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regarded as a fair sample of L. Icarus ocourring at Bishop Auckland and Castle 

 Eden, one specimen (a male) having distinct black patches in the fringes, several of 

 the females were remarkable for having all the under-surface markings of the pri- 

 maries reproduced on the upper surface ; he also showed fourteen specimens of the 

 male of L. Icarus, having traces of black spots on the hind-margins of the inferior 

 wings, picked from between sixty or seventy examples. 



Mr. Weir read an extract from a letter from Mr. Merrifield, in which he stated 

 that in carrying out his experiments with Selenia tetralunaria for Mr. Gal ton, ho 

 had obtained some interesting results in colour, and to prosecute these he would be 

 glad of ova and larva) of the species in question from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the 

 North of England, or any continental country. 



Mr. Tutt mentioned that the larva? of DeilepMla galii, Schiff., had been oc- 

 curring very freely at Deal. 



An interesting discussion took place on the probable influence of humidity in 

 causing variation among Lepidoptera. — H. W. Barker, Hon. Sec. 



Entomological Society op London: Sept. 5th, 1888. — Dr. D. Sharp, F.L.S., 

 President, in the Chair. 



Mr. M. Stanger Higgs, of St. Leonard's, Grloucester, was elected a Eellow of the 

 Society. 



Dr. Sharp mentioned that he had received, through Prof. Newton, a collection 

 of Coleoptera from St. Eilda, consisting of Carabus catenulatus (1), Nebria brevi- 

 collis (12), N. Gyllenhalii (3), Calathus cisteloides (20), Pristonychus terricola (1), 

 Pterostichus nigrita (VI), Pt. niger (31), Amara aulica (4), Ocypus olens (1). The 

 species being nearly all large Geodephaga, he thought probably that many other 

 Coleoptera inhabited the island. He remarked that these specimens showed no 

 signs of depauperation, but were scarcely distinguishable from ordinary English 

 specimens. 



Mr. South exhibited a melanic Aplecta nebulosa from Rotherham, bred with 

 five others of ordinary form, and an albino of the same species from Devonshire ; a 

 very curious dark variety of Plusia gamma ; two dark vars. of Eubolia limitata 

 from Durham ; Dicrorhampha consortana from North Devon. 



Mr. Champion exhibited Harpalus cupreus, Leptusa testacea, and Cathormio- 

 cerus maritimus from Sandown, Isle of Wight. 



Mr. Elisha exhibited the following Micro-Lepidoptera : — oeneana, atricapitana, 

 turionana, Juliana, derasana,capreana, pomonana, off Sorbus aucuparia ; sodaliana, 

 zephyrana, trigeminana ; also Schiff ermullerella, horridella, alpella, fuscoaurella, 

 therinella, and semidecandrella, on Cerastium tetrandum. 



Mr. Jacoby exhibited three boxes of Coleoptera, collected partly by Mr. Fruh- 

 stroffer, containing some rare Cetoniidce, Paussidce, &c. 



Mr. E. Saunders exhibited Amblytylus delicatus, Perr., a new British bug, 

 taken at Woking. 



Mr. Jacoby mentioned that he had taken the larva of Vanessa cardui on a 

 narrow white-leaved plant in his garden. 



Mr. Enock mentioned that out of a batch of two males and six females of the 

 Hessian Ely kept together, all six females had laid fertile eggs, so that each male 

 must have impregnated more than one female. 



