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normal red colour was entirely replaced by a beautiful bright 

 yellow. 



Mr. Nussey showed some most interesting varieties of 

 LyccBna beUargus, Rott., and L. icarus, Rott., with the spots on 

 the underside coalesced and forming broad streaks ; Polyoni- 

 niatus phlceas, L., in which one specimen had only the central 

 spot on the fore wing, and another with the hind wings of a 

 dark fulvous brown ; also a banded specimen of Argynnis 

 eiLphrosyne, L., and the pallid form of Colias edusa, Fb., van 

 he lice, Hb. 



Mr. South, on behalf of Mr. Burkill, exhibited some well- 

 executed coloured drawings of Smerinthus tilice, L. No. i 

 represented an insect with pale brown fore wings, marked 

 with reddish spots of the usual shape ; hind wings fuscous 

 grey-brown, with some irregular darker markings, and body 

 of the same colour as fore-wings. No. 2 figured an insect 

 with greenish-white wings, with the usual central markings 

 dark green, and some touches of an intermediate shade of 

 green between the central band and the base of the wing, and 

 on the outer third of the wing ; hind wings fuscous-brown, 

 outer and abdominal margins paler ; the former edged with 

 blackish, and the body of the intermediate green of the 

 fore wings. 



Mr. Hawes related his experience of collecting at Felix- 

 stowe and Folkestone during the middle of August, and 

 reported the continued abundance of Colias and Vanessa ; 

 whilst Pieris brassiccB and rapcE were to be seen by hundreds 

 on thistle-heads. At Folkestone, he stated, it was painfully 

 evident that eausa and hy'ale had been hunted down by the 

 schoolboys, who prowl about the Warren Hills at this time 

 of the year from early morning till late afternoon. Mr. 

 Adkin, referring to Mr. Hawes' remarks on the abundance 

 of the PieridjE, asked if all the species were represented this 

 season, as he had not seen napi ; brassicce, he observed, was 

 in abundance ; rapes not quite so numerous, and napi ex- 

 ceedingly scarce. Mr. Tutt remarked that his son had met 

 with napi freely quite recently ; and Mr. South said he still 

 had a living pupa which had been in that stage for three 

 months. 



Mr. Hawes referred to his remarks at the previous meeting 

 respecting the paleness of the butterflies this season, and said 

 he had again looked over his specimens taken in the New 

 Forest this year, and they confirmed his opinion that they 

 were decidedly lighter in the grou«d colour but not in the 

 markings. 



