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JULY x^th, 1S93. 

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



Mr. J. J. Wolfe, of Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland, was 

 elected a member. 



Mr. C. Oldham exhibited two boxes of insects, including, 

 amongst others, interesting varieties of Odonestis poiatoria, no 

 less than five males being of the female coloration. Abraxas 

 sylvata, Scop., from Epping Forest, this being the second 

 record of the species from that localit}'. Also a specimen of 

 Plusia nioneta, Fab., taken on the 2nd June at Woodford, the 

 first capture of this species recorded from Essex ; Mr. R. 

 Adkin remarked that P. inoneta appeared to be very gradually 

 distributing itself over the country. 



Mr. West, of Streatham, exhibited specimens of Sesia 

 bembeciformis, Hb. 



Mr. R. South showed a remarkable female specimen oiTri- 

 phcEna pronuba, L., it being the typical form on one side, and 

 the variety innuba, Tr., on the other. Mr. South also ex- 

 hibited specimens of Coccyx ochsenheimeriana, ZelL, and a 

 very variable series of C. tcsdella, L., from Middlesex. 



Mr, C. Fenn exhibited long-bred series of Dicranura bifida, 

 Hb., bred from ova obtained last season at Bexley, Boarmia 

 roboraria, Schiff, fro^u the New Forest, and Notodonta dictcea, 

 L., bred from ova obtained at Deal. 



Lengthy series of Pieris brassic<£, L., were exhibited by 

 Messrs. Adkin, South, Frohavvk, and Briggs. Those shown 

 by Mr. Adkin were from Eastbourne, Rannoch, Sutherland, 

 etc., and he pointed out the manner in which the coloration of 

 the tips of the wings varied from dove-grey to almost black. 

 One shown by Mr. South was hardly above the size of Pieris 

 rapcB, L. ; whilst another had the black tip deeply indented on 

 its inner edge. Mr. Briggs' specimens were from Kent^ Surrey, 

 New Forest, Yorkshire, Essex, Nottingham, Durham, Isle of 

 Man, Isle of Lewis, etc. ; and he said he thought that those 

 having very light tips came principally from the Midland 

 counties, and occurred chiefly in the first brood and in the 

 male insect. Mr. Frohawk's series of P. brassicce comprised, 

 amongst others, a great number bred from pupje received from 

 Harwich, and showed a great deal of variation in the depth 

 of the black markings, the undersides being very dusky and 

 almost precisely similar to the southern French type, a series 

 of which was also exhibited, with normal forms from Kent 

 and Surrey, having the ochreuis coloration of the underside 

 in strong contrast to those from Harwich. Attention was 



