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Mr. Adkin exhibited the unopened flower-heads of the 

 ivy upon which were the egg-shells of Cyaniris (Lyccena) 

 argiolus, and said that he had seen the females depositing 

 the ova. He hoped at a future meeting to give further 

 details of the observations he was making on this species. 



Mr. Manger exhibited a specimen of Eugonia (Vanessa) 

 polychloros taken on May 24th at Brockley. There was 

 stated to be no elm in the near neighbourhood, and it was 

 suggested that the larva had probably fed on lime. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited very fine specimens of Papilio 

 daunus and P. cresphontes, from St. Augustine's, Florida, 

 U.S.A. He also showed several specimens of Anisoinorpha 

 hiiprestoides, one of the " Walking-sticks." Scudder states 

 that this insect " is a sluggish creature in Florida and Texas ; 

 it will, when seized, spurt a strong vapour which slightly 

 burns a man's skin. When dissected the glands which 

 furnish the supply will often be found of exceptional size, 

 quite filling the sides of the thorax." 



Mr. Mansbridge exhibited a series of Polia chi bred from 

 ova laid by a rather dark female from Huddersfield. The 

 series varied from dark to the common type. There were 

 no specimens of the olivacea form, but several examples had 

 all the lines, bands, and markings of that variety, and were 

 dark without the olive-green shade. 



Mr. South exhibited two specimens of Caradrina ambigua, 

 taken by Mr. Woodforde near Exmouth in July this year. 

 These examples were very pale in coloration, and in this 

 respect differed from specimens he had seen from the Isle 

 of Wight. 



Mr. Barrett inquired if any member was positive that 

 larva of Hadena adustd remained as a larva in the cocoon 

 through the winter, changing to a chrysalis in spring. Mr. 

 McArthur said that he had frequently found larvae in the 

 spring at the roots of moss. 



Mr. Auld stated that he had been collecting in the New 

 Forest, where varieties seemed this year to be somewhat 

 common. He knew of two collectors who had taken between 

 them no less than twelve examples of Limenitis sibylla, var. 

 nigrata, and he had seen a fine variety of Dry as {A rgynnis) 

 pap]iia, possessing a pale border and a dark centre. Another 

 collector had taken a variety of Polyoniinatiis {LyccBua) icarus, 

 having no vestige of spots on the under sides, = \a.r. persica. 

 At sugar he noticed that Catocala sponsa came usually about 

 7.30 p.m. 



Mr. Turner said that he had taken three examples of the 



