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the boar-fish {Capros ater), a native of the Mediterranean, 

 and which had recently been captured near Portscatho. He 

 said that the latter was a most beautiful fish, having scales 

 of a warm orange tint, and at the same time hairy, thus giv- 

 ing a silvery look to it. 



Mr. Turner exhibited specimens of the following species : 

 — Euholia plumharia, Fb., a variety having the dark colour 

 of the transverse lines suffused over a portion of the inter- 

 vening space; Zonosoma linearia, Hb., a variety with the first 

 and third lines almost obliterated; Phycis ficsca, Haw., from 

 Plumstead ; Perinephele lancealis, Schiff., from Ramnor ; 

 Hepialus lupulinus, L., a snowy white variety from Brockley ; 

 EiLchelia Jacob cece, L., a variety having a small additional spot 

 above the blotch at the anal angle of the fore-wings ; Epich- 

 nopteryx pulla, Esp., from Loughton ; Macaria notata, L., 

 from Plumstead ; Dumiea fagella, Fb., a dark female taken 

 at Croydon, with many others, by the aid of a lantern ; 

 Bapta biinaculata, Fb., from Plumstead; and TnlcEporia 

 pseudo-homhycella, Hb. males, females, and cases, from Lee. 



AUGUST 22nd, 1895. 

 T. W. Hall, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. South exhibited two specimens of a smoky variety of 

 Rttmia luteolata, L., from Macclesfield, taken this year along 

 with a considerable number of the type form ; also a series 

 of Hypermecia criiciana, L., and specimens of Tortrix cinna- 

 niomeana, Tr., Etpithecia venosata, Fb., and E. pulchellata, St., 

 all from the same locality. Mr. Hall remarked that he 

 possessed a pair of the same form of R. luteolata, which had 

 been taken by Mr. McGregor in Scotland some years ago. 



Mr. Moore exhibited series of the following Arachnidge 

 from St. Augustine's, Florida, viz. Nephila clavipes, Atreus 

 americaniis, and Gasteracantha cancriformis. 



Mr. West, of Greenwich, exhibited three specimens of 

 Chrysomela gcettingensis, L., taken this year, one at Bookham 

 and the other two at Box Hill, and remarked that they were 

 the first examples he had ever taken, although he had col- 

 lected many years. 



Mr. Turner exhibited two specimens of Scodiona helgiaria, 

 Hb., from Oxshott and Shirley, and stated that several other 

 specimens had been taken this year at both localities. He 

 remarked that he was pleased to find the species was still 

 obtainable in its old locality, Shirley, 



A discussion ensued as to the occurrence of Colias ed-usa, 



