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beneath the trees, but no trace of its pupa was to be found. 

 This species has much the same habit, and looks very Hke 

 a large form of Cerostoma sequella, to which it is evidently 

 closely allied. The fresh specimens have a lovely pink 

 iridescence. 



Mr. Barrett, on behalf of Mr. C. O. Day, of Knutsford, 

 Cheshire, exhibited a series of forms of Tephrosia bmndularia 

 taken in March and May. It consisted of whitish, brownish, 

 smoky brown, smoky grey, and blackish specimens from 

 both Cheshire and Lancashire. He also exhibited, on be- 

 half of Mr. J. J. F. X. King, of Glasgow, a long series of 

 Noctua /estiva and v. borealis, all taken in Unst, Shetland. 

 They consisted of a complete gradation of forms, from the 

 ordinary northern v. confliLa to the extreme of the var. borealis. 



In the discussion which followed, Mr. Tunaley said that 

 in Sutton Park, Birmingham, he had frequently found late 

 T. crepii,scidaria at the same time as early T. bi^tndularia. 



Mr. R. Adkin read a paper entitled " My Summer Holi- 

 day ; and what I noted with regard to A cidalia inarginepunc- 

 tata, Goze, and the earlier stages of the second brood of 

 Cyanifis (Lyccena) argiolus, L." (pp. io8 and iii). 



In the discussion which followed, Mr. Tunaley said that 

 the manner of depositing ova by C. argiolus reminded him 

 very much of the similar actions of Lo6o/)Aora viretata ; when 

 there were few flowers of holly the young larvse readily fed 

 on the young shoots. In Sutton Park both broods of C. 

 argiolus occurred, although there was but little ivy in the 

 Park. 



Mr. Tutt remarked on the scientific value of the paper, 

 and said that C argiolus was reported by Mr. Johnson to 

 lay its ova on holly just clear of the perianth, so that when 

 that fell it would be secure. He congratulated Mr. Adkin 

 upon the result of his observations. 



Mr. Mansbridge said that he took a worn specimen of A . 

 marginepunctata at Folkestone on July 7th ; but although he 

 searched every day he saw no more until July 17th, when he 

 took some half a dozen perfectly fresh specimens. 



Mr. Tutt said that there were always two broods of this 

 species, and this year he had records of partial third broods 

 in confinement. 



Mr. Adkin, in reply to a question, said that the larvae of 

 C. argioltLs fed only on the stamens and ovary, and not on 

 the perianth. 



