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and the females, which are exactly similar aberrations, have 

 all the under-surface markings of the primaries reproduced on 

 the upper surface of these wings, minus the black central dots. 



Aberration in under-surface ornamentation was principally 

 in the direction of the obsolete, but one specimen exhibited 

 is itself a not very good exponent of the three phases of 

 aberration I have discussed elsewhere. This example has an 

 extra basal spot on primaries, is minus one or two on second- 

 aries, and on the same wings has the initial spots of basal and 

 central series united. 



For the Rannoch specimen of L. icarns, I am greatly 

 indebted to my kind correspondent, Mr. Ellison of Perth, who 

 was good enough to send me some sixty or seventy examples. 

 From these I have picked out all the males that exhibit any 

 trace of black dots or spots on the hind margins of the 

 inferior wings. There are just fourteen individuals which have 

 these spots developed in a greater or lesser degree. 



I was aware that this form of L. icarus occurred in Scotland 

 and also in Ireland, at least, that part of Ireland which embraces 

 Culleenamore. I also knew that the south of England 

 produced it, as I found one last June at Ventnor; but I am 

 yet in the dark as to the occurrence of this form of Lyccena 

 icarus in other parts of England, and shall be glad if any 

 member of this Society can give me the necessary information. 

 I think I understood Mr. Tutt to say here that such forms 

 were not uncommon in England. I should much like to have 

 a few localities, as I am anxious to learn something more 

 about the English distribution of this form. 



Mr. Tutt said that he always obtained a fair percentage of 

 them at Deal, Kent. 



Mr. Step exhibited galls of Aulax glechomcB, Hartig., on 

 the leaf stalk of Ground Ivy {Nepeta glechoma, Bentham) from 

 Epsom. 



SEPTEMBER 27///, 1888. 



T. R. BiLLUPS, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. J. Jager exhibited three specimens of Callintorpha hera, 

 L., bred from ova obtained from a female of the species cap- 



