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mens. He and Mr. Atmore had during the afternoon been 

 through the whole, and could not find a single typical point of 

 difference, either in the stigmata or the transverse lines ; and 

 with regard to what had been said as to the dorsal tufts, they 

 found them quite as commonly in strigilis as m. fasciuncula. 



Mr. Adkin inquired if the two species occurred together. 

 In his experience he usually found that fasciuncula was an 

 earlier species than strigilis. 



Mr. Fenn said that fasciuncula was very nearly over when 

 strigilis began to come out ; and in addition the first-named 

 only occurred in meadows and marshes, whereas strigilis was 

 found quite as abundantly in woods. 



Mr. Tug well and Mr. Tutt both reported that fasciuncula 

 occurred on Deal sandhills in company with strigilis up to 

 the middle of July. 



Mr. Hall said that both species occurred together at Catford. 



Mr. South said he did not think much importance attached 

 to the time of appearance ; he thought the characteristic dis- 

 tinctions between the two were so marked that there could be 

 no possible doubt as to there being two distinct species. 



The remainder of the evening was devoted to receiving the 

 reports of the Council and Officers, and to the election of 

 Officers for 1891, as follows: — 



President.— Ur. W. H. Tugwell, Ph.C. 



Vice-President.— Mr. J. Jenner Weir, F.L.S., F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



Hon. Treasurer. — Mr. E. Step. 



Hon. Curator. — Mr. W. West. 



Hon. Librarian. — Mr. D. J. Rice. 



Hon. Secretaries. — Mr. H. W. Barker, F.E.S., and Mr. D. J. Rice. 



Council.— yi&^^xs. R. Adkin, F.E.S., T. R. Billups, F.E.S., 

 C. A. Briggs, F.E.S., J. T. Carrington, F.L.S., C. Fenn, 

 F.E.S., R. South, F.E.S., and J. W. Tutt, F.E.S. 



FEBRUARY 12th, 1891. 

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



Mr. C. G. Barrett, F.E.S., was nominated as a Vice-President. 



Mr. C. A. Briggs exhibited four extremely large specimens 

 of Hepialus sylvinus, L. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited Aplecta occulta, L., bred during 

 November and December last, from ova received from 

 Forres in the previous August. The specimens were all of 

 a light form, the pink shade in the primaries being strongly 

 produced in many of them. 



