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and roots of Burdock {Arctium lappa, L.) ; but he had searched 

 carefully, and had been unable to find any larvae either in the 

 stems or roots, although he had found them plentifully in the 

 seed heads of the plant, from which those now exhibited 

 were bred. 



Mr. Cooper also exhibited Phorodesma smaragdaria, Fb,, 

 bred from larvae found in the Essex Salt Marshes. The 

 larvae being figured on PL i. fig. 5. 



Mr. Jobson exhibited P. smaragdaria bred from larvae 

 found in the same locality; Erastria venusttila, Hb., bred 

 from ova, and Lobophora sexalisata, Hb. 



Mr. J. T. Williams exhibited an almost albino variety of 

 Acidalia bisetata, Hufn., and a variety of Larentia olivata, 

 Bork. (PI. 1. fig. 1), having the whole of the base of the 

 wings suffused as far as the median fascia. 



Mr. Helps exhibited Boarmia repandata, L. var. con- 

 versaria, Hb., from the New Forest. 



Mr. C. Oldham exhibited examples of the second brood 

 of Lyccena argiolus, L., and ova of the same species laid on a 

 twig of holly. 



Mr. Frohawk exhibited Timandra amataria, L., bred 

 from ova laid on the 7th July last, and coloured drawings of 

 the larva and pupa. 



Mr. Goldthwaite exhibited black forms of Eupithecia 

 rectangulata, L. 



Mr. W. A. Pearce exhibited a coloured drawing of Hadena 

 pisi, L., and food plant 



Mr. Step exhibited growing specimens of the Round- 

 leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia, L.), and",the Long-leaved 

 Sundew (D. intermedia, Hayne), from Chobham. 



SEPTEMBER 2nd, 1886. 



R. Adkin, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. T. R. Billups exhibited a rare species of Hymen- 

 optera : TacJiytes unicolor, Panz., taken at Hayling Island, on 

 June 7th, 1886. 



