ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



JANUARY \otJi, 1895. 



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



Mr. Thornhill, Castle Cosy, Ireland, and Mr. Brooks, 

 Grange Hall, Rotherham, were elected members. 



Mr. C. G. Barrett exhibited a specimen of Hydrilla 

 palustris, Hb., from Wicken Fen, and four specimens of 

 Caradrina ambigiLa, Fb., from the Isle of Wight. One of 

 the latter had an imperfect right fore-wing, presumably 

 caused by an injury during the pupal stage. The hind 

 margin was indented, but the cilia were present in the 

 curve. The orbicular and reniform stigmata had run 

 together, while the wings were in a semi-fluid condition in 

 the pupse, to form one compound blotch by the coalescence 

 of the margins. Mr. Tutt referred to a specimen oi Agrotis 

 cxclaviationis, L., in the possession of Mr. Burrows, which 

 had a similar indentation in the lower margin, extending to 

 the claviform spot, and also fringed up the break. This 

 injury had no doubt been caused during the pupal stage, 

 and while the wings were in a viscous condition. The 

 result of the injury to the markings was a separation of the 

 claviform spot into two distinct margined spots. 



Mr. Tutt stated that some time ago he had reported 

 Caradrina superstes, Tr., as being taken in the Isle of Wight. 

 He now said that he was in error, the specimens being a 

 form of C. auibigua, Fb. He thought that he possessed 

 specimens of C. superstes from Deal, and as Mr. Prout was 

 going into the whole matter no doubt before long the diffi- 

 culty would be cleared up. Unfortunately he had figured 

 the species. There were in this genus two parallel pairs of 

 species, viz. C. blanda and C alsines, and C. anibigua and 

 C. superstes, the first in each pair being ochreous, and 

 the second greyer. 



Mr. W. A. Pearce exhibited a bred specimen oi Acherontia 

 atropos, L. It was stated that the imago of this species 



