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first-named species flew very high up, and had a very powerful 

 flight. 



Mr. C. Fenn also informed the meeting, that on the previous 

 Saturday (July 9th), Hesperia lineola, Och., was out freely 

 at Leigh, Essex, and that on the dry bank where it occurred 

 he had picked up a nearly full-fed larva of SaHirnia pavonia, 

 L. Mr. Croker referred to the abundance of the larva of 

 Vanessa atalanta, L., and added that Colias edusa, Fb., was 

 very abundant at Riddlesdown, Surrey, and observations v/ere 

 made as to the occurrence in numbers of these two species, 

 together with Plusia gannna, L., and- also as to the number 

 of captures oi Deiopeia pulchella,\^., which had been recorded. 



Mr. C. G. Barrett remarked on the effect one hot season 

 had in causing many species of insects to recover from the 

 depression of the last two or three years. 



JULY 2%th, 1892. 

 C. G. Barrett, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Frohawk exhibited seven specimens of Epinephele 

 kyperanthes, L., bred from ova, and stated that the female 

 parent, which was of the ordinary form, was taken in the 

 New Forest. Three of the specimens bred, however, were of 

 the lanceolate form, and Mr. Frohawk considered it probable, 

 therefore, that the male parent was of this form. 



Mr. Frohawk also remarked on the abundance of the larva; 

 of Vanessa atalanta, L., and mentioned that from ova de- 

 posited by two females of Colias edusa, H., taken in the 

 spring, he had obtained 70 pupae. He further exhibited 

 living pupae of Colias edttsa, Fb., Vanessa cardui, L., and V. 

 afalanta, L.; also a variety of Sesza forvticifonnis, Esp., 

 having the usual red colour replaced by burnished gold. 



Mr. R. South exhibited specimens oi ZygcEna trifolii, Esp., 

 from Middlesex, among which there was considerable varia- 

 tion in the size and colour of the spots, in the colour of the 

 hind wings and in the width of the border of the hind wings ; 

 all the known phases of variation in this species being re- 

 presented. He' also exhibited Asthena blovieri, Curt, taken 

 in Buckinghamshire, and remarked that it was extremely 

 abundant in a certain wood, which he believed was the 

 nearest known locality to London. 



Mr. C. G. Barrett exhibited Vanessa c-albmn, L., and pointed 

 out differences between the first and second broods : a dis- 

 cussion ensued, the general opinion being that the species 

 was clearly double-brooded. 



