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to be accounted for by the mild and spring-like weather of 

 the last two months. 



Mr. West (Streatham) exhibited bred specimens of 

 Eubolia cervinata, Schiff. 



Mr. Wellman exhibited Dasydia obfuscaria, Hb., and 

 Eupithecia togata^ Hb. 



Mr. A. E. Cook exhibited Vanessa c-album, L., from 

 Wales. 



Mr. Jager exhibited a striking variety of Hypsipetes 

 ruberata, Frr., taken at Brockenhurst, in the New Forest. 



Mr. Carrington stated that this variety was not un- 

 common in Scotland, in which country there was only one 

 brood, whilst in England there were two. 



Mr. W. G. Sheldon exhibited dark forms of Hypsipetes 

 sordidata, Fb., from Cadder Moss, Lanarkshire, 



Mr. T. W. Hall exhibited short series of Cerastis vaccinii, 

 L., and C. spadicea, Hb,, which, he remarked, were exhibited 

 not for their rarity, but rather to get an expression of opinion 

 as to whether the two species were distinct or whether 

 spadicea was but a somewhat uncommon variety of vaccinii. 

 The specimens shown were chiefly from Epping Forest. 



Mr. Adkin said it was one of those questions which 

 Entomologists looked at from different points of view. 



Mr. R. South exhibited Gnophos obscuraria, Hb., and 

 read the following notes : — 



" There are forms of obscuraria which run so close to 

 varieties of other European species of Gnophos, that it is 

 hardly matter for surprise that authors should have included 

 such insects as piillata and dilucidaria in works on British 

 Lepidoptera. 



"As far as we know at present obscuraria, Hb., is the 

 only species of the genus found in Great Britain. At the 

 same time it is quite possible that the pnllata of Hiib. is not 

 really distinct from his obscuraria. The descriptions of the 



