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Mr. Trenerry exhibited a light variety of Chrysophaiius 

 phlceas, L., from North Cornwall. 



Mr. C. A. Briggs exhibited the following very fine varieties 

 o{ Lycana bellargus, Rott,: — 



1. A dark leaden-coloured male from the Downing collec- 

 tion, captured at Folkestone by Mr. W. Austen, September 

 I2th, 1892. 



2. A very dark blue-brown male, with conspicuous orange 

 tips to the antennae, taken at Folkestone by the late Mr. 

 W. P. Weston, in September, 1875. 



3. A male, all the wings dark brown, shot with blue, taken 

 by Mr. Chatwin, at Dover, in 18S0. 



4. A fine streaky var. of under-side male, in which the 

 row of submarginal spots on the fore-wings are developed 

 into streaks, radiating towards the discoidal spot, which, in 

 turn, is connected by a streak with the basal spot. 



5. A female, under-side variety, in which the whole of the 

 ordinary markings are absent, being replaced by a few ocelli 

 irregularly placed. This specimen is possibly teams. 



6. A remarkable under-side var. of male, captured at 

 Folkestone, in 1875, t>y Mr. I. Moore. The hind-marginal 

 spots are completely " blind" and very pale. The ocelli of 

 the hind-wings are entirely absent, while in the fore-wings 

 only the discoidal and some of the sub-marginal are left. 



7. A gynandromorphous specimen, the left fore-wing being 

 conspicuously male, the left hind-wing slightly splashed with 

 male colouring. Taken by Mr. Bayley, at Dover, in 1879. 



8. A probably unique var, of the female, taken by Mr. 

 Austen, at Folkestone, in i8gi. With the exception of the 

 hind-marginal row of ocelli the whole of the wings are of the 

 colour of the male. 



g. A singular var. of the female, taken at Folkestone by 

 the late Mr. W. P. Weston, in which large patches of the 

 wing are entirely destitute of scales, and showing the under- 

 side markings through. 



NOVEMBER 7.2nd, 1894. 

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



The President announced the death of Mr. J. R. Wellman, 

 one of the founders of the Society; and it was unanimously 

 agreed that a letter of condolence be sent to the family. 



Mr. C. G. Barrett exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Sydney 

 Webb, a grand series of varieties oi Arctia villica, L., includ- 

 ing a form with only one small black spot and black costal 



