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coarctata. Mr. Briggs, an Orthopteron, Periplaneta australasice, taken 

 at Kew, and new to Britain. 



December 12i/i, 1895. — The President in the chair. Mr. Searancke, 

 of Mitcheldean, Gloucester, was elected a member. Mr. Barrett 

 exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Brooks, of Rotherham, a long bred series 

 of Boarnda repdudata, L., including black forms, and forms having 

 the dark markings intensified but not extended ; a series of the grey 

 form of Tephrosia biundularia, Bork., both from Rotherham ; and a 

 large number of specimens of Lepidoptera collected near Lake Tan- 

 ganyika, from Nov. 1892 to Feb. 1893, including two recently-named 

 species, viz. Pseiidospiris paidifoimis, Butl., and Sapaa trimeni, Butl. 

 It was noted that several species exhibited also occurred in Natal. 

 Mr. Carpenter, TcBniocampa munda, Esp., T. gothica, L., T. stabilis, 

 View., L'.incerta, Hufn., T. jJidvendenta, Esp., Pachnobia rubricosa, Fb., 

 and reJdish T. gracilis, Fb., taken at sallow-bloom in his own garden 

 at Streatham. Col. Partridge, a nearly pure white Cucidlia absynthii, 

 L., bred at Portland. Mr. Barrett, on behalf of Dr. Mason, a number 

 of extreme varieties of Lepidoptera, including Agrotis segetum, Schiff., 

 uniformly pale and destitute of markings, a unicolorous A. corticea, 

 Hb., a dark suffused Acroinjvta ahd, L., a unicolorous pale Noctua 

 augur, Fb., extreme dark and light forms of A. lucernea, L., A. simidans, 

 Hufn., A. aijathina, Dup., and Ptilophora plumigera, Esp., a pair of 

 A. subgutldca, Haw., and a very large Noctua subrosea, St. Mr. Adkin, 

 specimens oi HydcBcia micacea, Esp., from W. Meath, similar in depth 

 of colour to H, petasitis, Dbl., and also a smull Agmtis saucia, Hb., 

 having pui-plish grey primaries and black-outlined stigmata. Mr. 

 Tunaley, a var. of LyccBua corydon, Fb., with a wide black border, and 

 another with the black border absent, both from Freshwater ; speci- 

 mens of Asilus crabrojiiformis, L., with L, icarus impaled on their 

 lancets ; and a series of L. corydon, Fb., remarkable for the tendency 

 to angularity in the hind wings, taken at Freshwater ; also specimens 

 of L. bellargus, Rott., and L. icarus, Rott., showing the same tendency, 

 and contributed notes on the peculiarity. Mr. South, specimens of 

 Adipocere of the horse and motli, received from Dr. Knaggs, and read 

 the results of the latter gentleman's experiments. Mr. Winkley, on 

 behalf of Mr. Montgomery, a large number of bred Colias edusa, Fb., 

 and communicated a paper on the exhibit. 



January dth, 1896. — The President in the chair. Mr. F. Clarke, 

 A.P.S., of Paddington, was elected a member. Mr. Carpenter 

 exhibited a long series of Colias edusa, Fb., being a third brood, and 

 bred from ova deposited by a female captured in August, 1895. The 

 last emerged during the third week in November. Mr. Mansbridge, a 

 series of Hybernia viargi^iaria, Bork., consisting of the typical London 

 forms, and a long series of melanic and variegated forms from York. 

 A long discussion took place on the occurrence of these melanic forms. 

 Remarks were also made on the various forms of Gnophos obscurata, 

 Hb., and it was noted that it invariably assimilated to the colour of its 

 local environment. Mr. Adkin, specimens of very strongly-marked 

 forms of Hybernia defoliaria, Clerk., from Sussex. Mr. Mera, a series 

 of Agriopis aprdina, L., from Elgin and Sussex. The northern forms 

 possessed very complete bands. Mr. Edwards, Papilio cenea, Stoll., 

 and the three forms of its female, viz. P. cenea, Stoll., P. hippocoo?i, 



