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tion it was remarkable that examples from such widely different 

 localities should bear such a close resemblance to each other. 



Mr. C. G. Barrett remarked with reference to Mr. 

 Adkin's observation as to the variety of C. pusaria, which 

 had been considered to be a species, and known as C. 

 rotundaria, that Mr. Atmore had bred a long series oi pus aria 

 in which there was every possible form intermediate between 

 ordinary piisaria and rotimdaria, one specimen being even 

 rotundaria on one side and pusaria on the other. Mr. C. 

 Fenn thought that larvae oi pusaria often produced the form 

 called rotundaria^ owing to the larvae being starved ; but Mr. 

 Barrett said that it was always reared 2svlo\\^ pusaria ixom. 

 larvae which could not be distinguished from those which 

 produced typical pusaria. 



Mr. C. Fenn exhibited Acidalia imniorata, L., a short series 

 taken this season in Sussex; Melanippe galiata, Hb., a long 

 bred series of the spring form from Deal ; M.Jiuctuata, L., a 

 very small dwarf form, and Cidaria truncata, Hufn., a very 

 long bred series with the three parent females, and with 

 reference to this species said that all the ova were laid within 

 a few days of each other, but there was an interval of seven 

 weeks between the emergence of the first larva to the appear- 

 ance of the last ; a portion of one brood was now preparing 

 to hybernate. . 



Some discussion took place as to the characteristic distinc- 

 tions between this species and C. inimanata. Haw,, Mr. 

 Tugwell saying that the angle of the central band was more 

 sharply marked in C. russata than in C. immanata. Mr. Fenn 

 did not consider this at all a distinctive character, and was of 

 opinion that the only real character between the two was the 

 line on the hind wings. Mr. C. G. Barrett added that this 

 was not always apparent, but in immanata the more pyrali- 

 form shape of the fore wings was tolerably constant. 



Mr. T. R. Billups exhibited a specimen of Deilephila 

 capensis^ one of three which had been taken at sea, 472 

 miles from land, the nearest point being Gibraltar. Mr. 

 C. G. Barrett said that the species was mainly South African, 

 and was not uncommon in Cape Colony. 



Mr. C. A. Briggs exhibited two curious forms of MelitcEa 

 aurinia, Rott. 



Mr. Carrington exhibited OrnitJiomyia avicularia, L., the 

 so-called " Grouse Fly," and remarked that this winged 

 parasite was not confined to grouse, being found on partridges, 

 woodpeckers, starlings, rooks, and many other birds. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited a series of both the red and blue 



