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.specimens closely approach the ab. connuba and var. subsequa 
(for descriptions see ‘ Brit. Noct.,’ i., g6—98). This is 
probably the usual range reached in our southern and 
midland English counties. 
‘“* Noctua xanthographa.—Among these we get the usual 
range of variation, extending from the pale grey ab. cohesa, 
the typical xanthographa, the pale reddish-grey ab. rufescens, 
and an approach to ab. obscura without reaching the range to 
which the Scotch specimens often go. 
‘*Triphana pronuba.—The range in this series comprises 
some of the more usual forms. There is the pale grey 
type; ab. ochrea (greyish ochreous); ab. drunnea and ab. 
ochrea-brunnea. Altogether the series tends to the darker 
aberrations. 
“‘ Mellinia circellaris.—The series of this species is composed 
of about half each of the greyish-ochreous type and the ab. 
ferruginea. The suffused ab. macilenta is not represented. 
‘“‘ Orthosia lota.—A most uniform series of the insect. Of 
the thirteen insects eleven are quite of the typical coloration, 
whilst one shows a tendency to approach the ab. rufa. 
‘“ Apamea basilinea.—The four specimens sent are very 
fairly typical. 
‘* Ematurga atomaria.—These specimens were captured on 
Thurstaton Common, by the river Dee,in May, 1896. They 
are rather smaller than our southern form, and more nearly 
approach in size and in their dark coloration those from the 
northern moors. 
“< Flypstpetes ruberata.—These were captured at Flaybruck 
Hill, near Bidston, in May, 1896. They make an interesting 
series, and are somewhat smaller than the Wisbech form. 
Most of them show the transverse markings fairly well, whilst 
only two examples exhibit the pale central band so con- 
spicuous in the two allied species, HY. ¢rifasczata and H. 
sordidata.” 
On behalf of Dr. Chapman, Mr. Tutt also exhibited living 
larvee of Bryophila perla on the rock zz situ, showing the 
way in which they pass the winter, and remarked that the 
stage in which this took place was the penultimate one. 
The silken retreat could be observed into which the larva 
retires during the day. He stated that the larve hybernated 
in this cocoon, but from the size of some of the larve they 
had evidently done some feeding before the first week in 
February, when they were taken. 
Mr. McArthur exhibited a living example of Aplecta occulta 
which he had just bred from a Rannoch larva, 
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