212 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



The Season. — Eemarks on the season showed that Noctuse were 

 scarce, sugaring was a failure, honeydew had been very detrimental 

 to larvffi, that a late frost had probably affected Agriades coridon badly,, 

 and that white butterflies and Polyommatus icarus were also scarce. 



Aug. 25th. — Variation in H. marginata. — Mr. B. S. Williams 

 exhibited Hibernia marginaria (progenunaria), typical form Yeovil, ab. 

 fuscata from Finchley and St. Anne's on Sea, with intermediate forms.. 



S. menthastri ab. walkeri. — Mr. Newman, a fine bred ab. tvalkeri 

 of Sinlosoma menthastri from Bexley. 



H. crinanensis from Ireland and E. jurtina ab. addenda. — Mr. 

 H. J. Turner, for Mr. Greer, of Co. Tyrone, a long series of Hydroecia 

 crinanensis taken at honey-dew on thistles, and a pair of Epinephele 

 jurtina ab. addenda, which appears to be a local race in Co. Tyrone. 



Opilo mollis and Gracilia minuta from Surrey. — Mr. Ashdown, 

 a rare beetle Opilo mollis, also Gracilia minuta, and stated that one of 

 the specimens was the smallest he had ever seen. All were from 

 Surrey. 



Aberrations of British Lepidoptera.— Mr. Sperring, soft grey 

 forms of Boarmia repandata from Scotland, Agriades coridon, J s with 

 much black suffusion, and a striata- ohsoleta form, and a varied series 

 of Aglais urticae. Paisley. 



New Forest Vanessids. — Mr. Johnson, several examples of 

 Limenitis sibilla almost completely black, and aberrations of Dryas 

 paphia with very considerable coalescence and elongation of the usual 

 markings. 



Larva of A. leporina. — Mr. Bunnett, a larva of Actonicta leporina 

 feeding on oak. 



American Papilios. — Mr. Edwards, Papilio protodantas {hyperion)y 

 P. phaon ab. ulopos and P. philenor ab. acaiida from S. America. 



The Season. — Eeports of the season were made by several Members. 



September 11th. — Lecture. — Mr. F. W. Thorrington gave a lecture 

 on " Variation in the British Ferns," with a large number of exhibits 

 of abnormal growths. 



C. edusa ab. helicina and Glottula encaustus. — Mr. Hy. J. 

 Turner, Colias edusa ab. helicina (clear lemon coloured) from Cyprus, 

 and three bred specimens of the very local Noctuid Glottula encaustus^ 

 from Catania, Sicily, with notes. 



September 25th. — Lantern Slides. — Lantern slides were exhibited 

 by Messrs. Lucas, Bunnett, and Dennis. 



An Atlas Moth.— Mr. Step, for Mr. Miles, an Atlas Moth, 11 

 inches in expanse, from India. 



American Hesperidae. — Mr. Turner, Hesperidae from Cordoba, 

 Argentine, including Hesperia americana with Colias lesbia and var. 

 heloides, and Meganostoma caesonia, the "dog-face" butterfly. 



Illustrations. — Mr. Ashdown, a book of coloured drawings of 

 flowers, and a beautifully worked Japanese metal leaf with, a fly, a 

 minute tortoise and a snail upon it, all finely chased. 



A sLowwoRM. — Mr. Coppard, a small slowworm. 



Melanic B. repandata. — Mr. B. S. Williams, a melanic series of 

 Boarmia repandata from Finchley. 



Galls. — Dr. Chapman, some galls on dogwood. 



