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A sMALL RACE or A. MEDON.—Mr. A. W. Buckstone, a series of a 
small race of Aricia medon (astrarche) from Wendover, May 1912, with 
Surrey series for comparison. 
Pierips WHICH EMIT sceNTs.—Mr. Edwards, a number of species of 
Pieridae, and referred to the different odours which were emitted by 
the specialised scales in many species. 
.  Liocat races or A. cRAMERI (BELIA).-—Mr. Turner, examples of the 
Pierid Anthocharis crameri (belia) from some twenty localities and 
referred to the local and seasonal forms. 
November 22nd, 1917.—Mr. Bowman exhibited several series of 
Hemerophila abruptaria bred in 1916 and 1917, spring and summer 
emergences, and gave details of the results, a wild typical male having 
been paired up each time with a melanic bred female. 
Mr. Brooks, a fine aberration of Lomaspilis marginata, the dark 
markings confined to the costal area, almost ab. pollutaria, from 
Wicken, in 1910. 
Mr. Edwards, a series of Papilio nireus, and pointed out variation 
in the underside markings. 
Mr. B. Adkin, three aberrations of Ayriades coridon, (1) ab. swavis, 
with red scales in margin of hindwing above; (2) ab. sem-syngrapha, 
both from Sussex; and (8) ab. syngrapha from ay 
Mr. Hy. J. Turner, a series of the Satyrid, Satyrus statilinus, with 
its §. Huropean larger form, var. allionia, and the very large race 
from Sicily, var. martiani; they were from various localities, from 
Spain to Asia Minor. 
Mr. Ashdown, a dark form of Lophopteryx camelina, and a dwarf 
pale form from Oxshott, with Pheosia dictacoides and Himera pennaria 
from Wimbledon. 
Mr. Newman, a living Amorpha populi, bred Nov. 21st, in a cold 
greenhouse. 
December 18th.—Annuat Exurertion.—Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a 
Pieris brassicae with the apical blotches of the forewings crossed by 
distinct yellow streaks on the veins. 
Mr. W. G. Sheldon, about 600 Peronea cristana and its various 
forms and his long series of Leptogramma literana in great variety. 
Mr. B. Adkin, a cabinet drawer of Noctua primulae (festiva), and 
one of Dianthoecia carpophagqa. 
The Rev. J. HK. Tarbat, a Pieris napi having two small white 
patches centred with black on the underside of the right hindwing, and 
a Mimas tiliae without the central band on the right forewing. 
Mr. W. J. Ashdown, a varied series of Hmaturga atomaria, includ- 
ing a very dark almost uniform male, and a very white ground female 
deficient in two inner transverse lines on the hindwings. 
Mr. Prideaux, living larve of Pararge megera, and read notes on the 
oviposition habits of the species. 
Mr. West, on behalf of the Society, several drawers of the ‘“ Free- 
man ” collection of European butterflies. 
Mr. Bowman, specimens of Cosymbria pendularia, including various 
forms of the ab. nigro-subroseata: dark marginal bands narrow ; white 
transverse lines extra well defined ; all four wings purple ; white lines 
wholly missing; and striated. Also Tiliacea (Xanthia) aurago with 
reddish forms, from Horsley. 
