadon, two brown suffused specimens, bred ; and various 

 species of Coleoptera. 



Mr. W. J. Lucas, ^ve species oi Nernopteridae (Nat. Ord. Nenroptera) 

 from the S.E. Mediterranean district, including Nemoptera sinuata, 

 N. bipennis, N. coa, Lertha barbara, and Halter pallida. 



Mr. H. J. Turner, series of (1) Eiichloe cardamines race turritis from 

 Cyprus, with ^ and ? examples of the very small ab. minor. 

 (2) Parnassias apollo race pumilus, from the Calabrian Mts., S. Italy, 

 a very local and small race. (3) Colias edusa, the clear yellow form 

 ab. helicina, from Cyprus, and ab. helice, one with orange hmdwings. 



(4) Satyriis briseis race fergana, from Cyprus, with the rich orange 

 brown a,h. jnrata; together with a very small male from Neu Spondinig. 



(5) Satyrus prienri, from Spain, a species similar to the last with its 

 parallel ab. uha'gonis. (6) Agriades coridon, the single brooded species 

 from near Florence, with ab. albo-lmiata. (7) Agriades aragonejisis, 

 the double brooded species from the same ground. (8) Plebeius aegon 

 race vrasseyi, $• and $ from Witherslack. (9) Coeiionyuipha tiphon 

 race philoxenus, from Witherslack. (10) Notodonta ziczac, a second 

 brood specimen bred in a sleeve in Dr. Chapman's garden at Redhill, 

 July 31st, 1918. (11) Agriades coridon ab. semisyngrapha and ab. 

 roystonensis, from Royston, ah.pter-aiirantia, and ab. irregidaris-obsoleta, 

 from Reigate. (12) Salebria seiiiinibella [carnella), from Box Hill, with 

 ab. sanguinella. (13) Examples of Danaida plexippns (Asia), and D. 

 archippus (America), and called attention to the absolute confusion for 

 the past 160 years, in the application of these two names ; etc. 



Mr. J. H. Carpenter, aberrations of undersides of A. coridon, 

 including many named forms. 



Mr. L. W. Newman (1) Long series of the Irish form of Melitaea 

 aurinia, from Tyrone larvae. (2) Curious Aglais urticae and Argynnis 

 cydippe (adippe), with a sheen. (3) Aberrations with bleached forms 

 of Tripliaena janthina. (4) A gynandroniorph of Dryas paphia, three 

 wmgs = valezi?ia, one wing partly <y pap/da. (6) A yellow Aglais 

 urticae hxQ^L. (6) Long varied series oi A. coridon, C. paiiif)hiliis, emd 

 B. phlaeas. (4) (5) and (6) were on behalf of Mr. Percy Richards. 



Mr. R. Adkin (1) Argynnis paphia, an aberration with the marginal 

 wedge-shaped spots enlarged, the submarginal spots much elongated, 

 and other markings intensified. Underside forewings with confused 

 markings, hindwing with a large basal silvery patch. (2) Feronea 

 variegana, a bred varied series. 



Mr. L. W. Newman, for Mr. Oliver, aberrations of (1) A. urticae, 

 from ab. alba to ab. salmonicolor, with ab. ichmixa. (2) Epinephele 

 jxirtina. (3) Buralis betulae, ? without the white line underside. 

 (4) Argynnis aglaia, bleached, and ab. belisarla. (5) A. coridon, $ s, 

 grey, blue, and green forms, and many striking forms. (6) Aricia 

 medon, yellow spotted. (7) Celastrina argiolus, true halved gynandro- 

 morph (Sutton Park), etc. 



Mr. Newman, for Mr. Sabine, a large collection of Noctuae, Ireland, 

 1918, with a number of racial series, and individual aberrations. 



