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noted as being large in size and fully developed. He also 

 exhibited a very beautiful variation of Zonosoma pendularia, 

 Clerck, which he had bred from a larva casually picked up 

 last autumn. 



Mr. Dennis exhibited a bred series of Cosniia ajfinis, L., 

 from Horsley, which varied much in the size of the white 

 costal spots. 



Mr. R. Adkin brought a short series of a Eupithecia from 

 Sutherlandshire, captured some two years ago in the neigh- 

 bourhood of juniper bushes. He asked members to what 

 species they were referable, as hitherto he had been unable 

 to determine the question. 



Mr. Hy. J. Turner exhibited a series of varieties oiLyccBua 

 cegon, Schiff., taken during the Society's visit to Oxshott on 

 June 2gth. (i) Male, underside with large spots. (2) Male, 

 underside with elongated spots on the fore wings. (3) Male, 

 underside with the two large costal spots on the hind wing 

 united into a streak. (4) Female, underside with the white 

 blotches interior to the submarginal red band intensified and 

 developed on the fore wing. Also (5) female, underside 

 with the two large costal spots on the hind wing united into 

 a streak, and also the second spot from the anal angle 

 united to one of the interior spots. (6) Female, upper side 

 having the lower wings streaked with blue between the veins. 

 (7) Female, upper side closely approaching L. minima, Fues., 

 in size and appearance. (8) Female, upper side indistinguish- 

 able from L.astrarche, Bgstr., from having the red blotches 

 well developed on all the four wings. 



Mr. West, of Greenwich, exhibited a specimen of the 

 remarkable large red fruit of the Macartney rose {Rosa 

 bracteata), a native of China. 



Mr. Dennis recorded his experience that the larva; of 

 LyccEiia argiolus, L., fed indiscriminately upon holly leaves 

 and flowers, as well as on ivy leaves. 



Mr. Mansbridge stated that he had had a number of larvae 

 of Calocauipa exoleta, L., and was much interested in watch- 

 ing the peristaltic movements of the internal organs through 

 the very transparent skin. He readily noticed in the dorsal 

 region an expansion of the blood-vessel which one might 

 call the heart. The constrictions of this vessel commenced 

 at the posterior end. The ramifications of the tracheal 

 system were readily seen, as the cartilage of which the tubes 

 were formed glistened. 



