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NOVEMBER 26th, 1896. 



C. G. Barrett, Esq., F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. P. L. Barnett, of Royal Hill, Greenwich, was elected 

 a member. 



The meeting was specially devoted to an exhibition of 

 varieties, and was largely attended. 



Mr. W, Mansbridge exhibited numerous varieties of 

 Abraxas grossulariata, bred near Leeds, 1892-6 ; a series 

 showing the variation of Polia chi, including var. olivacea and 

 fine bred forms from the West Riding ; also a series of 

 melanic vars. of Hyhernia attrantiaria, from Yorkshire. 



Mr. C. Oldham exhibited specimens o{ Argynnis euphrosyne, 

 var. (fw. markings few; h.w., black and distinct), from 

 Epping Forest, 1888; Epinephele ianira, var. (light), Epping 

 Forest, 1893, and var. (xanthic), Epping Forest, 1891 ; 

 Odonestis potatoria, var. (putty-coloured), bred 1896, and var. 

 (yellow), bred 1896. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited local forms of Boarmia repandata, 

 including banded and black forms from South Ireland ; 

 banded and other forms from North Devon ; black forms 

 from Yorkshire ; grey from Hebrides and other Scottish 

 localities, together with sundry other forms from various 

 localities for comparison. Camptogranima bilineata, English, 

 Scottish, and Irish forms, the latter including some uni- 

 colorous black examples. Amphidasys betularia from Forres 

 and Yorkshire, including pale, ordinary, and black forms. 

 Boarmia cindaria, pale, dark-bordered, and other forms from 

 South Ireland ; Cidaria corylata with var. albocrenata from 

 Rannoch ; and Thera jimiperata, including very dark banded 

 forms from Orkney. Also a box of varieties of Abraxas 

 grosstdariata ; a long series oi Acidalia margineptmctata from 

 Eastbourne, embracing pale, grey, and almost black forms ; 

 black-banded Eubolia bipunctaria ; strongly banded Anaitis 

 plagiata, and unicolorous dark brown Ematurga atomaria. 



Mr. Mitchell exhibited specimens of Saturnia pavonia 

 (carpini). i. A dark form of the female, bred (Wicken). z. 

 A gynandromorphous example, bred also from Wicken. 

 Epinephele ianira, an entirely fulvous specimen (Abbot's 

 Wood). A form of PolyommaUis phlceas with large elongate 

 spots almost forming a band (Barnes Common). 



Mr. DoUman exhibited a very striking series of Odonestis 

 potatoria, bred from larvae taken at Angmering (Sussex), 

 the females showing a great range of variation ; also several 



