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litcrana, L., from the New Forest, one being very much suf- 

 fused with black markings and having the Y-shaped streak 

 from the base brown in colour, while the other specimen had 

 fewer black markings, with the streak of a red colour. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a series of Spilosoma mendica, 

 Clerck., bred from ova received from Mr. Robson, of Hartle- 

 pool, and somewhat heavily spotted, especially the females, 

 but otherwise closely resembling the usual southern type. 



Mr. Williams exhibited a specimen of Uropteryx sambucata, 

 Dup., taken at Highgate, having the spaces between the 

 wing rays of the right upper wing curiously suffused with 

 brown for some distance from the margin. He suggested 

 that the change in colour was due to the wing having been 

 scorched. Mr. Hall remarked that nearly all yellows were 

 susceptible of a similar change when acted on by acids or by 

 heat. Mr. Adkin had seen Rjania luteolata, L., scorched 

 somewhat in the same manner, but in this case the wings 

 were symmetrically seared; and thus a beautiful specimen 

 was formed. 



Mr. Turner exhibited a very dark specimen of Melanippe 



fiuctuata, L., referable to van neapolisata, Mill., captured in 



his garden at Brockley ; also a short series of Melitcea 



mirinia, Rett, {artemis, Fb.), bred from larvae obtained from 



Penarth, one of the specimens, a female, being very large. 



AUGUST 2ird, 1S94. 



E. Step, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. A. Hall exhibited a number of Diurni, captured in 

 Switzerland during a fortnight at the end of July and begin- 

 ning of August. The collection comprised about 100 species, 

 some being from an altitude of 11,000 ieet. Mr. Barrett, 

 remarked upon the interesting nature of this exhibition, and 

 stated that butterflies were as abundant in the higher regions 

 of Switzerland as in the valleys. In connection with this 

 exhibit, Mr. Dennis pointed out that the two specimens 

 labelled as Hesperia thaunias, Hufn., were H. lineola, O. ; and 

 upon closer examination all doubt was removed, the black 

 tips to their antennae at once identifying them. 



Mr. Filer exhibited a very dark specimen of Stauropics 

 fagi, L., from Ashdown Forest, together with a normal one 

 for comparison. Mr. Barrett said the black one was well 

 worthy of notice, especially as the first and second transverse 

 lines were very light. 



The Rev. J. E. Tarbat exhibited a remarkable aberration 



