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varieties were shown : those of Argynnis Adippe, Abraxas 

 grossulariata, Venilia maculata, and a remarkable variety of 

 Ypsipetes elutata, captured in Scotland, being the most 

 conspicuous. One specimen of Vanessa Atalanta was exhi- 

 bited, in which the butterfly possessed the head of the larva, 

 the insect in all other respects being normal. The cases of 

 preserved larvae, exhibited by Messrs. Clark, Davis, Lomier, 

 and Raine gave much satisfaction; the contents of Messrs. 

 Clark and Raine's cases were highly interesting and instruc- 

 tive, exhibiting as they did the whole economy of their 

 insect occupants. 



The Micro-Lepidoptera were represented by Messrs. Eedle, 

 Gates, Healy, and Smith, Mr. Eedle exhibiting many beau- 

 tiful Tortrices and their varieties. In representing the Tineina 

 Mr. Healy showed a book-box, in which were contained 

 representatives of every family and almost every genus of 

 the Tineina, together with a number of Coleophora cases. 



The respective orders of Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, and 

 Diptera were represented by the exhibitions of Messrs. 

 Healy, Stoay, and Lomier. Mr. Healy exhibited examples 

 of the various Tenthredoes he had captured during the past 

 two seasons; also a book-box containing the life-histories of 

 nine leaf-mining Micro-Hymenoptera, namely: — Phyllotoma 

 Tormentilloe, P. melanopyga, P. raellita, P. microcephala, 

 Druida parviceps, Fenusa pumila, F. fuliginosa, F. Ulmi, 

 and F. pygmasa, showing at a glance the economy of each 

 species. Mr. Lomier's Hymenopterous and Dipterous speci- 

 mens occupying five cases ; all the insects in the seven 

 boxes containing Hymeno])tera and Diptera, having their 

 Latin names attached to them. 



Mr. Cooke, of Oxford Street, kindly lent the Society some 

 splendid specimens of exotic insects, the extreme beauty of 

 the butterflies putting the lady visitors into quite a flutter of 

 delight. To suit all tastes a few cases, of what is known as 

 Ornamental Entomology, were hung on the walls of the 

 Society's meeting-room. The exhibition passed off in a 

 most quiet and orderly manner, and, in spite of the room 

 being at times inconveniently crowded, not an insect received 

 the slightest injury. 



