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1898 ; other pupae did not produce imagines until the fol- 

 lowing May. 



Chvysophanus phlceas, one with the spots on the under 

 surface nearest the outer margin of the fore-wings elongated 

 towards the base of the wings, the left hind wing being 

 almost white ; taken at Beckenham, August, 1886. 



Polyommatus {Lyccena) corydon, a male specimen with the 

 border of fore-wings darker and broader than usual ; Seven- 

 oaks, August, 1897. 



PIcbcius {LyccBua) cBgon, a series of specimens taken at 

 Oxshott (gravel soil), and at Sevenoaks (chalk soil), those 

 off the chalk being very much larger than those from off the 

 gravel. 



Pamphila sylvanus, a male example with patch of pale 

 yellow on fore-wings between costa and oblique mark ; taken 

 at Purley, July, 1896. A female smaller and darker than the 

 type from Dorking, 1898. 



Anthrocera (ZygcBiia) filipendidce, a bred female specimen 

 with a patch of yellow at the base of the left hind wing, 

 and a male with spots and hind wings pale pink. 



Arctia caia, bred specimens: (i) large female with lem.on- 

 coloured hind wings ; (2) a very small female with hardly 

 any cream-colour on the fore-wings, being one of fifteen 

 similar ones bred from larvae fed on black currant leaves. 



Mr. Harrison exhibited varied series of the following 

 species : — Aporia cratcegi, Picris napi, var. bryonies, Eiichloe 

 cardainines, and Leucophasia sinapis, all from Meiringen, 

 Switzerland. 



Mr. F. M. B. Carr exhibited short series of Agrophila 

 trabealis (sidphtiralis) from Tuddenham ; Erastna fasciana 

 {fuscida) and Bankia argentnla from Chippenham ; Hydrdia 

 uncula and Earias chlorana from Wicken ; Acontia luctiiosa 

 from Shoreham, Kent; Nola strigula from Ranmore ; A^. 

 ciicullatella and Covemia quadnfasciaria from Lee. 



NOVEMBER 22rd, 1899. 



Mr. A. Harrison, F.L.S., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Sich exhibited four specimens of Aglossa cnprealis, 

 taken in Chiswick, 1898 and 1899, showing variation in 

 size ; and an admirable sketch of the larva of Deilephila 

 gain, taken on fuchsia in Chiswick, October 14th, 1892. 



Mr. F. M. B. Carr exhibited a specimen of Sirex gigas 

 taken at Boldrewood in the New Forest, in 1898, flying 



