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a striking variety of Abraxas grossulariata, L. (PI. i, fig. 2) 

 bred from larva obtained in Mr. Hicklin's garden at Sidcup, 

 Kent. The ground colour of this specimen was a full rich 

 cream inclining to buff, the anterior wings having the usual 

 basal blotch of orange with two black spots, not so large and 

 distinct as in ordinary specimens. The orange median band 

 was also very slightly dotted with black on either side, ter- 

 minating on the costal margin with a more distinct blotch ; 

 the outer margin having six small but vivid black spots within 

 the cilia ; the posterior wings of the same ground colour, 

 with a few minute black specks along the anal and outer 

 margins, and none whatever in the median area. 



Mr. T. Gibb, Junr., Astkena blomeri, Curt., Hepialus 

 velleda, Hb., var. carnus, St., and a variety of Melanippe mon- 

 tanata, Bork., all taken in the neighbourhood of Burton-on- 

 Trent. 



Mr. R. South exhibited specimens of Boarmia repandata, 

 L., bred from larvae obtained this year from North Devon- 

 shire. He remarked that although several curious forms of 

 this species had occurred to him in former years, the series 

 (89 in number) bred this year, was by far the most inter- 

 esting he had yet had an opportunity of studying, em- 

 bracing as it did a greater range of variation and comprising 

 some extraordinary examples of the conversaria form, together 

 with numerous varieties of the typical form. 



The specimens exhibited were selected with the view of 

 showing the extremes in each phase of variation. In two 

 examples of the conversaria "form the ground colour was 

 almost of the same dark shade as the central band ; whilst 

 two other specimens of the same form had respectively a pure 

 white and creamy white ground colour, with exceedingly rich 

 velvety black central bands. 



Two of the specimens exhibited are figured PI. 1, Figs. 

 3 and 4. 



