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their range of \-ariarion. Various members testified 

 as to the doubtful origin of British D. compta. 

 Mr. Hall said that he always found D. carpophaga 

 larvae on Lychnis respertina, and scarcely any on 

 SiUne. Mr. ilcArthnr gave instances of how 

 D. conspersa always resembled the colour of rocks 

 or walls on which it sat in various districts. 

 Mr. Tntt said that D. cucubali was the only member 

 of the genus which came to sugar, and that it was 

 also double brooded. — Hy.J. Turmr (Hon. Report Sec.) 

 North London Natural History Society. — 

 Meeting on Thursday, March 12th, 1896, Mr. C. 

 B. Smith, President, in the chair. Mr. C. S. 

 Nicholson, of " Elmsleigh,"' Tottenham Lane, 

 Homsey, was elected a member of the society. 

 The Amphipjrridae were shown b- ?Iessrs Prc"t 

 and Bacot. and the former gentler:. a- s..;; e:;ji:b::ei 

 specimens of Tteniocampa oi mini::: hrrl this ye^ 

 from Chattenden larvae. Mr. Be:;: ha: re:rz:lT 

 seen a bat flitting about Chear;::t, Mr L J. 

 Tremayae drew attention to an ar:::.t :y Mr. 7u::, 

 in the February number of "The Zr::— ;i:i:£:5 

 Re:;r:!.' ;" the nomenclature c: :h= Zyi rsrhrs 

 Assu— i-^ Mr, Tuit to be correct, he ra.:hrr aireti 

 vrhh h:= :hr-v :ha: it ^as high time :ha: - a::rahs:E 

 ;h:uM :ahe :; r.:.~:r.e this family ::rre::h.' ar i he 

 5ueee5:ei :ha: the E;ciety. which :; at rrese::: 

 c::r.i hy :he Zr.::~Dlc^ist "list, should consider 

 the ai hsih:h:y :: re.hsing its nomenclature. Mr. 

 C Zs::h:'-5:z :rezei a discussion on The 

 AtrrhirrrMs He ih:5:rated hi*; remarks with 

 £-e::~e-5 :: :he fatrih: including Mania inaura 

 fr::rMZaie Zr i a- i : ar :-.::.: He also exhibited 

 a rair :: : ir:: :: ea:h £re:ies denuded of their 

 £:aie5 ir. :rier :j show the neuration, and some 

 ev7iara::rv ira hngs. He explained the nomen- 

 cia::re :: :he fatriiy and proceecea t: leal ..htli 

 tne 5ae:ie5 ::_ a.. :ne:r stages. i^e a--:aei :: ihq 





a:niv generai-v 1:5:: 



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Sa:-ar:a " 

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o: :he year — Latinna- J . Tii 



DttrZ:: 

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the retnar^ahie :a: 

 Magic Mirr:r. I 

 different destsa; :: 

 the screen, ana set e: 

 several of wh::h e::h 

 — G . TV . Nivcii ,Hc>i. 



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