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Mr. Fi'ohawk, hybernating larvae of Carterocephalus palamon, Pall. Mr. 

 Elisha, two drawers, one of Coleophora and the other of Nepticula, with 

 cases labelled to show the time of appearance, food-plant of the larva and 

 locality ; Mr. Elisha stated that he had adopted this system for the whole 

 of his collection of the Tineina. Mr. Adldn, on behalf of Mr. Austin, 

 some very fine examples of C. edusa, Fb. var. helice, Hb., three varieties of 

 Lycmia hellargus, Rott., all taken at Folkestone. Mr. R. Adkin exhibited 

 Lepidoptera collected by him at Folkestone during his summer holiday, and 

 contributed notes with reference to the species exhibited. 



December '2^nd. — The President in the chair. Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher 

 exhibited a long series of Psilura mon iclia, L., and said he obtained ova 

 deposited by a normal female in 1887, from Mr. Tate, and by careful 

 selection he had at last obtained a dark race, and had no doubt that in 

 time perfectly black specimens would be produced. The specimens bred 

 in 1888 were nearly all normal; the darkest parents selected from this 

 brood produced banded specimens the following year, and those bred in 

 1890 were suffused on the outer margin, whilst those of 1891 and 189Q 

 were mostly black. Mr. Tugwell said the black form occurred at West 

 Wickham, and that he had taken it there, showing that the black speci- 

 mens occur near London. Mr. Adkin pointed out the difference between 

 the genuine British specimens and those from the Continent, — the latter 

 had a smoky brown ground colour, approaching 0. dispar, whilst the 

 British specimens in many cases were really black. Mr. South supported 

 Mr. Fletcher's remarks as to the production of black specimens at will. 

 The discussion was continued by Messrs. Frohawk and Fenu. Mr. Adkin 

 exhibited Taniocampa gothica, and var. gotldcina, H. S., and contributed 

 notes ; and Messrs. Barrett and Tutt also made remarks upon this exhibit. 

 Mr. H. Williams, two males of Colias hyale, bred this year, from ova 

 obtained from a female captured at Northfleet last September, and made 

 some observations upon the life-history and the conditions under which 

 they were bred. A discussion ensued, in which Messrs. Hawes, Frohawk, 

 Barrett and Tutt took part, and Mr. WiHiams was congratulated upon his 

 success, Mr. Barrett remarking that they were the only specimens he 

 knew of that had been bred in this country. — H. W. Barker and A. 

 Short, Hon. Sees. 



Cambridge Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 November 11th, 1892.— -The following addition to Rule V. was made: — 

 " That corresponding non-residont members be admitted into the Society, 

 paying an annual subscription of 2s. Qd." Mr. Moss exhibited a specimen 

 of Vanessa atalanta, having a pale buff border on the under side of the 

 posterior wings, of the same width as the usual red one on the upper side. 

 Mr. Wells, a variable series of Cerastis vacclnii from West Wickham. Mr. 

 Rickard, a specimen of Plusia moneta, taken at Cambridge in 1890; 

 specimens of Achara chameleon, taken by himself in South Africa; a series 

 of Ephestia kilhniella, bred from a mill at Cambridge ; and some insects 

 which he had found eating moths put into a box to relax ; these were pro- 

 nounced by Dr. Sharp to be larvae of one of the Muscidse. Mr. Jones, three 

 varieties of Nemeophila plantaginis, one nearly black ; they were all more 

 or less crippled, and he gave as his opinion that the abnormal coloration 

 and crippling arose from a common disease. Mr. Farren, long and variable 

 series of Peronea variegana, hastiana, schalleriana, comparana, and othe 

 Tortrices. 



