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one wing normal ; the others with the yellow rings on the 

 under side much enlarged, the colour being irregularly 

 spread over a considerable area, and streaks of it protruding 

 into the black ground ; a case containing long and varied 

 series of all the genus Xanthia, that of X. gilvago, Esp., 

 from Reading, being especially noticeable ; some fine 

 Dasycampa rubiginea, Fb., and Cosmia pahacea^ Esp., with 

 many other species. 



Mr. Carpenter showed bred series of Triph(2na cojnes, Hb., 

 {orbona, Fb.), from Aberdeen and of Aplecta prasina, Fb., 

 from Essex. 



Mr. Enock exhibited a very dark female of the dark 

 April brood of Lyccsna argiolus, L., taken at Torquay by 

 Master John Enock. 



Mr. P. Bright exhibited a gynandrous specimen of 

 Argynnis paphia, L., the left side male, the right female; a 

 specimen o( Eniaturga atomaria, L., very dark, with only a 

 few traces of the yellow markings ; and another specimen 

 with three normal wings, the right inferior being uniformly 

 dark ; a very dark female Stilbia anomala, Haw., and a 

 varied series of Emydia cribrum, L., some being banded. 



Mr. Adkin showed the following types of variation in a 

 series of ten specimens oi Polyoininatiis phlczas, L., taken at 

 Eastbourne on September 4th ; (i) Showing the submarginal 

 row of black spots on the primaries reduced, in some 

 specimens, to minute dots ; (2) Showing spots large, costa 

 and wing rays thickly dusted with black scales ; (3) Showing 

 No. 3 of the submarginal series connected with the discoidal 

 spot by a black streak ; (4) The spots showing a tendency 

 to elongation ; also a long variable series of Boarniia 

 repandata, L., bred during August, from south of Ireland 

 ova, among them were examples of both the conversaria, 

 Hb., and destrigaria, Hb., forms. He remarked that this was 

 only a partial second brood, about half the larvae being now 

 in hybernation. He considered this remarkable, as his long 

 experience showed this species to be most persistently single 

 brooded, and he had in this case taken no special care to 

 induce the larvae to feed up. 



Mr. McArthur showed very dark specimens oi B. repandata, 

 bred from the same locality as Mr. Adkin's. Mr. Carpenter 

 remarked that he had attempted to force the larvae of this 

 species, but without success. 



Mr. Billups exhibited a rare species of Sarcophagidae, 

 Cynomyia mortuorunt, L., captured at Oxshott in July, 1891. 



Mr. Weir exhibited Heliconius rhea, Cram., and its mimic 



