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bleached, both from Folkestone ; several female specimens 

 of Pararge luegcera, bred from ova laid by a female from 

 Ranmore Common, having the median bands more or less 

 connected, forming an interrupted broad black band ; and a 

 bred series oiChrysophantLS (Polyommatus) phlceas, from Abbot's 

 Wood, with well-developed blue spots on the hind wings. 

 Mr. Barrett had noticed a tendency to the banded variation 

 of P. megcBva in specimens from Wales and Devonshire, and 

 Mr. Frohawk had seen one from Chattenden Woods. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited two species of Orthoptera from 

 Florida, viz. Romalea microptera and Cyrtacanthacris stcbvittata. 



Mr. John T. Carrington exhibited the specimen of Calo- 

 phasia platyptera, Esp., a species of moth new to Britain, taken 

 by himself three and a half miles west of Brighton, near 

 some old brickfields on the south of Old Shoreham Road, 

 on 14th September, i8g6. This species is closely allied 

 to the "Shark moths;" the genus not being included 

 in the recent lists of British Lepidoptera. It is a native of 

 Central and Southern Europe. The larvae feed upon toad 

 flax, and it is apparently double-brooded, since the first brood 

 occurs in June in the south of Europe, where it is not un- 

 common. It was described and figured in the November 

 number of " Science Gossip." 



Mr. Carrington stated that the genus Calophasia was first 

 described by Stephens to include C. linaricB, which was 

 supposed to be at that time a rare species indigenous to 

 Britain. 



Mr. Ashdown exhibited a rare species of Longicorn beetle, 

 Molofchtis minor from Mickleham, and varieties of Toxotus 

 meridianus, including the entirely black form, from various 

 parts of Surrey. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a bred series of Calocampa vetnsta 

 from Sutherland, and a bred second brood of Acidalia 

 virgidaria {incanaria) from Lewisham ; the latter emerged 

 in August and early September last, and were by no means 

 small. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited a variety of Pyrameis (Vanessa) 

 atalanta, in which the indistinct deep black blotches, which 

 are interior to the red marginal band of the hind wings, had 

 well-marked blue centres. It was captured at Claygate by 

 Mr. H. L. Hearsum of Kingston. This was a type of varia- 

 tion with which members present were not acquainted. 

 Mr. Tutt believed that this variation had not appeared in 

 any of Mr. Merrifield's specimens, which had been bred 

 during his temperature experiments. 



