o^Q ^ [Novemb€a- 



Mr. South exhibited a series of Lyccena Cory don to illustrate the variation in 

 the number and arrangement of the spots on the under surface ; also a series of 

 forty-two Spilosoma lubricipeda, comprising thirty-fiye vars. zatima = radiata, and 

 seven typical males, all reared from ova laid by a dark female zatima. Mr. Moore, 

 a dwarf specimen of Polyommatus Icarus from Folkestone. Mr. Lucas, specimens 

 of lAbellula quadrimaculata, showing considerable variation in the size of the dark 

 spot, and also in the amount of the saffron coloration. Mr. West (Greenwich), a 

 short series of the local Hemipteron Lopus Jlaoomarginatiis from Abbey Wood. 

 Mr. Dennis, the egg of Polyommatus leanis under the microscope. It was com- 

 parable to a beautiful white double Dahlia. Mr. Adkin read a report of the Field 

 Meeting held on June 11th at Reigate. 



September 8th, 1898.— Mr. J. W. Ttttt, F.E.S., President, in the Chair, 



Mr. Little, 17, Belgrave Street, King's Cross, was elected a Member. 



Mr. F. Clarke exhibited some very admirable photographs of the eggs of 

 Lepidoptera sent to him by the Pi-esident ; they included those of Erehia Bmbla, 

 Chionobas Jutta, Polyommatus bellargus, P. Icarus, Oonepteryx rhamni, and 

 Spilosoma menthastri. Mr. Edwards, specimens of Abraxas ulmata var. from 

 York; it was stated that neither on the present occasion nor when the var. was taken 

 years ago did the ova produce dark imagines like the parents. Mr. West, specimens 

 of Forficula Lesnei from Box Hill and Reigate, at both of which places it was 

 common. Mr. Lucas, a series of the local grasshopper, Mecostethus grossus, from 

 the New Forest, where it had this year occurred in some numbers ; he kindly pre- 

 sented a pair to the Society's collections. Mr. K. Adkin, a series of Smerinthus 

 tilice, and remarked oil the variation to be seen in the central band. Mr. Turner, a 

 yellow variety of Callimorpha dominula, bred from a Deal larva this year ; bred 

 specimens of Myelois cribreUa from Benfleet, where the larvee were most abundant ; 

 a bred example of A. grossulariata from Camberwell, having the space internal to 

 the marginal spots of a brownish tinge, the rest of the wing surfaces being normal ; 

 and a series of Aglais urticce bred from larvce taken at Box Hill, and fed np in a 

 greenhouse, having the usually large black blotch on the inner margin of the fore- 

 wings either entirely absent or represented by a few black scales. Mr. Moore, a 

 series of well marked blue females of Polyommatus Icarus from Folkestone. Mr. 

 Mansbridge, a series of specimens set to show the under-side of the female of Plebius 

 JUgon, selected to illustrate the ordinary range of variation in the species as it 

 occurs in St. Leonard's Forest. Mr. Montgomery, an exceedingly fine dark suffused 

 male aberration of Dryas Paphia, one of two bred from ova. Mr. Ashby, a tiny 

 aberration of P. Corydon from Eiddlesdown, and a female of P. ^gon from Oxshott 

 showing blue splashes. Mr. Bishop, a beautiful bred series of Geometra vernaria 

 from Gruildford. Dui'ing the interval in which the Society could not meet, the 

 rooms have been renovated, and the electric light introduced. 



September 22nd, 1898.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a short series of Dianthcecia nana (conspersa) from 

 Shetland, and read notes on their variation ; he also exhibited, on behalf of Mr. 



