188 r August, 



June 28th, 1894..— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Gr. A. Scorer was elected a Member. 



Mr. C Fenn exhibited a bred series of Geometra papilionaria, Jj., from the 

 brood of which some larvae were not yet fully fed ; a specimen of Heliothis peltigera, 

 Schiff., having the blotch in the dark border of hind-wing very large; a very long 

 series of Selenia lunaria, SchifP., showing spring, summer, and intermediate forms 

 ■from one batch of ova ; and a Mantis from Australia. Mr. R. Adkin, specimens 

 taken during the Society's Field Meeting at Reigate, including Pachetra leucophcea, 

 View., and vars. of Lyccena Icarus, Rott., and L. hellargus, Rott. Mr. Dennis, ova 

 and young larvse of Honibyx riibi, L., from Reigate. Mr. Turner, a long series of 

 Lycana hellargus, Rott., from Box Hill, showing all the ordinary variations, some 

 of the females having a considerable amount of the male coloration, A discussion 

 took place as to the scarcity and lateness of insects this year, especially with regard 

 to the Greometers. 



July \2th, 1894.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a bred series of Dianthoecia nana, Rott., from Unst, all 

 very dark, and some unicolorous, and a yellow banded var. of Sesia myopiformis, 

 Bork., from Mr. Wellman's collection. Mr. Oldham, series of Rumia cratcegata, 

 D. L., Noctua triangulum, Hufn., and DasycMra pudibunda, L., all bred this year, 

 from Epping Forest ; also insects taken at Wisley on July 7th. Mr. Dennis, varieties 

 of Epinephele Janira, L., including a fine xanthic specimen. Mr, Auld, a long 

 bred series of Phorodesma smaragdaria, Fb , from Essex, one specimen having only 

 the discoidal spots present, Mr, C. A. Briggs, a specimen of the rare Lacewing 

 Fly, Nothochrysa capitata, F,, taken at Wisley. Mr. Edwards, two specimens of 

 Ornithoptera Croesus, from Batchian, Papilio gyas,hom India, and P.electra. Mr. 

 Perks, the egg of a Coccinella deposited on the point of a thorn. Mr. Turner, series 

 of Lyccena minima, from Galway, showing gradual diminution of spots on the 

 under-side, a brown-suffused var. of L. Astrarche, Bgstr., from Reigate, and an 

 asymmetrical var. of Smerinthus tiUce, L. Mr. Turner read the Report of the 

 Field Meeting on July 7th at Wisley.— Hy. J. Tubnbe, Eon. Sec. 



LITA INSTABILELLA, Dgl., AND ITS NEAREST BRITISH ALLIES. 



BY EUSTACE E. BANKES, M.A,, r.E,S. 



(^Concluded from page 128). 



LiTA SALicOBNiJE, Hering. 

 With more than 300 examples before me, 1 should describe the 

 insect as it most frequently appears in this country as follows: — 



Exp. al., &" — 75'", usually about 61'". Antennae fuscous, annulated with pale 

 ashy-grey. Palpi pale grey or greyish-ochreous, middle joint marked externally 

 with brownish-fuscous, terminal joint broadly ringed with fuscous near the base and 

 tip. Head and face pale grey or greyish-ochreous. Thorax and patagia grey or 

 gi'eyish-ochreous, usually somewhat darker than the head. 



Fore-tviiigs moderately broad, costa fairly straight, apex rather blunt : ground- 

 colour ranging from pale greyisli-oohreous to greyish-fuscous, but commonly grey. 



