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Mr. J. R. Wellman exhibited a box of Exotic Lepi- 

 doptera, which, he stated, had all been taken at sea ; also 

 living larvae of Cidaria picata, Hb., and Acidalia rusticata, Fb. 



Mr. W. G. Sheldon exhibited red and grey forms of 

 Noctua castanea, Esp., bred from larvse taken on Shirley 

 Heath, Surrey. 



Mr. Adkin stated he had frequently obtained larvae of 

 this insect from Shirley, but had never bred the red form of 

 the species. 



Mr. South exhibited varieties of Lyccena corydon, Fb., 

 taken at Eastbourne, and he stated he had taken thirty-five 

 specimens, which were all connecting links right up to the 

 extreme forms he now exhibited ; and he was of opinion that 

 the real interest attaching to varieties was to show the links 

 connecting extreme forms with types, rather than having the 

 extreme forms only. 



Mr. J. J. Weir said he quite agreed that it was necessary 

 in arranging insects in the Cabinet, to graduate them, the 

 extreme forms, and then the links connecting them with the 

 type. It was a most singular thing that more varieties of 

 L. corydon were taken this year by Mr. South than he (Mr. 

 Weir) had taken in his life, although he had captured great 

 numbers of the species at Lewes. 



Mr. South also exhibited Abraxas grosstdariata, L., and 

 said that these again, as in corydon, were the extreme forms, 

 but out of a large number bred this year he had all the con- 

 necting links between the ordinary and extreme forms. 

 None of those he exhibited were very striking varieties, but 

 they were just in that stage, that in a few more years, if bred 

 from, some very striking varieties would be obtained. He 

 wished it to be understood that he fully believed in varieties 

 being perpetuated. 



Mr. South further showed specimens of Dicrorampha con- 

 sortana, var. distinctana, Hein., and remarked that, in 1881, 

 he captured two specimens in North Devon, one of which 



