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was a large immigration of these species in May last, it was 

 possible that coming from a warmer climate, they had brought 

 with them a tendency to a second brood. A long discussion 

 then took place with regard to Mr. Merrifield's temperature 

 experiments, in which Messrs. Weir, Barrett, Fenn, Tutt, and 

 others took part. 



Mr. Oldham exhibited, amongst other species, the following, 

 Xanthia circellaris, Hufn., Hadena chenopodii, Fb., etc., from 

 Woodford, Xajzt/na gilvago, Esp., Hadena protea, Bork., etc., 

 from Norfolk, Anchocelis lunosa, Haw., A. litura, L., etc., 

 from Cambridgeshire, and several species of Caddis flies from 

 the two latter counties. 



OCTOBER 26ih, 1893. 

 J. Jenner Weir, Esq., F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Frohawk exhibited examples of a second emergence of 

 Argynnis paphia, L., from eggs of var. valesina, Esp., only 

 one of the four specimens being of the female parent form. 

 The ova were laid in June, and the larvae hatched in July. 

 Mr. Tutt remarked that he had bred second broods of A, 

 paphia and Vanessa urticcE. 



Mr. South exhibited continental specimens of Lyceena 

 bellargus, var. ceronus, Esp., females, blue like the male, with 

 the orange spots distinct ; L. corydon, Fb., with a specimen 

 of the female var. syngrapha, Kef., another variety with 

 perfectly white fringe, and several specimens of L. avion, L., 

 some of which were very large, and others very dark. Mr. 

 Weir remarked that many years' investigation of the blues at 

 Lewes had resulted in the detection of but little variation. 



Mr. S. Stevens showed a specimen of Tinea simplicella, H.S. 



Mr. Hamm exhibited long series of the two broods of 

 Leucophasia sinapis, L., well illustrating both their seasonal 

 and sexual dimorphism ; Colias edusa, Fb., with several 

 var. helice, Hb., among which was a female with only the 

 faintest trace of a spot in the black border ; a long series 

 of Melitcea aurinia, Rott., bred from Hampshire, with 

 captured specimens from Swansea for comparison ; also a 

 remarkable scaleless aberration ; it was noted that some of 

 the Hants specimens were comparable to var. hibernica, 

 Birch., a specimen of Polyonunatus phlceas, L., with fewer 

 spots on the primaries tlian usual ; bleached vars. of both 

 Epinephele ianira, L., and E. tithonus, L., a var. of Smerinthus 

 ttlicB, L., a long series of Toxocampa pastinum, Tr., a most 

 remarkable var. of Epinephele hyperanthus, L., having only 



