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near York. These showed a considerable range of variation, 
and included a fine mahogany-coloured form ; two varieties 
of T. cruda from York, one of them melanic, the other rose- 
coloured ; twelve beautiful bred varieties of Abraxas &vos- 
sulariata, selected from more than twelve thousand larve ; 
one of them was the variety varleyata, two others were very 
light varieties, and the remaining nine were unusually dark ; 
fifteen varieties of Arctia lubricipeda from York; three of 
them were referable to var. eboract, four to var. fasciata, and 
eight were fine intermediate forms; fourteen varieties of 
Abraxas ulmata from Yorkshire, one of which was a fine 
melanic specimen, and three others were very light; three 
female Odonestis potatoria from York, almost as darkly 
coloured as the males; one dark male Saturnia carpini, and 
an example of the same sex with the left hind wing very 
pale in colour; alsoa female of this species, the coloration 
of the hind wings of which approached that of the male. 
Mr. Hewitt also exhibited a preserved larva which he had 
reared from ova deposited by a female T. munda, taken in 
cop. with a male T. stabilis. 
Mr. Barrett exhibited two Boarmia repandata, one being 
var. destrigaria = murana; Miana facsiuncula, Phothedes 
captiuncula, and Actptilia tetradactyla, all captured in Ireland 
by Mr. W. F. de Vismes Kane. 
On behalf of Mrs. Hutchinson he also exhibited speci- 
mens of Eupithecta consignata, being some of the produce of 
an inbred race, which had existed since 1874, with the 
introduction of a wild strain on one occasion only some ten 
years ago. The specimens had grown smaller each year 
until the introduction of the wild strain and the sleeving- 
out process, when they increased in size and in depth of 
colour. 
Mr. Tutt exhibited a series of Acherontia atropos, bred by 
the Rev. Mr. Borroughs, of Rainham, from larve obtained in 
that locality. The only marked variation was in the colour 
of the “‘skull’’ mark on the thorax, which varied from almost 
white to a very dark blackish brown. He stated that 
absence of the band on the secondaries was very rare in 
this country, but commoner in Germany; and that he also 
considered that the species was not adapted to exist as a 
native of this country. The specimens had been forced,—in 
fact, almost boiled. Mr. South said that he had a specimen 
which emerged in July without forcing. 
Mr. Young, of Rotherham, exhibited a large number of 
specimens of Sfilosoma lubricipeda var. zatima and var. 
