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specimen of Syrichthus malvce, var. taras, very large, and 

 dwarf forms of Polyommatus [Lyccena) icanis, from Ireland 

 and Kent ; a short series of Nemeophila plantaginis, var. 

 hospita ; a female of Odonestis potatoria, with male coloration ; 

 a bandless example of Deiiias coryli ; a stronglj^-banded form 

 of Polia xanthomista, var. siatices ; two specimens of Maniestra 

 persicaricE, var. unicolor ; a long series oiTmiiocainpa gothica, 

 var. gothicina ; varied series of Xylina conspicillaris, Cleora 

 vidtiaria, Cymatophora octogesima, and other species. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited two drawers of exotic Orthoptera, 

 comprising a series of Locusta peregrma from Tangier, Red 

 Sea, Persian Gulf, and South-east Africa, showing variation 

 of colour and density of markings ; Pachytylus migratorins, 

 var. cinerascens , from Cadiz ; a long series of Qidipoda fasciata 

 and its varieties from France, Spain, Switzerland, and Corfu. 

 The following American Q^dipodidae : — Spharageinon (Bquale, 

 S. volli, S. CO Hare, Arpliia carinata, A. xanthoptera, Hippishis 

 rugosus, Encoptolophus sordidus, CJiortophaga vii'idifasciata, 

 and Aulocara scudderi. 



Mr. Frohawk exhibited a grand series of reversed speci- 

 mens of Epinephele hyperanthes, showing every graduation of 

 ocellation from var. arete to the finest examples of var. 

 lanceolata. Of the latter form the series consisted of no less 

 than eight fine specimens. The remaining forty-two ex- 

 amples also exhibited great variety in pattern of spots and 

 in the ground colouring. The majority of the specimens 

 were bred by the exhibitor. He also exhibited several forms 

 of Papilio niachaon, principally showing variation of anal 

 blotches, and an unusually fine dark tawny aberration, bred 

 from Wicken. 



Mr. Tutt exhibited a long series of Mclampias melampus 

 and M.pharte, which, from evidence he has recently obtained, 

 appear to be local forms of one variable species, and not 

 distinct species, as was generally supposed ; also an ex- 

 tensive series of Ccenonynipha iphis and C. satyrion, which 

 had been considered distinct, but which recent investigation 

 showed to be more or less local races of one species. 



Mr. Dawson exhibited a male specimen oi Argynnispaphia, 

 caught in the New Forest this year. A very dark aberration, 

 somewhat resembling the figure i c, plate 22, in Mr. Barrett's 

 " British Lepidoptera," except that the body and the wings 

 near the body are of a pale brown colour tinged with green, 

 and the dark colouring velvety black ; near the edges of the 

 upper ring the brown shows through in spots ; the under side 

 of fore-wings tipped with green, black markings confluent. 



