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Mr. Tutt exhibited six specimens of Anthroceva trifolii 

 from Rennes of the form named palustris by Oberthiir 

 ( = trifolii-iuajor, Tutt). These were of large size, and were 

 compared by M. Oberthiir with the large form captured at 

 Freshwater in the Isle of Wight, of which M. Oberthiir has 

 examples in his collection. Also the cocoon and two para- 

 sites, one dipterous, the other hymenopterous, which had 

 emerged from larvae of this form. He also exhibited two 

 cabinet drawers of British Argynnids and Brenthids, for 

 comparison with Dr. Chapman's exhibit of Continental 

 specimens of the same species ; also a long series of Brenthis 

 pales from various parts of the Continent. He pointed out 

 the great sexual difference that existed in some of these in- 

 dividuals ; it was exceedingly well marked in the specimens 

 from the Dauphine Alps. He further called attention to the 

 small amount of black markings on the upper side of the 

 males of this species from Dauphine compared with those 

 from the Austrian Tyrol. In the heavy character of the 

 black markings on the upper side of the male specimens the 

 Tyrolean examples most nearly approached those from 

 Scandinavia. 



Mr. Pearce exhibited a long series of Bryophila perla taken 

 at Folkestone this year. Only one yellow form was taken, 

 but a considerable proportion of the captures were of the 

 leaden form, which seems to occur chiefly on walls in the 

 town itself. 



Mr. R. South exhibited a series of Eubolia limitata, com- 

 prising five specimens with the ground colour light golden 

 brown, from North Devon, and seven dark examples from 

 Weardale, Durham. A series of nine specimens of Boarinia 

 cinctaria, bred from ova deposited by a female taken in Ire- 

 land; themajority of these had a light ground colour, but one 

 example was rather dark. Hydrcecia micacea, a pair bred 

 from larvce feeding in potato stems in Aberdeenshire. These 

 were received from Miss Ormerod, and are remarkable for 

 their small size and the dark coloration of the fore-wings. 



Dr. Chapman exhibited Aglais {Vanessa) urticcB and several 

 species of European Argynnids, and contributed the follow- 

 ing notes : 



" Aglais urticcB bred from larvae taken at Kaafjord, Alten, 

 Finmark, Norway (lat. 6g° 50' or thereabouts). 



" As the butterflies emerged and many of them pupated 

 also in England during the hot weather of August, i8g8, 

 they may be less maslanic than normal for their habitat, 

 though an imago taken by Mr. Lloyd at Bossekop (a dozen 



