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anterior wings, and an example of Papilio biano, Cram., with 

 a patch of the colour and ornamentation proper to the under 

 surface of hind wings on the under surface of right forewing. 

 The abnormities had the appearance of insects which had been 

 patched up or mended, but with the exception of the unusual 

 markings referred to, they were quite perfect specimens. The 

 Polyommatus was captured by the exhibitor in N. Devon, 1881, 

 and the Papilio by Mr. Leech's collector in China, 1887. 



Mr. T. R. Billups exhibited a case illustrative of the life 

 \\\'~X.orY oi Abraxas grossulariata,!^. This, Mr. Billups said, 

 was prepared by Mr. Mosley, and formed one of a series 

 arranged for educational purposes. 



Mr. W. White exhibited preserved larvse of certain species 

 of the genus Acronycta, and remarked that the object of his 

 exhibit was to illustrate the differentiation of character in the 

 larvae of this genus, as with some of the moths there was the 

 strongest similarity ; whilst in the well known instance of 

 A. tridens, and A. psi, it was so close that Entomologists were 

 unable to discriminate between them. He was desirous of 

 obtaining ova of any of the genus, as he thought it would be 

 extremely interesting to study the affinity of the group very 

 closely. It was well-known that the larvae of many of the 

 species varied greatly in different stages ; and it was probably 

 by the study of the earlier forms of the larvae, that correct and 

 natural views of the relationship of the group would be 

 obtained. 



Mr. South said that he had been informed that in their 

 earlier stages the larvae of A. psi could not be separated from 

 the larvae of ^. tridens. 



Mr. J. Jenner Weir exhibited British and French specimens 

 of Euchl'de cardamines, L., and read the following note : — 



" I have observed for some years that there is a difference 

 between the Continental specimens of Eiichloe cardamiiies, so 

 far as I have been able to examine them, and those captured 

 by myself in Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and Hampshire, I have a 

 series of twenty-four males of this insect captured in the above 

 counties : these have the orange spot on the upper wings 

 reaching but slightly beyond the discoidal black spot. The 

 inner edge curves outward, not extending beyond the first 

 median nervure, thus leaving the hinder angle white. This 



