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Mr. W. A. Pearce exhibited Calligenia miniata, Forst., 

 from the New Forest. 



Mr. J. Jenner Weir exhibited five beautiful varieties of 

 Argyunis paphia, L., and said that after many years' ex- 

 perience, they were five of the most marked he had seen. All 

 the specimens were females, one being the lightest he had 

 ever taken, another as dark as the variety valezina, Esp., and 

 was a melanic variety of paphia, properly so-called ; also a 

 perfect form of valezina, and a beautiful green form of the 

 same variety. 



Mr. J. H. Carpenter exhibited a larva of Hepialus virescens, 

 from Tikitapu Bush, near Rotorua, New Zealand, with the 

 fungus known as Cordiceps robertsii, growing from the neck 

 of the larva. 



Mr. W. A. Pearce exhibited a specimen of the Horned 

 Toad {Ceratophrys cornuta, L.), from California. 



Dr. C. M. Matthews, exhibited the flowers of what are 

 known as the Green Dahlia and Green Rose. 



Mr. E. Step exhibited Planorbis albus v. draparnaldi, 

 Shepp., and Zonites crystallinus, Mull., from Moulsey Hurst. 



AUGUST 19th, 1886. 



J. Jenner Weir, Esq., F.L.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. W. G. Sheldon, exhibited bred series of Eupithecia 

 pimpinellata, Hb., Conchy lis dilucidana, St., Grapholitha 

 geminana, St., Ephippiphora cirsiana, Zel!., bred from thistle 

 stems, E. foenella, L., and some interesting forms of Xan- 

 thosetia zoegana, L., from Hackney Marshes. 



Mr. J. J. Weir, exhibited several xanthic varieties of 

 Erebia epiphron, Knock., Epinephele ianira, L., Satyrus semele, 

 L., C&noiiympha pampldlus, L., and a very pale form of 

 Polyommatus pklceas, L. 



Mr. J. A. Cooper exhibited a long series of Argyrolepia 

 badiana, Hb., and said that both Mr. Stainton and Mr. 

 Merrin gave the larvae of this species as feeding in the stems 



