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AUGUST nth, 1887. 

 R. South, Esq., F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. C. H. Watson exhibited Catocala promissa, Esp., from 

 the New Forest. 



Mr. West (Streatham) exhibited Sesia asiliformis, Rott. 

 (bred), and a variety of Lyccena corydon, Fb. This example was 

 normal as regards the upper surface, but on the under side 

 there was an almost entire absence of ocelli, the only remaining 

 ones being the discoidal and another towards the hind margins 

 of fore wings, with one or two on the hind wings. The black 

 crescents on the margins of all the wings were strikingly de- 

 veloped. Also a variety oi Argyunis euphrosyne, L., with two- 

 thirds of the upper side black, and slight yellow markings 

 on the outer third. The wings are much darker than usual, 

 and the ordinary markings much more distinct and darker ; 

 the under side not showing any marked peculiarity. 



Mr. A. W. Mera exhibited a series of Thera sinmlata 

 Hb., from Ireland. 



Mr. Fremlin exhibited some specimens of Vanessa tirticcB, 

 L., in which the normal bright red-brown colour was replaced 

 by a smoky brown, and the black markings were incon- 

 spicuous. Further, the body and bases of the wings were 

 without any of the usual hair-like scales, and the wings alto- 

 gether seemed to be ill-developed. Mr. Fremlin considered 

 the peculiar appearance of the specimens due to premature 

 emergence, and added that the insects had possessed so little 

 vitality that some of them were dead the day after leaving 

 the pupa, and the others were in a moribund condition. 



Mr. R. South exhibited a variety of Triplicena comes, Hb., 

 with cream-coloured hind wings ; a variety of Vanessa io, L., 

 with a second ocellus ; also a specimen of Carpocapsa sal- 

 titans, Westw., bred from the so-called "jumping seeds," from 

 Mexico, exhibited by Mr. McLachlan at the Society's Annual 

 Exhibition ; and called attention to the aperture in the seed 

 through which the insect had emerged. This aperture, he 

 said, was provided with what seemed to be a hinged door, 

 the construction of which appeared to be a marvel of neat 



