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orange-coloured blotch, in imitation of that of the female, 

 which Mr. Barrett observed was the form found in the more 

 northern and western range of the species. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited three species of Orthoptera from 

 the Amatola Mountains, South Africa, v\7..,Platypleura divisa, 

 Germ., a pretty Cicada with moth-like coloration and mark- 

 ings : Phylloptera prasinata, Stal., a green tree cricket : and 

 (Edipoda pictus, a grass-hopper, showing considerable vari- 

 ation in the density of the colouring of the hind wings, the 

 specimen shown having a faint tinge of yellow. 



Mr. Short referred to the exhibit made by Mr. Rice (on 

 behalf of Mr. Hickling) at the last meeting, of ova deposited 

 on asparagus, and, in supporting Mr. T. W. Hall's identifi- 

 cation, showed ova of the same species,/.^., Triphcsna pronuba, 

 L., on rush. 



Mr. Hawes called attention to the tendency to lightness in 

 colour of many species of butterflies during the present 

 season, and gave as instances the extra brilliancy of the blue 

 in the males of the second brood of Lyccsna icarus, and the 

 large proportion of the females of that species which were 

 blue. Mr. Barrett thought that this was probably due to the 

 somewhat unusual heat, and stated that the late Mr. Bond 

 could easily distinguish Continental from British specimens 

 by the pale colour, which he attributed to the greater heat 

 and continual sunshine. 



Mr. Carpenter comparing Vanessa atalanta, V. cardui, and 

 Argynnis paphia var. valesina, of the present season with 

 those he had taken in 1886, said they were decidedly darker. 

 Mr. Hawes said the species that Mr. Carpenter had mentioned, 

 followed, in his opinion, the general tendency of the blues, 

 and were not only paler, but the spots were larger and much 

 more pronounced. 



The President read a letter from Mr. J. Jager record- 

 ing the capture of Calliniorpha hera, L,, at Starcross, 

 S. Devon, and the following is an extract from such 

 letter: "Its first appearance was on the 6th August. As 

 there are still a number of unbelievers regarding the genuine- 

 ness of this beautiful moth, I must again come forward as an 

 advocate in its defence, as I have done from the beginning, 

 since I first had the good fortune to capture it. Anyone 

 knowing the country about here, intersected as it is by 

 wooded mountains and again tracts of marsh land, will, I 

 feel sure, never favour the theory that it has been satisfactorily 

 planted ; and I know from my own experience that it occurs 

 within a range of about eighteen miles, probably still further 



