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in the London district, and Mr. South said it was found 

 freely at Brighton. 



Some remarks having been made as to many of the speci- 

 mens being of an ochr(^ous colour, Mr. Short said that when 

 they emerged from the pupae they were in many instances of 

 this colour, and it was not due to the manner in which they 

 were killed. Mr. South and other members stated that the 

 species frequently emerged of a yellowish- colour, with no 

 trace whatever of the green. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a series of Spilosoma menthastri, 

 Esp., bred from ova received from the north of Ireland, the 

 whole of them having the wings of a distinct brownish tinge 

 of colour, and the wing rays paler, a characteristic which was 

 common to both sexes ; they also varied very much in the 

 arrangement of the spots. He remarked that he understood 

 this was the prevalent form in the district. Mr. Tugwell said 

 these specimens were very similar to those from the neigh- 

 bourhood of Perth. 



Mr. Billups exhibited two fine specimens of Coleoptera 

 belonging to the family Passalides, viz., Aceraius grandis, 

 Burm., from Java, and A. caniptoni, Burm., from Ceylon ; also 

 numerous species of Diptera taken by himself during the past 

 season ; and called attention to the very beautiful markings 

 in the wings of many of the species. Amongst others, there 

 were specimens of Tetanocera ferrugmea, Fin., T. elata, Fin., 

 and T. piinctitlata, Scop. ; Acidia cognata, W., and A. heraclei, 

 L. ; SpilograpJia zoe, Meig., Pteropcecila lavied, Schr]^. ,\Ejiaresta 

 conjuncta, Lv/., Teph'iiis bardancB, Schrk., Palloptera arcuata. 

 Fin., and P. Udniacula, Mg., Balioptera conibinata, L, Lininia 

 mai'ginata, F., Saproinyza decempunctata, Fin., Platy stoma 

 seminationis , Fin., and Pteropcectria afflicta, Mg. 



Mr. E. Step, for Mr. C. A. Briggs, exhibited two or three 

 species of Fungi, One of these, Lentinus leontopodms, he 

 believed, had not been shown at the Society's meetings 

 before. He had obtained it from sallow trees at Putney. 



DECEMBER lUh, 1890. 

 W. H. Tugwell, Esq., Ph.C. Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. R. South exhibited Lycmia astrarcJie^ Bgstr. and its 

 named forms, and made some remarks on the variation and 

 distribution of the species, of which the following is a 

 summary : The form known as allons, Hubn., has the upper 

 surface of all the wings uniform brown, without any trace of 

 orange marginal markings ; on the under surface the orange 

 spots are often almost entirely absent, but are sometimes well 



