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ova obtained from specimens captured at Dover ; the series 

 included typical forms, and the black-banded creamy form 

 of the species ; and Mr. South stated that he had had forty 

 ova, and the larvae were fed up part indoors and part out- 

 doors. Those indoors came out a fortnight before the 

 others ; but each lot produced the Dover form, examples of 

 the variety occurring in both. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited Endromis versicolor, L., bred from 

 larvEe fed up in 1888 ; and remarked that in 1889 two males 

 only emerged, but in 1890 five females and one male came 

 out, the male being the last to appear. In 1884 he also fed 

 up some larvae of this species ; starting with twenty-five ova, 

 he had reared twenty-one moths, which emerged as follows : — 

 In 1885 one male and eight females, and in 1886 twelve 

 males only ; thus in each case the larger proportion of 

 emergences had taken place during the second year after 

 pupation. Mr. Dobson, referring to a brood of Acronycta 

 leporina, L., said that the first year about 15 per cent., and 

 in the second year 60 per cent, of the brood emerged. Mr. 

 C. Fenn stated that Mr. Tester of Balcombe had informed 

 him that E. versicolor sometimes remained in pupa for five 

 years. 



References were made to other species remaining in the 

 pupal stage for more than one season ; among others men- 

 tioned were Eriogaster lanestris, L., Asteroscopus nubeculosa, 

 Esp., Eupithecia venosata, Fb., Emmelesia albulata, Schiff., E^ 

 unifasciata, Haw., and several species of the genus Cucullia. 



Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell exhibited Clausilia rolphii from 

 Plumstead, Kent, collected by the Rev. J. W, Horsley, of two 

 forms : — [a) 12 millimetres long, 3^ broad, horn-colour, shiny, 

 rather tumid. This may be considered typical, (b) 13 millim. 

 lo"g» 3i broad, deep red-brown, shiny, not so tumid, striae 

 not quite so close together. Of this apparently undescribed 

 form Mr. Horsley sent two specimens. The dimensions are 

 the same as those of the var. digonostoma of Bourguignat. 



Mr. E. Step exhibited nest and eggs of the willow warbler 

 {Pkylloscopus trochilus, L.), taken on the Society's excursion 

 to Oxshot on the 23rd inst. It was also mentioned that at 

 this excursion, which was conducted by Mr. R. South, many 

 rare plants were found, and among the Lepidoptera larvae of 

 Cyniatophora flavicornis, L., Ellopia prosapiaria, L., Tkera 

 variata, Schiff., and T. firmata, Hb., occurred sparingly ; 

 imagines of Coremia ferrugata, Clerck, C. tinidentaria, Haw., 

 Melanippe sociata,V>or\<.., Anticlea badiata, Hb., Cabera pusaria, 

 L., Ematurga atomaria, L., of which two or three nice varie- 



