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also a large specimen of a variety of the female of Euchlo'e cardamines, bred 

 from ova obtained in South Cork, with the hind wings of an ochreous 

 yellow. Coloured drawings, illustrating the life-history of the specimen in 

 all its stages, were exhibited. Mons. Serge Alpheraky communicated a 

 paper entitled " On some cases of Dimorphism and Polymorphism among 

 Palsearctic Lepidoptera." — H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 July QiSrd, 1891. — The President in the chair. Mr. Turner exhibited 

 specimens of Bupalus piniaria, L., from Westerham, among which were 

 pale examples of the female. Mr. Hawes, living pupae of Pararge megcsra, 

 L., on Toa annua, and stated that out of a brood of five dozen larvae at 

 least one-fourth of the pupae were black instead of green, and there was 

 also an intermediate form which was of a dull bice ; he could find no record 

 of black pupsB of this species. Mr. C. C Barrett said it would be interesting 

 to note if the variation was sexual. Mr. Dennis, a very strongly banded 

 form of Spilosoma lubricipeda, Esp., and other specimens approaching it, all 

 from his garden at Hackney. Mr. Nussey, bred examples of Cucullia 

 absinthii, L. Mr. Waller, bred series of Aplecta tincta, Brahm., Triphcena 

 fimhria, L., Eupithecia venosata, Fb., and Dianthcecia carpophaga, Bork., 

 from the Home Counties. With regard to the last-named species, Mr. 

 Barrett made some remarks, and pointed out that one specimen had five 

 wings. Mr. Tugwell, a very fine series of ZygcBna exulans var. subochracea. 

 White, captured at Braemar in 1891 ; also Swiss examples, to show the 

 great difference between the two forms. Mr. Billups, several species of 

 British Diptera, including Sapromyza platycephala, Lew., from Dulwich 

 and Oxshott, Surrey, Chlorops hypostigma, Meig. (Dulwich), Oxycera 

 terminata, Meig. (Dulwich), Pipezella annulata, Mg., one specimen, 

 Clidogastra punctipes, Mg., Oxyphora arnicce, L. (all from Oxshott) ; the 

 first two species, Mr. Billups stated, were not included in Mr. Verralls list, 

 and the last four were only included in that list as reputed British. 



August iSth. — The President in the chair. Mr. J. Jenuer Weir 

 exhibited the cases containing living larvae of Psyche mllosella, Och. 

 (the produce of the eggs of July in the present year), the cases from 

 which the imagines had emerged, bred from eggs of 1889, and the perfect 

 insects, male and female, and contributed notes thereon. Mr. Weir also 

 exhibited a pair of Pyrameis degeerii, Grodt.,|and remarked that it would be 

 seen the male was scarcely, if at all, distinguishable from Pyrameis cardui; 

 the female, on the other hand, resembling a faded P. atalanta. Mr. Weir 

 made some interesting observations relative to his exhibit. Mr. C. Fenn 

 exhibited a female specimen of Odonestis potatoria, L., with male coloration, 

 from Deal. Mr. J. H. Carpenter, a finely marked variety of Epinephele 

 hyperanthes, L., the spots on the under side being unusually large and 

 elongated ; a bred series of MelUcea athalia, Rett., from Essex ; and 

 Cucullia asterls, Schiff., from Folkestone. Mr. West, Apamea ophiogramma, 

 Esp., from his garden at Streatham. Mr. Watson also showed A. ojjMo- 

 gramma, and a small bred series of Ocneria dispar, L. Mr. C. A. Bri^as, 

 Heliothis peltigera, Schiff., dark forms from Devon, pale forms from 

 Tuddenham, Suffolk, and Folkestone, Kent, and asked whether both forms 

 had been taken together. Mr. Herbert William, an hermaphrodite specimen 

 of Pieris rapoB, L., taken at Box Hill. Mr. Frohawk, a fine series of 

 unusually large females of Euchlo'e cardamines, L., from Kent. Mr. Tugwell, 

 Nephopteryx ahietella, Zinck., bred from Scotch fir-shoots; also dark varieties 



