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Mr. Merrifield, F.E.S., a number of specimens in illustra- 

 tion of the changes in colour and markings effected by 

 varied temperatures applied in the pupal stages. 



Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., exhibited a collection of Lepidop- 

 tera made in Hoy, Orkney, during the present year, includ- 

 ing Agrotis tritici, L., and A. ciirsoria, Bork., both not pre- 

 viously recorded from the island, and Triphcena comes, Hb., 

 together with the Agrotids and Tripha^nas from his cabinet 

 for comparison. The Hoy collection also contained, among 

 other species, N eineopliila plantaginis, L., including forms 

 w^ith the usual yellow ground-colour of the hind wings 

 replaced by red ; variable series of Noctua /estiva, Hb., 

 Epunda lutulenta, B ork., Hypsipetes sordidata, Fb., and Cidaria 

 immanata, Haw., and Thera juniperata, L., with the central 

 fascia almost black. Also several drawers of Bombyces, 

 the Zygasnidae including yellow and intermediate forms of 

 Zygcsna filipendfUce, L., and Z. trifolii, Esp., and the Sesiidse 

 with a case of cocoons of several of the species, showing 

 their methods of pupation. 



Mr. D. Chittenden exhibited the following NocUlcb from 

 Ashford, Kent : — Captured Pachetra leucoplicEa, View., red 

 and yellow forms of Xanthia aurago, Fb., a very variable 

 series of Agrotis segetum, Schiff., dark forms of A. cinerea, 

 Hb., an unusual variation of A. exclamationis, L., and a 

 variety of Cleoceris viminalis, Fb. 



Mr. Percy Bright, F.E.S., exhibited many rare and 

 unusual varieties. The most noticeable were as follows : — 

 A long series of Hepialus hunmli, L., vars. from Shetland, 

 taken by Mr. W. Reid and himself in Unst, 1895 ; a series 

 of Sesia scoliiforuiis, Bork., taken at Rannoch by Mr. W. 

 Reid ; a series of line picked vars. of Tceniocaiiipa gracilis, 

 Fb., from the New Forest ; two very fine vars. oi Arctia caia, 

 L., one with dark brown fore-wings and black hind wings, 

 the other very light, upper markings very small and some 

 absent, bright orange vermilion under wings with dark spots 

 very small or absent ; a remarkable variety of Metrocampa 

 margaritaria, L., with transverse markings of fore- wings 

 converging and meeting in the centre ; fine series of varieties 

 of Argvnnis paphia, L., from the New Forest, including the 

 white spotted form, a gynandrous specimen, and one dark 

 variety; series of dark varieties oi Spilosoma menthastri, Esp., 

 bred by Mr. W. Reid ; series of Crymodes exulis, Lef.. taken 

 by himself in Unst, 1895 ; Vanessa urticce, Esp., vars. includ- 

 ing one with nearly black hind wings (figured " Entom.," 

 xxix., 73) ; Limenitis sibylla, L.', black variety. 



