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" Triphcena comes, Hubn. A specimen with ill-developed 

 hind wings, colour and pattern normal, but only about one- 

 third their proper size. 



" Biipalus piniaria, L. The first specimen is typical of 

 the Scotch and North English form of this species. The 

 second specimen shows a preponderance of black, whilst that 

 next in order has more than the normal amount of white. 

 These three are from Forres, and were taken by Mr. Salvage 

 last year (1888). The fourth and fifth specimens, from Forres 

 and Durham respectively, have the apical patch and border 

 of inner margin connected by a black bar which crosses the 

 disc of the wing. Example No. 6 was taken by myself in 

 Surrey. The light portions of the wings are of a pale 

 yellowish colour, or perhaps it would be more correct to say 

 that they are white, with a yellowish tint. This colour 

 monopolises more than its proper share of the primaries, 

 occupying as it does quite three-fourths of the wing. Another 

 conspicuous feature in this specimen is the annular mark on 

 the fore wings. The seventh specimen is from the New 

 Forest, and also has more than its proper complement of 

 yellow on primaries." 



Mr. Wilkinson exhibited specimens of a few common 

 species of scorpions, including male and female Isometriis 

 maculatiis, De Geer., from West Africa, and a female example 

 of Centrums biaculeatus, Lucas, from Cuba, and mentioned 

 that they had been kept in spirits for four or five years, and 

 when taken out for the purpose of mounting, were but little 

 bleached. 



Mr. W. White exhibited a series of typical Arachnidcs, 

 chiefly exotic, including examples of Galeodes, Scorpio 

 Mygale, and Epeira. 



A letter from Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell, of Colorado, was 

 read, referring to an article by Mr. Howard in the report of 

 the Entomologist of the United States Department of 

 Agriculture, in which was discussed, among other things, the 

 food-plants of the larvae of Carpocapsa pomonella, L., which, 

 with the exception of one or two doubtful records, was con- 

 fined to the natural order Rosacece. One of these doubtful 

 records was in the Entomologisf s Monthly Mag., 1874, P- I3j 

 where Mr. Barrett stated that Mr. W. West told him he 



