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species of the ZygcBncs. Mr. Carrington remarked that it was 

 generally supposed that to transplant orchids successfully 

 was a difficult matter. He had this year transplanted some 

 numbers of six different species, and all flowered and showed 

 every sign of doing well. 



JUNE 26fh, 1890. 



J. T. Carrington, Esq., F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. R, South exhibited Micro-lepidoptera collected by Mr. 

 Leech, Mr. McArthur, and himself, during ten days spent at 

 Tancarville, Normandy. He remarked that among the 

 Lepidoptera taken, there were only two species which did not 

 occur in this country. 



Mr. C. Fenn exhibited Tortrices taken and bred this year 

 from the South London district. Among them were speci- 

 mens of Tortrix branderiana, St., Phoxopteryx iipupana, 

 Tr., and Penthina variegana, Hb., var. nubiferana, Haw. 



Mr. A. Robinson exhibited a long series of Sesia sphegi- 

 formis, Fb., from Sussex, and stated that half of them were 

 bred, and the others were taken by " assembling." 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited three specimens of Biston hirtaria, 

 Clerck., from Lewisham, and pointed out that one was very 

 similar to, although not quite so strongly marked, as the one 

 shown by Mr. Tugwell at the previous meeting. Mr. Adkin 

 expressed an opinion that the majority of the specimens 

 observed this year were brighter in coloration than was 

 usual with the species. Mr. Tugwell said that in the Green- 

 wich and Lewisham districts it was commoner than usual. 



Mr. Cockerell remarked that with the exception of 

 Bombyx mori, L., there were no records of lepidoptera feeding 

 on the mulberry tree ; he, however, wished to exhibit a larva 

 which had been found feeding on this tree. Mr. C. Fenn 

 said that the larva was that of Tcsniocampa stabilis, View., 

 a species which would feed on all garden trees and shrubs. 



Mr. Mansbridge exhibited CcEnonympJia paniphilus, L., var. 

 ' lyllus, Esp. 



Mr. F. W. Hawes exhibited living larvae of Thecla rubi, 

 L., and remarked that recently in Essex he noticed that the 

 species was nearly over ; in the hopes of obtaining ova he 

 watched, and found that the females laid the eggs on broom 

 {Sarotkamnus scopariiis, Koch.) ; they were laid between the 

 leaflets. The ova hatched very quickly ; and although the larvae 

 fed on broom, they took very freely to the bramble blossom. 



Mr. Billups exhibited, on behalf of Mr. South, types of 



