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Acherontia atropos, L., Sphinx convolviili, L., and Deilephila 

 gain, Schff. 



• A fine series of Scuta niaritiuia, Tausch., and its varieties ; 

 also of Nonagria camice, Och., and N. hrevilinea, Fenn., the 

 former showing considerable colour variation. 



A long series of the rare Noctua subrosea, St., and an 

 extended and varied series of N. f estiva, Hb., from many 

 localities. 



A life history of Abraxas gvossulariata, L., with some fine 

 varieties, showing also its parasite, Casinaria vidua; and its 

 hyper-parasite, Mesochorus fulgurans. 



Two interesting and fairly complete drawers of the Eupi- 

 thecise and a drawer of varieties and rarities, including fine 

 banded and blotched Arctia caia, L. ; Odouestis potatoria, L., 

 Melitcea athalia, Rott., Spilosoma lubricipeda, L., Polia xantho- 

 mista, Hb., Cleora augularia, Th. {viduaria),Le'Ucaniavitellina, 

 Hb., L. albipuncta, Fb., Xyloiniges couspicillaris, L., Cyinato- 

 phora ocidaris, Gn., and others. 



Mr. R. South, F.E.S., exhibited a small educational series 

 of British moths, comprising male, female, and larva of each 

 species shown. There were also a few boxes of moths, prin- 

 cipally Tortrices, from Macclesfield. 



Mr. Hamm exhibited a large number of varieties of various 

 species taken around Reading, including a very striking 

 diaphanous specimen of Melitcea auriuia, Rott. ; a series of 

 Polyoiiiinat'us phlceas, L.,one example being partly silvery white 

 on one side, another very dark, another having a rayed 

 margin to the hind wings, and another being very light and 

 having only two spots on the fore-wings ; a very dark insect 

 placed under the name Lithosia lurideola, Zinck., but which 

 was difficult to determine, some entomologists considering 

 it an extraordinary variety oiL. griseola, Hb. ; an exceedingly 

 varied and fine series of Xantliia aiirago, Fb., showing speci- 

 mens uniformly dark, with but traces of marking, to others 

 nearly uniformly light, some of the banded forms being ex- 

 ceptionally striking; a series of Sesia sphegiforniis, Fb., from 

 Reading ; males, females, and cases of the rare Psyche 

 opacclla, H.S., and cases of Funiea iutermediclla, Brd., of all 

 sizes, from the earliest made by the larva on emergence 

 from the ovum, to that in which the species changed to a 

 pupa ; with both sexes of the perfect insect. 



Mr. Jager exhibited several drawers containing, among 

 other things, a grand series of bred and captured specimens 

 of Callimovpha hera, L., including the var. lutescens, L., and 

 the intermediate terra-cotta coloured form ; also a beautiful 



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