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no darker than the rest of the wing, from Morpeth, bred ; 

 an aberration of Hadena thalassina, in which the usual 

 markings were absent, the whole upper wing being smoky 

 grey with the exception of the lighter line towards the outer 

 margin, from Richmond Park, bred 1896 ; a specimen of 

 Arctia villica, with smoky hind wings, and another example 

 of the same species having the usual markings obliterated, 

 and all the wings smoky black in appearance, thorax black, 

 both from Willesden ; an aberration of Melanippe fluctuata, 

 with the usual central band reduced to a spot on the costa ; 

 a specimen of They a juniper ata, from the Surrey Downs, with 

 the band reduced similarly to the last example ; and an 

 example of Brenthis (Argynnis) ettphrosyne, with the centre 

 spots on each wing confluent. 



Mr. Henry J. Turner exhibited a long series of vars. of 

 Hybernia leucophcBaria, black, suffused, variegated, white 

 banded, narrow banded, broad banded, reddish concolorous, 

 &c. ; several distinct geographical forms oiGnoplws ohsciirana, 

 black, brown, white, and grey ; a very varied series of 

 Oporabia dilutata taken in one day on West Wickham fence, 

 including very dark, light, uniform, and banded forms ; a 

 few examples of Coenonyinpha typhon from Carlisle — one speci- 

 men was striking in having a submarginal series of well- 

 developed ocellations on the hind wings, together with a 

 white irregular blotch on the discal area of the same wings ; 

 and a series of aberrations of MelitcBa aurinia (artemis) sent 

 to him by Mr. Wilkinson, of Carlisle, including (i) with 

 basal and central area of all wings entirely black ; (2) black 

 with but little red and without the submarginal band on 

 the hind wings ; (3) an increase in the number and size of 

 the light straw-coloured markings ; (4) the red intensified 

 and bright with an absence of the straw-colour; (5) fore- 

 wings with the straw-coloured blotches of the inner margin 

 united, forming a conspicuous blotch ; (6) spots on the sub- 

 marginal band of hind wings reduced to mere dots ; (7) hind 

 wings with an unusually wide submarginal band, the spots 

 being surrounded by faint straw-coloured rings. All were 

 from the neighbourhood of Carlisle. 



Mr. Thomas W. Hall exhibited a cabinet drawer contain- 

 ing a row of varieties of Arctia caia, including one fine form 

 with almost black hind wings, and others with the black 

 spots on the hind wings uniting and forming a continuous 

 bar; a series of Arctia lubricipeda, var. zatima, including a 

 specimen taken by Dr. Wheeler at Wicken Fen ; a short 

 series of the yellow banded form of Sesia cidiciformis ; a 



