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European napi, and the American oleracea, can be distinguished 

 from each other in the caterpillar and chrysalis as surely and 

 readily as napi and rap(E can be distinguished at the same 

 stages." We may therefore expect to find this vexed question 

 cleared up in Mr. Scudder's excellent work now being issued. 



Mr. Chittenden exhibited very black forms of Acidalia 

 inornata, Haw. 



Mr. J. A. Clark exhibited dark varieties of Cidaria sujfimtata, 

 Hb., black suffused forms of MelantJiia bicolorata, Hufn., 

 var. plutnbata Curt, from Forres, and a variety of Oporabia 

 dilutata, Bork., having black bands across the wings, taken at 

 Brighton, 1888. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited Noctua glareosa, Esp., from Kent, 

 Barnsley, York, Perth, Forres, and Shetland. The Shetland 

 specimens and one of those from Perth approaching a melanic 

 form, the others being all of the pale grey or slightly rosy type. 



Mr. W. H. Tugwell exhibited a series of nine Boletobia 

 fuliginaria, L., and read the following note : — 



" Eight of the specimens of this rare British moth exhibited 

 this evening, were captured or bred by Mr. Edward Upton, 

 at Dockhead, Bermondsey. The one smaller specimen I had 

 the pleasure of breeding from a half-grown larva (one of four) 

 that Mr. Upton showed Mr. J. T. Williams and myself, when 

 on May 24th, 1884, we went by appointment to be shown 

 fuliginaria at home. The four larvae we saw on that occasion 

 were feeding on fungus on an old rotting wooden structure 

 near a tidal ditch from the river Thames, and at a place that 

 could only be approached under certain conditions of tide. 

 One of these four larvse, about half grown, Mr. Upton most 

 generously allowed me to bring away, and this I fed up (on 

 the piece of fungoid wood shown) and successfully bred. I 

 call particular attention to the pupa case attached to the piece 

 of wood. It will be seen that the larva forms a slung cocoon, 

 i.e., attached at both ends by silken threads. It does not go 

 underground to pupate, as is stated by Kirby in his translation 

 of Berge's book. I am of opinion that the insect is a true 

 Geometer, rather than a Noctua, as Mr. South classes it in his 

 " Synonymic List." The sketch of larva, from nature, was 

 made by my daughter, showing it feeding and in repose." 



Mr. White exhibited a coloured drawing of Catocala nupta, 



